Android Studio 3.6 Beta 1 available

Android Studio 3.6 Beta 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

If you have Android Studio set up to receive updates on the Beta channel, you can get the update by choosing Help > Check for Updates (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

Resumable SDK downloads

When downloading SDK components and tools using the SDK Manager, Android Studio now allows you to resume downloads that were interrupted (for example, due to a network issue) instead of restarting the download from the beginning. This enhancement is especially helpful for large downloads, such as the Android Emulator or system images, when internet connectivity is unreliable. In addition, if you have an SDK download task running in the background, you can now pause or resume the download using the controls in the status bar.

General fixes

This update also includes fixes for the following public issues:

APK Viewer

• Issue #138772444: Enable opening AAR, AAB, DEX files from project

Connection Assistant

• Issue #123887075: Record UsbDevice serial numbers on Windows

Data Binding

• Issue #141582926: Custom Map Class can not access value in the form of "map.key"
• Issue #141782215: Incorrect inspection "fragment is not allowed here"
• Issue #140593256: ViewId in underline format not recognized in databinding expression
• Issue #141582926: Custom Map Class can not access value in the form of "map.key"
• Issue #140592807: "var.methodName" should be supported as function references expression
• Issue #140591412: Format "map.key" not supported in data binding expression
• Issue #140592852: Can not access fields/methods from static field/method
• Issue #140593547: Variable "context" not recognized in data binding expression

Deployment

• Issue #138601449: Save the Select Deployment Targets dialog selection

Gradle

• Issue #141927977: Constraint reason strings can take too much memory on large projects
• Issue #112513722: Including navigation graph from different module breaks generating AndroidManifest.xml intent filters for deep links
• Issue #141670031: Remove use of BuildListener#buildStarted() and Gradle#buildStarted() as they are deprecated in Gradle 6.0
• Issue #140786113: Corrupt proguard file generated by AGP 3.5.0
• Issue #136294346: Migrate from ArtifactTransform to TransformAction API
• Issue #138731075: RenderScript NDK mode not able to emit 64bit bitcode
• Issue #112513722: Including navigation graph from different module breaks generating AndroidManifest.xml intent filters for deep links

Gradle Sync

• Issue #141416123: Warnings in gradle sync annoyingly auto-open the file
• Issue #139821729: AS 3.6 Canary 6 opens a build script after sync

Navigation

• Issue #140856013: Unexpected element <nav-graph> found in presentation module (clean arch)

Project System

• Issue #140406172: Android Studio 3.6 Canary 9 freezes on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Resource Manager

• Issue #131976524: Feature Request: Image Asset Wizard, Support Two Lines for Text Option

Shrinker (R8)

• Issue #140851070: Use of R8 applymapping fails with 'already has a mapping'

View Binding

• Issue #140882631: Incorrect package name for ids
• Issue #140882627: Ignore fragment references in XML

For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio 3.6, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

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