[tbb-bugs] #27400 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Backport Bug 1473872 - Target API 26

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#27400: Backport Bug 1473872 - Target API 26
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Very High                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile                |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by sysrqb):

 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 Okay. After many hours of working on backporting the upstream patches, I
 decided I'd try simply increasing the target API version. I reviewed the
 upstream patches and I don't see any logical run-time changes, from what I
 see the upstream patches are all build-time (and build system) changes.
 Therefore, I don't believe this patch should cause any run-time problems.
 I've tested this, and I don't see any noticeable difference on older and
 newer API versions.

 Specifically, the upstream patches changed the linting system, and
 annotation processing. I'm relatively certain we can continue using the
 current system for now.

 Branch for review: `27400_2`.

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