Android Studio - Dolphin | 2021.3.1 Beta 4 is now available in the Beta channel.
If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or 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 Dolphin, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.
General fixes and features
The following is list of general fixes in Android Studio Dolphin Beta 4. These are a result of your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. You can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that it also affects you.
- Issue #231903117: [R8 3.3.40] dex2oat speed-profile invocation appears to hang on Android 8 device
- Issue #234865137: Lint crashing in Kotlin 1.7.0-RC2 build
- Issue #234353685: Build problem with multiple product flavours in new version
- Issue #234989652: 2GB used by 9000 DeviceImpl held by AndroidLogcatService
- Issue #234613774: IncompatibleClassChangeError with R8 - 3.3.28 (Android API < 25)
- Issue #232379893: Gradle 7.2.0 causing APK build error com.android.tools.r8.CompilationFailedException