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The official version 2 of Android Studio has been released 2 days ago.

Does this version support Java 8 ?

MBH
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This answer is for how to enable lambda notation support for java 8 on Android Studio 2.1

First you need to set JDK location to java 8 in under project structure -> SDK Location

Right now Android Studio 2.1 does not support lambda notation for java 8 but there is workaround for that.

You need to enable Jack compiler to support this feature Add android { jackOptions { enabled true } } in build.gradle file Also it would require Android Sdk Build-tools 24 or later. To download that open standalone SDK manager under sdk manager and download

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  • Hi Prashant! I'm using AndroidStudio 2.2.2 My `"SDK Location"` (this is on a Mac FWIW) just says `"/Users/me/Library/Android/sdk"` Am I using Java8 - how to use Java8?? Thanks! – Fattie Dec 03 '16 at 18:16
  • you should check your `jdk location`, you are looking at your `android sdk`. – mallaudin Dec 05 '16 at 15:37