RNR 239 - Shrink your app with ProGuard - James Hamilton
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In this episode, Jamon and Mazen, joined by James Hamilton, discuss how to make your Android APK file smaller using ProGuard.
This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.
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- Enabling ProGuard in React Native
- Gradle used to come with ProGuard enabled
- ProGuard vs r8
- ProGuard vs DexGuard
- ProGuard Playground
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