Android Studio 3.1 Canary 5 is now available in the Canary and Dev channels, and includes general bug fixes and the following new features:
  • Includes in-process desugaring to decrease compile time when using Java 8 language features. To try this preview feature, set android.enableD8.desugaring=true in your project’s gradle.properties file.
  • In the Network Profiler, a new Request tab provides network request details, as shown below.

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  • In the CPU Profiler, a new search feature allows you to highlight relevant trace results in Trace Pane, as shown below. This feature is also available in the Memory Profiler to filter the results of your memory allocations or heap dumps. To enter a search query, click the icon at the top-right corner of the pane and then click on the search box.

    • In the CPU profiler Flame Chart pane, call stacks that include the search query are highlighted and moved to the left side of the chart.
    • Known Issue: In the Top Down and Bottom Up CPU profiler charts, relevant search results are prioritized above others when a column is sorted in a descending order. However, this prioritization does not take place when columns are sorted in an ascending order.
    • Known Issue: When pausing while entering a search query in the CPU profiler, the IDE updates the results with your query and disables the cursor within the search field. That is, you need to click into the search field again to continue typing.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on Mac). Otherwise, you can download here.