Merge Conflict 62: Snacking on Android Oreo

We have survived the beta summers and Android 8.0 Oreo is finally out with a plethora of beautiful APIs. We discuss all the delicious bits of this lovely release for both developers and end users. From enhanced notifications, picture-in-picture, and tons of crazy API enhancements Android Oreo is packed full of features. Some changes are huge and can potentially break your app with behavior changes, and we break them all down on this weeks show.

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