Why do we need to use RxAndroid with RxJava? What is the functional difference between them and actual use of RxAndroid and RxJava? I can\'t find proper answer for this.
RxAndroid
can be understood as an extension to RxJava
, that helps you to use it on Android platform easily. See the description on RxAndroid Github repository:
Android specific bindings for RxJava 2.
This module adds the minimum classes to RxJava that make writing reactive components in Android applications easy and hassle-free. More specifically, it provides a Scheduler that schedules on the main thread or any given Looper.
Note that when you're using RxAndroid
, you should also use the latest RxJava
version as a dependency:
Because RxAndroid releases are few and far between, it is recommended you also explicitly depend on RxJava's latest version for bug fixes and new features.