Android Studio - Bumblebee | 2021.1.1 Patch 3 is now available in the Stable channel.
If you already have an Android Studio build on the Stable channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.
General fixes and features
This update includes fixes for the following issues:
Android Gradle plugin
- Issue #223365583: Duplicate class issues reported by R8
Build Variants
- Issue #158597249: versionNameSuffix no longer works if the variant's version name is set via the new onVariants API
Compose Preview
- Performance and stability related bug fixes.
- Solve freeze that occurred occasionally when using the Live Edit of Literals feature.
Import/Sync
- Issue #221556373: "Gradle sync needed" message has redundant AGP versions
- Issue #220168203: Recompile Foo.java/kt cleans too much and does not recompile the right component
Project Structure
- AGP Upgrade Assistant stability improvements when changing target versions
- AGP Upgrade Assistant now informs users about Gradle plugins being upgraded
Network Inspector
- Issue #219563755: New Network inspector crashes after Bumblebee update
- Issue #220807361: I am constantly getting this error when the debugger is connected on the latest version of Android Studio.
- Issue #219572925: TrackedHttpURLConnection.getHeaderField crashes with NullPointerException
For information on new features and changes in all releases of Android Studio, see the Android Studio release notes.
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