Renderscript via the support library

Question

Seems to me that android has an android.support.v8 package that contains Renderscript support. The thing is, this doesn't seem documented anywhere - the support library docs don't say anything about a v8 package, just v4 and v13.

Is that package supported on all devices with API level 8 and above and can it be safely used in production?

Answer 1

Its not yet production quality.

Answer 2

My Android tools contain the files:

./build-tools/18.1.0/renderscript/lib/renderscript-v8.jar
./build-tools/18.1.1/renderscript/lib/renderscript-v8.jar

Putting them in the libs/ directory of your project will result in a working build in Eclipse and with ant.

Answer 3

PSA for Googlers: RenderScript is now part of the Android Support Library. You can use it on Android 2.2+.