chore(release): 8.0.0 [skip ci]

## [8.0.0](v7.8.3...v8.0.0) (2024-01-24)

### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* Removed androidHelpers export. Corresponding methods are now integrated into the driver
* Removed webviewHelpers export. Corresponding methods are now integrated into the driver
* Removed redundant exports related to io.appium.settings.
* Removed deprecated APIs related to launchApp/closeApp/reset
* Removed the unused unlocker property from the driver.

The mixin typesystem has been aligned. There are no explicit mixin definitions, which basically duplicate each method signature. Instead all types are now provided next to method definitions.

Improved grouping of different commands. Made it more explicit which of them are designed for export and which are just internal helpers

Improved helper methods design, so they don't need to retrieve driver-specific properties (like log or adb) via command line args, but use this context and explicit binding instead.

Marked legacy JWP touch-related methods as deprecated. They must be eventually replaced with proper W3C implementations.

Removed unused declarations for non-implemented methods.

### Code Refactoring

* Isolate base Android functionality ([#901](#901)) ([70e6233](70e6233))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+## [8.0.0](https://github.com/appium/appium-android-driver/compare/v7.8.3...v8.0.0) (2024-01-24)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Removed androidHelpers export. Corresponding methods are now integrated into the driver
+* Removed webviewHelpers export. Corresponding methods are now integrated into the driver
+* Removed redundant exports related to io.appium.settings.
+* Removed deprecated APIs related to launchApp/closeApp/reset
+* Removed the unused unlocker property from the driver.
+
+The mixin typesystem has been aligned. There are no explicit mixin definitions, which basically duplicate each method signature. Instead all types are now provided next to method definitions.
+
+Improved grouping of different commands. Made it more explicit which of them are designed for export and which are just internal helpers
+
+Improved helper methods design, so they don't need to retrieve driver-specific properties (like log or adb) via command line args, but use this context and explicit binding instead.
+
+Marked legacy JWP touch-related methods as deprecated. They must be eventually replaced with proper W3C implementations.
+
+Removed unused declarations for non-implemented methods.
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* Isolate base Android functionality ([#901](https://github.com/appium/appium-android-driver/issues/901)) ([70e6233](https://github.com/appium/appium-android-driver/commit/70e623352f3c547535598951e294100d49e81826))
+
 ## [7.8.3](https://github.com/appium/appium-android-driver/compare/v7.8.2...v7.8.3) (2024-01-22)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appium-android-driver",
-  "version": "7.8.3",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "description": "Android UiAutomator and Chrome support for Appium",
   "keywords": [
     "appium",