Merge release/26.8 into trunk (#22918)

* Keep JNA/UniFFI classes so wordpress-rs survives R8 in release builds (#22916)

AGP 9's R8 strips the @com.sun.jna.Structure.FieldOrder annotation that
wordpress-rs JNA bindings read reflectively at runtime, causing a launch
crash in minified release builds. Keep the JNA classes, UniFFI bindings,
and the annotation so native struct layouts still resolve.

* Add temporary release notes

* Merge release_notes/26.8 into release/26.8 (#22917)

* Update WordPress `PlayStoreStrings.po` for version 26.8

* Update Jetpack `PlayStoreStrings.po` for version 26.8

* Update translations

* Update translations

* Update WordPress metadata translations for 26.8

* Update Jetpack metadata translations for 26.8

* Bump version number

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Co-authored-by: Tony Li <tony.li@automattic.com>

Author: wpmobilebot

WordPress/jetpack_metadata/PlayStoreStrings.po

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-03-16 01:24+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-05-29 09:18+0000\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
-"X-Generator: fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit 14.0.0\n"
+"X-Generator: fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit 14.6.0\n"
 
 #. translators: Title to be displayed in the Play Store. Limit to 30 characters including spaces and commas!
 msgctxt "play_store_app_title"
@@ -90,12 +90,9 @@ msgid ""
 "s!"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgctxt "release_note_267"
+msgctxt "release_note_268"
 msgid ""
-"26.7:\n"
-"- We added the Traffic tab to the Stats area as an experimental feature.\n"
-"- Button colors are now consistent across different areas of the app.\n"
-"- We fixed an infinite loop that sometimes appeared when opening certain types"
-" of links.\n"
+"26.8:\n"
+"Bug fixes and improvements.\n"
 msgstr ""
 

WordPress/jetpack_metadata/release_notes.txt

@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-* [**] Resolved an issue where the editor could become impossible to exit when it failed to load.
-* [*] Atomic sites can now create application passwords without leaving the app.
-* [**] Fixed a case where the editor failed to load on WP.com Atomic sites whose host doesn't expose `wp-block-editor/v1/settings`.
-* [*] Editor now discovers the correct REST API root for sites with non-default API URLs.
-* [*] Try out the next-generation block editor on a per-site basis from Site Settings.
-* [**] The block inserter now opens as a native bottom sheet instead of a web-based menu.
+Bug fixes and improvements.

WordPress/metadata/PlayStoreStrings.po

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-03-16 01:24+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2026-05-29 09:18+0000\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 "Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;\n"
-"X-Generator: fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit 14.0.0\n"
+"X-Generator: fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit 14.6.0\n"
 
 #. translators: Title to be displayed in the Play Store. Limit to 30 characters including spaces and commas!
 msgctxt "play_store_app_title"
@@ -143,11 +143,9 @@ msgctxt "play_store_screenshot_9"
 msgid "Stay engaged with blogging reminders."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgctxt "release_note_267"
+msgctxt "release_note_268"
 msgid ""
-"26.7:\n"
-"- Button colors are now consistent across different areas of the app.\n"
-"- We fixed an infinite loop that sometimes appeared when opening certain types"
-" of links.\n"
+"26.8:\n"
+"Bug fixes and improvements.\n"
 msgstr ""
 

WordPress/metadata/release_notes.txt

@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-* [**] Resolved an issue where the editor could become impossible to exit when it failed to load.
-* [*] Atomic sites can now create application passwords without leaving the app.
-* [**] Fixed a case where the editor failed to load on WP.com Atomic sites whose host doesn't expose `wp-block-editor/v1/settings`.
-* [*] Editor now discovers the correct REST API root for sites with non-default API URLs.
-* [*] Try out the next-generation block editor on a per-site basis from Site Settings.
-* [**] The block inserter now opens as a native bottom sheet instead of a web-based menu.
+Bug fixes and improvements.

WordPress/proguard.cfg

@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
 # optimizations. Disable until reflection-safe keep rules are fully verified.
 -dontoptimize
 
+###### wordpress-rs (JNA + UniFFI) - begin
+# wordpress-rs exposes its Rust API through UniFFI-generated JNA Structures
+# (e.g. uniffi.wp_api.RustBuffer). JNA reads the @Structure.FieldOrder annotation
+# reflectively at runtime to compute each native struct's field layout. AGP 9's R8
+# treats that annotation as unused and strips it during shrinking, so getFieldOrder()
+# returns empty and the app crashes on launch in minified release builds. Keep the
+# JNA classes, the UniFFI bindings, and the annotation so the layout still resolves.
+-keep class com.sun.jna.** { *; }
+-keep class * extends com.sun.jna.Structure { *; }
+-keepclassmembers class * extends com.sun.jna.Structure { *; }
+-keep,allowobfuscation @interface com.sun.jna.Structure$FieldOrder
+-keep @com.sun.jna.Structure$FieldOrder class * { *; }
+-keep class uniffi.** { *; }
+###### wordpress-rs (JNA + UniFFI) - end
+
 ###### OkHttp - begin
 -dontwarn okio.**
 -dontwarn okhttp3.**