Monday, February 5, 2024

Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 RC 1 now available

Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 RC 1 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 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 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.3.0-rc01 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
Android Gradle Plugin 8.2.0 install task fails in project that uses dynamic features
Build Output
AS Iguana Gradle Sync Errors Aren't Shown
Device Manager
Definitions with identical names but different IDs crash the AVD Configuration dialog
Dexer (D8)
[desugared library] Desugared library version 2.1 is not compatible with previous versions of R8
Optimizations running even just with D8?
Import/Sync
Performance regression - setting up dependencies in the IDE
Android Studio Hedgehog hangs on Computing project size
Shrinker (R8)
[R8 8.3.21] R8 8.3.21 is 1.57MB larger than R8 8.1.56
class.getInterfaces() return empty