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September 2, 2019

# DexGuard 8.5 released

Written by: Guardsquare

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**Update: **Learn more about the latest version of DexGuard. [Read more about it here.](https://www.guardsquare.com/factsheet-dexguard)

We are pleased to announce the release of [DexGuard](https://23593082.hs-sites.com/dexguard) 8.5. DexGuard now uses D8 by default, resulting in less memory usage and improved stability. It is also now possible to automatically download and use the latest DexGuard version by configuring a secure maven repository. 

DexGuard 8.5 introduces the following new features:

**Secure Maven repository.** Automatically download and use the latest version of DexGuard by configuring a secure maven repository.

**Switch to D8 for dex conversion. **DexGuard now uses D8 as dex conversion tool by default, resulting in less memory usage at build time and improved stability at runtime.

### Additional DexGuard 8.5 features and updates include:

**Multidex improvements.** The existing multidex support has been improved and aligned to the Gradle plugin standard, in order to make migration as easy as possible.

**Javascript obfuscation**. Improved capabilities of our recently integrated [Javascript obfuscation](https://23593082.hs-sites.com/blog/obfuscating-javascript-code-dexguard-and-ixguard) engine, by adding scope aware shrinking and configuration debugging. 

**Improved compatibility with Crashlytics & Gradle**. Improved compatibility with the latest versions of Gradle (5+) and the Crashlytics plugin (1.31.0+).

**Additional tools**. Command line tool added to generate all necessary rules in order to leave all contents of an AAR file untouched by DexGuard.

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