# What changed in @capacitor/app

> 2 changes in @capacitor/app 8 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/@capacitor/app/

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## @capacitor/app 8

### New APIs and options

- Adds getAppLanguage to retrieve the app language. (8.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-plugins/releases/tag/%40capacitor/app%408.1.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Fixes the Android build configuration because AGP 9.0 no longer supports proguard-android.txt. (7.1.2, 8.0.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-plugins/releases/tag/%40capacitor/app%408.0.1), [release notes](https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-plugins/releases/tag/%40capacitor/app%407.1.2)