fix(android): avoid R8 optimizations remove plugin classes #6783
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With the update to gradle 8, now R8 is being used for code shrinking/obfuscating and current proguard rules don't seem to be enough and it's removing all plugin classes.
I've added a new rule that avoids R8 removing classes that extend
com.getcapacitor.Plugin
class (all Capacitor plugins).