Merge Conflict 62: Snacking on Android Oreo




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Summary: <p>We have survived the beta summers and Android 8.0 Oreo is finally out with a plethora of beautiful APIs. We discuss all the delicious bits of this lovely release for both developers and end users. From enhanced notifications, picture-in-picture, and tons of crazy API enhancements Android Oreo is packed full of features. Some changes are huge and can potentially break your app with behavior changes, and we break them all down on this weeks show. </p> <h3>Follow Us</h3> <ul> <li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a> </li> <li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a> </li> <li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a> </li> <li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a> </li> </ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mergeconflictraygun">Raygun</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mergeconflictraygun">Everything developers of any application need for native and managed crash reporting to detect and diagnose software errors. </a> </li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Android 8.0 Features and APIs | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/android-8.0.html">Android 8.0 Features and APIs | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="Recent Support Library Revisions | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions.html#26-0-0">Recent Support Library Revisions | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="James Montemagno on Twitter: &quot;Recommended by @gruber on this week's Talk Show. Thanks @bartelldrugs for carrying @NewmansOwn https://t.co/txrjJd0PTp&quot;" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/JamesMontemagno/status/906011396281835523">James Montemagno on Twitter: "Recommended by @gruber on this week's Talk Show. Thanks @bartelldrugs for carrying @NewmansOwn https://t.co/txrjJd0PTp"</a></li> <li><a title="Notifications | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html#ManageChannels">Notifications | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="Autofill Framework | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/autofill.html">Autofill Framework | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="Background Execution Limits | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/background.html">Background Execution Limits | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="Cookies - Newman's Own" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.newmansown.com/food/type/cookies/">Cookies - Newman's Own</a></li> </ul>