Prep for release 1.8.1 + fixes to go in the patch (#1105)

* Prep for release 1.8.1

* downgrade androidx to allow lower compileSDK (#1103)

(cherry picked from commit b6d1558)

.github/renovate.json5

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
     {
       "matchPackagePrefixes": ["io.opentelemetry.instrumentation"],
       "groupName": "upstream otel instrumentation"
+    },
+    {
+      // Various androidx libraries released after Aug 7th, 2024 requires android compileSDK 35,
+      // forcing customers to require the same and further to upgrade their AGP and gradle
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "androidx.core:core",
+        "androidx.work:work-runtime"
+      ],
+      "enabled": false
     }
   ]
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+### Version 1.8.1 - 2024-12-06
+
+Reducing the version of androidx libraries that enforce API level 35.
+
 ### Version 1.8.0 - 2024-12-04
 
 This is a regular maintenance release.

gradle.properties

@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 android.useAndroidX=true
 
 # generate the BuildConfig class that contains the app version
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.8.1
 group=com.splunk

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ opentelemetry-sdk-testing = { module = "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-testi
 zipkin-sender-okhttp = "io.zipkin.reporter2:zipkin-sender-okhttp3:3.4.2"
 
 androidx-browser = "androidx.browser:browser:1.8.0"
-androidx-core = "androidx.core:core:1.15.0"
+androidx-core = "androidx.core:core:1.13.1"
 androidx-navigation-fragment = "androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment:2.7.7"
 androidx-navigation-ui = "androidx.navigation:navigation-ui:2.7.7"
-androidx-work = "androidx.work:work-runtime:2.10.0"
+androidx-work = "androidx.work:work-runtime:2.9.1"
 androidx-webkit = "androidx.webkit:webkit:1.12.1"
 
 # Volley

sample-app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ localProperties.load(FileInputStream(rootProject.file("local.properties")))
 android {
     namespace = "com.splunk.android.sample"
 
-    compileSdk = 35
+    compileSdk = 34
     buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
 
     defaultConfig {

splunk-otel-android-volley/build.gradle.kts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 android {
     namespace = "com.splunk.android.rum.volley"
 
-    compileSdk = 35
+    compileSdk = 34
     buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
 
     defaultConfig {

splunk-otel-android/build.gradle.kts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 android {
     namespace = "com.splunk.android.rum"
 
-    compileSdk = 35
+    compileSdk = 34
     buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
 
     defaultConfig {