java 8
Android supports all Java 7 language features and a subset of Java 8 language features that vary by platform version.
To check which features of java 8 are supported
Use Java 8 language features
We’ve decided to add support for Java 8 language features directly into the current javac and dx set of tools, and deprecate the Jack toolchain. With this new direction, existing tools and plugins dependent on the Java class file format should continue to work. Moving forward, Java 8 language features will be natively supported by the Android build system. We’re aiming to launch this as part of Android Studio in the coming weeks, and we wanted to share this decision early with you.
Future of Java 8 Language Feature Support on Android
Eclipse Users:
For old developers who prefer Eclipse, google stops support Eclipse Android Developer tools
if you installed Java 8 JDK, then give it a try, if any problems appears try to set the compiler as 1.6 in Eclipse from window menu → Preferences → Java → Compiler.
Java 7 will works too:
Java 7 or higher is required if you are targeting Android 5.0 and
higher.
install multiple JDK and try.