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General fixes
This update also includes fixes for the following public issues:
Android Gradle Plugin
- Issue #148974861: [Android Library Publishing] Do not publish VariantAttr attribute for *all* component
- Issue #149193056: Suppress warning about :buildSrc:configurePrecompiledScriptDependenciesResolver being non-incremental
Apply Changes
- Issue #144236330: "Apply Changes and Restart Activity" and "Rerun Tests" commands use the same keyboard shortcut
Code Editor
Data Binding
Feedback
- Issue #148656284: AS 4.0a9: "help -> Submit feedback" pre-populated with un-escaped garbled text
IntelliJ
Lint
Lint Inspections
Prefab Integration
- Issue #149575364: IllegalStateException from Run button in AS when using native dependencies with android.enableParallelJsonGen=true
Shrinker (R8)
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Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.
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