Support Libraries: v25 and beyond (Londroid Jan 2017)

Learn about some of the new features and improvements that we have released in v25 of the Android Support Library.

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1. 25 AND BEYOND SUPPORT LIBRARY +ChrisBanes @chrisbanes
2. Palette 
 v4 MediaRouter Percent AppCompat Design Custom Tabs Annotations RecyclerView Leanback CardView GridLayout Preference Transition Vector Exif v13
3. 
 v4 core-ui compat core-utils fragment media Palette MediaRouter Percent AppCompat Design Custom Tabs Annotations RecyclerView Leanback CardView GridLayout Preference Transition Vector Exif v13
4. As of 25.1.1 27 make up the ‘Support Library’ libraries
5. As of 25.1.1 424 public classes make up the ‘Support Library’
6. As of 25.1.1 5854 public methods make up the ‘Support Library’
7. As of 25.1.1 238 people have committed to frameworks/support
8. SUPPORT LIBRARY ExifInterface New in 25.1.0
9. Allows reading/writing of exif tags in JPEG and RAW files
10. Same API as framework counterpart Allows reading/writing of exif tags in JPEG and RAW files
11. Same API as framework counterpart Pure Java implementation Allows reading/writing of exif tags in JPEG and RAW files
12. SUPPORT LIBRARY BottomNavigationView New in 25.0.0
14. <android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="56dp" app:menu="@menu/my_navigation_items" />
15. <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:id="@+id/action_search" android:title="@string/menu_search" android:icon="@drawable/ic_search" /> <item android:id="@+id/action_settings" android:title="@string/menu_settings" android:icon="@drawable/ic_add" /> <item android:id="@+id/action_navigation" android:title="@string/menu_navigation" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_navigation_menu" /> </menu>
16. SUPPORT LIBRARY minSdkVersion++
17. In 24.0.0, we had various min sdk values 4+
18. In 24.1.0, we moved to minSdkVersion…
20. In 26.0.0, we will 9
 change again (probably)
21. SUPPORT LIBRARY Material Design Components material.io/components
24. Design lib Material Components for Android
25. http://androidbackstage.blogspot.com