Thursday, November 9, 2023

Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 13 now available

Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 13 is now available in the Canary channel.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary 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 Iguana, 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

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 13 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.3.0-alpha13 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.

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Feature Request: Promote com.android.build.api.extension.impl.CURRENT_AGP_VERSION to a public API
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant
No upgrade path to API level 34
Compose Preview
IDE becomes very slow in Hedgehog 9 (possibly ComposePreviewRunLineMarkerContributor)
New Code/Templates
Adding a New Library Module Dependency Doesn't Compile
Project Structure
The supplied javaHome seems to be invalid. I cannot find the java executable
Running Devices
device preview has oval shape