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docs: Announce Java 11 and minSdk 26 requirements for SDK 9 - #6471

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📜 Description

Add a warning at the top of CHANGELOG.md that SDK 9.0.0 raises the minimum supported versions:

  • Java 8 support is dropped; 9.0.0 requires Java 11+ (#6469)
  • The Android minSdk goes from 21 to 26 (#5508)

The note sits above ## Unreleased so it stays at the top across releases until 9.0.0 ships.

💡 Motivation and Context

Users still on Java 8 or Android API 21–25 need advance notice before the next major, and a place to raise concerns. Both issues ask for feedback.

💚 How did you test it?

Checked the GitHub rendering of the alert block.

📝 Checklist

  • I added GH Issue ID & Linear ID
  • I added tests to verify the changes.
  • No new PII added or SDK only sends newly added PII if sendDefaultPII is enabled.
  • I updated the docs if needed.
  • I updated the wizard if needed.
  • Review from the native team if needed.
  • No breaking change or entry added to the changelog.
  • No breaking change for hybrid SDKs or communicated to hybrid SDKs.
  • Public API changes reviewed by another Mobile SDK team member or implemented according to the develop docs spec.

🔮 Next steps

Remove the note once 9.0.0 is released.

#skip-changelog

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🔗 App Name App ID Version Configuration
SDK Size io.sentry.tests.size 8.63.0 (1) release

⚙️ sentry-android Build Distribution Settings

runningcode and others added 2 commits November 5, 2026 17:10
Add a warning at the top of the changelog that SDK 9.0.0 drops Java 8
and raises the Android minSdk from 21 to 26, linking to the feedback
issues so users can raise concerns before the major release.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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runningcode force-pushed the no/changelog-sdk-9-min-versions branch from 7fe9d4b to f3ffc74 Compare November 5, 2026 16:11
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