Does Android plan to support Java7?

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pgsandstrom picture pgsandstrom · Dec 16, 2011 · Viewed 16.6k times · Source

As Android does not currently support java7, I find myself wondering if they have made an official comment if they are working on supporting it?

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Dessus picture Dessus · Dec 18, 2011

I was under the impresssion that android didn't use oracle java, it uses a subset of apaches harmony java: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Harmony#Use_in_Android_SDK

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/11/apache-foundation-to-vote-down-java-7-protesting-oracle-abuses.ars

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