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[release/10.0.1xx] Bump R8 to 9.4.17 - #12647

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Summary

Backports the following R8 dependency updates from main onto release/10.0.1xx:

  • ccefa0d4c β€” Bump R8 from 8.11.18 to 8.13.17
  • 51a138dee β€” Bump R8 from 8.13.17 to 8.13.19
  • 74499fddf β€” Bump R8 from 8.13.19 to 9.0.32
  • ebae46e53 β€” Bump R8 from 9.0.32 to 9.1.31
  • bc9b4dd51 β€” Bump R8 from 9.1.31 to 9.4.14
  • 68c63c0d5 β€” Bump R8 from 9.4.14 to 9.4.17

The resulting release-branch diff changes only src/r8/build.gradle.

Testing

  • Built the R8 jar with Gradle and JDK 17 successfully.

dependabot Bot and others added 6 commits September 2, 2026 13:11
Context: https://r8.googlesource.com/r8/+/refs/tags/8.13.17
Context: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html?q=r8#com.android.tools:r8:8.13.17
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Context: https://r8.googlesource.com/r8/+/refs/tags/8.13.19
Context: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html?q=r8#com.android.tools:r8:8.13.19
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Context: https://r8.googlesource.com/r8/+/refs/tags/9.0.32
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Context: https://r8.googlesource.com/r8/+/refs/tags/9.1.31
Context: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html?q=r8#com.android.tools:r8:9.1.31
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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: com.android.tools:r8
  dependency-version: 9.4.14
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Other changes:
* Update CoreCLR APK size reference

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Bumps com.android.tools:r8 from 9.4.14 to 9.4.17.

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: com.android.tools:r8
  dependency-version: 9.4.17
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
...

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Copilot AI lite review requested due to automatic review settings September 2, 2026 18:13

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πŸ”΅ Needs a closer look

Although the diff is small, upgrading a core shrinker/tooling dependency (R8) can have broad downstream build/output impact that merits final human validation beyond β€œjar builds successfully.”

Pull request overview

Backports the R8 dependency update onto the release/10.0.1xx branch by updating the Gradle dependency used to build the r8.jar tool in src/r8/.

Changes:

  • Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.11.18 to 9.4.17 in the src/r8 Gradle build.
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src/r8/build.gradle Updates the pinned Maven coordinate for R8 to 9.4.17 used when producing r8.jar.
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