Android Studio Arctic Fox Canary 8 (2020.3.1.8) is now available in the Canary and Dev channels.
If you have Android Studio set to receive updates on the Canary or Dev 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.
For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Arctic Fox, 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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C++: Use Natvis visualizers in native debugger
You can now use Natvis files to customize the way C++ objects are displayed in the native debugger.
To learn more, see the release notes.
General Fixes
This update includes fixes for the following public issues:
Android Gradle Plugin- Issue #179062268: Default proguard rules get lost when running assembleRelease together with clean in an android library project with native code
- Issue #171369798: Lint: False positive "Obsolete Gradle Dependency" for native version of `kotlinx-coroutines-core`
- Issue #174992109: [Compose] Add settings to disable custom formatter
- Issue #180078655: Default project has "does not specify a vendor; see IssueRegistry#vendor" warnings
- Issue #180017974: Allow detectors to vary severity on a per occurrence basis, instead of just on a per issue basis
- Issue #180018551: Allow third party lint check to supported renamed issues and deleted issues
- Issue #178631052: Lint Fails with OutOfMemoryError on AGP 7.0.0-alpha05
- Issue #179925911: Android Lint endless loop when trying to read databinding expression
- Issue #174827009: Adding App Variable breaks Gradle