We are proud to announce that DexGuard 8.1 is now available for download. This release includes new security features and additional functionality.

New security features:

• Code packing. DexGuard could already encrypt specific sensitive classes. It can now also encrypt all combined bytecode as an additional layer of protection.
• Hook detection. The DexGuard run-time SDK now detects hooking frameworks (Xposed, Substrate) that attempt to modify your applications' behavior.

Additional functionality:

• Android Studio plugin. The DexGuard plugin for Android Studio provides syntax highlighting, auto-completion and highlighting of potentially suboptimal or erroneous configuration.
• Instant Instant Apps. DexGuard enables you to automatically create Instant Apps from existing projects without project restructuring or manual code refactoring. Read more.

Extended support:
 

• Java 9. DexGuard is ready for Java 9 as soon as Gradle is.