feat: add Capacitor 8 support

[franmc01]

Changes

Dependencies

• Updated @capacitor/core to ^8.0.1
• Updated @capacitor/android to ^8.0.1
• Updated @capacitor/ios to ^8.0.1
• Updated peerDependencies to require @capacitor/core >= 8.0.0
• Updated plugin version to 8.0.0

Android

• Updated minSdkVersion from 23 to 24 (required by Capacitor 8)
• Updated compileSdkVersion from 35 to 36 (required by Capacitor 8)
• Updated targetSdkVersion from 35 to 36 (required by Capacitor 8)

iOS

• Updated iOS deployment target from 14.0 to 15.0 in:
  • Podfile
  • CapacitorCommunityContacts.podspec
  • Plugin.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj (all build configurations)

Documentation

• Updated README.md badge to include v8
• Updated README.md version table with v8.x entry
• Updated CHANGELOG.md with v8.0.0 entry

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Pull request overview

This PR adds support for Capacitor 8 by updating dependencies, build configurations, and documentation. The plugin version is bumped from 7.1.0 to 8.0.0 to align with the new Capacitor major version.

Changes:

• Updated Capacitor dependencies (@capacitor/core, @capacitor/android, @capacitor/ios) from ^7.0.x to ^8.0.1
• Updated platform-specific minimum requirements: iOS deployment target 14.0→15.0, Android minSdk 23→24, compile/targetSdk 35→36
• Updated documentation to reflect v8 support

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 8 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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File	Description
package.json	Bumped version to 8.0.0 and updated Capacitor dependencies to ^8.0.1
package-lock.json	Updated lockfile with new dependency versions and integrity hashes
ios/Podfile	Updated iOS platform deployment target from 14.0 to 15.0
ios/Plugin.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	Updated IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET to 15.0 across all build configurations
android/build.gradle	Updated Android SDK versions (minSdk: 24, compileSdk/targetSdk: 36)
README.md	Added v8 to supported versions badge and version compatibility table
CapacitorCommunityContacts.podspec	Updated iOS deployment target to 15.0
CHANGELOG.md	Added v8.0.0 release entry with breaking changes note

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[luisbytes]

@tafelnl When could we launch this?

[franmc01]

Hello my friend @tafelnl , alguna novedad?

[brian316]

hoping this gets merged soon.

[juanqui66]

Estaba reconstruyendo mis proyectos con Capacitor 8, pero me falla contacts. ¿Cuándo estará disponible esta versión?

Hi, I was rebuilding my projects with Capacitor 8, but I'm having trouble with Contacts when I do it for iOS. When will this version be available?

[brian316]

Estaba reconstruyendo mis proyectos con Capacitor 8, pero me falla contacts. ¿Cuándo estará disponible esta versión?

Hi, I was rebuilding my projects with Capacitor 8, but I'm having trouble with Contacts when I do it for iOS. When will this version be available?

I created a patch that let me install it alongside capacitor 8 packages and it works fine we'll post when I'm not away from keyboard

[jeffjulian]

Do you have an ETA of when you will be near a keyboard? I can ship you one if it helps.

[brian316]

I used a custom post install script you can view here https://gist.github.com/brian316/9e9d055d918f3529f88d0909af67215f

you may need to modify post install script to your specific needs

1. add to scripts/patch-contacts-spm.cjs
2. update package.json
3. run install and build again

example package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "node scripts/patch-contacts-spm.cjs"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@capacitor-community/contacts": "^7.2.0",
    "@capacitor/core": "^8.3.1"
  }
}

[jeffjulian]

I used a custom post install script you can view here https://gist.github.com/brian316/9e9d055d918f3529f88d0909af67215f

you may need to modify post install script to your specific needs

1. add to scripts/patch-contacts-spm.cjs
2. update package.json
3. run install and build again

example package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "node scripts/patch-contacts-spm.cjs"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@capacitor-community/contacts": "^7.2.0",
    "@capacitor/core": "^8.3.1"
  }
}

This worked for me. I had to run the "File > Packages > Resolve Package Versions" from XCode after, but the Build worked after this. Thanks!