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Proguard (R8) negate operator not working to keep anything except certain packages

I had to add ,** to get it working. Thanks T. Neidhart! -keep class !org.apache.**,** The previous example preserved class names but still obfuscated members. So I had to add { *; }: -keep class !org.apache.**,** { *; } That’s how I obfuscate multiple packages (I have to use them all in one keep rule!) … Read more

Android/java: Transition / Migration from ProGuard to R8?

Proguard is developed and maintained by GuardSquare while R8 is developed and maintained by Android team which means they are two different products although R8 is compatible with Proguard. As seen from here https://www.guardsquare.com/en/blog/proguard-and-r8 Compatibility of ProGuard and R8 The good news for developers is that R8 is backward compatible with ProGuard. If you have … Read more