# DexPackaging

# DexPackaging

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```
interface DexPackaging
```

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Packaging options for Dex (Android Dalvik Executable) files

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                ### Public properties                                                                                                                                                ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html)`?` | [useLegacyPackaging](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.1/com/android/build/api/dsl/DexPackaging#useLegacyPackaging()) Whether to use the legacy convention of compressing all dex files in the APK. |

## Public properties

### useLegacyPackaging

```
var useLegacyPackaging: Boolean?
```

Whether to use the legacy convention of compressing all dex files in the APK. If null, dex files will be uncompressed when minSdk \>= 28.

This property does not affect dex file compression in APKs produced from app bundles.