Thursday, April 18, 2024

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 6 now available

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 6 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 Updates (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

For information on new features and changes in Android Studio Koala, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Koala, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Canary 6 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.0-alpha06. 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
DexingNoClasspathTransform (minSdk >= 24) with Java 11 target fails due to missing nest members
C++ Build
[Feature request] Better explanation or documentation of ndk-build options
Compose Preview
Using getSystemService in Composable breaks compose previews
Connection Assistant
Trouble shoot device connection menu is empty
Gradle
Cannot locate tasks that match ':shared:testClasses' as task 'testClasses' not found in project ':shared'.
Import/Sync
Koala Canary 5 fails sync
Layout and Resource Editing
Layout editor freezes for long time when autocomplete is done
Lint
buildList - False Positive Lint warning
Profilers
Studio continued profiling after rejected install, can't stop
Running Devices
mouse wheel in mirroring blows up with compose