Android Studio 4.1 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.
Patches not working in 4.1 Canary 10
Patches for Android Studio 4.1 Canary 10 are currently broken. To update from 4.1 Canary 10 to Android Studio 4.1 Beta, shut down Android Studio, then download and install the latest package.
General fixes
This update also includes fixes for the following public issues:Android Studio
- Issue#157600808: Incorrect colors in HTML panels
- Issue#156912028: Rebuild project' triggers warning for 'clean' not being incremental
- Issue#157231325: Model binding library requires minSdkVersion 19
- Issue#157232653: Try/catch in Kotlin example
- Issue#155359024: Run configuration is not compatible
For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio 4.1, 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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