Thursday, July 25, 2024

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 3 now available

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 3 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 Ladybug, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-alpha03. 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
Code Editor
Android Studio doesn't show suggestions for navigation include attributes
Import/Sync
Incorrect IDE error for internal access from testFixtures with Kotlin
Lint
Bug: false positive error of using too-new API, when I already have a check for the API above
Incorrect lints on path-permission inside provider
Manifests
Incorrect warning on <path-permission> element
Preview
AS Compose Preview doesn't work with generated assets
SDK Manager
SDK Components Setup dialog freezes NVDA screen reader

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 2 now available

Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 2 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 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Koala Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.6.0-beta02. 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
Lint uses res directory without adding task dependency
Dexer (D8)
Update API database to Android 15 (API level 35)
Import/Sync
Gradle sync fails with plugin that uses variant.sources.manifests.addGeneratedManifestFile
Shrinker (R8)
[r8 8.5]r8 horizontal class merge causes verify error on Android5 when disable api modeling
A Wear OS release built with Gradle Plugin 8.4.0/8.5.0 may cause java.lang.IllegalAccessError
R8 implicitly replaces an empty member clause with a match of <init>()
[r8 8.5] vertical class merger causing runtime NPE
R8 Processing Error Possibly Due to Right Shift Operator

Monday, July 22, 2024

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 2 now available

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 2 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 Ladybug, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-alpha02. 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 Multiplatform Plugin generated AARs do not include .kotlin_module file
Lint
Lint intermediate files is breaking gradle remote cache - lint-definite.xml
Logcat
Logcat Proto Format Reports Process Name as Zygote For New Processes
Add logcat filtering by process ID (PID)
Project Structure
Why Project structure dialog not searching for dependencies?

Monday, July 15, 2024

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 1 now available

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 1 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 Ladybug, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.1.3 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-alpha01. 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
`DataBindingCompilerArguments.asArguments` sometimes fails with "Cannot query the value of this provider because it has no value available"
Lint uses res directory without adding task dependency
Code Editor
TypeDefCompletionContributor: Kotlin "optimize imports on the fly" setting not honored
Bug: no support for any attribute of AccessibilityService in terms of auto-completion/suggestion
Bug: auto-suggestions of "intent" and "extra" for preferences XML file
Firebase
AQI: Firebase Crashlytics panel doesn't work with corporate proxy
Import/Sync
Default flavors aren't respected for dynamic features
Gradle sync fails with plugin that uses variant.sources.manifests.addGeneratedManifestFile
Lint
CheckResult does not warn about inlined functions with reified generics
Lint incorrectly flags core-library-desugared APIs with AGP 8.5.0
Lint: SetTextI18n complains about assigning an empty string.
Logcat
How to filter a message contains a colon in android studio new logcat
Logcat Proto Format Reports Process Name as Zygote For New Processes
Manifests
Bug: auto completion of elements in data element of queries that can't be used
Resources
Support uri-relative-filter-group in AGP
Supprot uri-relative-filter-group in manifest editor
Unhelpful error message when using unsupported VectorDrawable attribute
Running Devices
Support turning display power off on Android 14
Translations Editor
Bug: in translation tool, can't use arrow keys to move to translations, and scrolling doesn't affect them either

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Patch 1 now available

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Patch 1 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 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 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 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.5.1. 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
[Koala 2024.1.2 Canary 2] Error running a baseline profile module on a split APK
Import/Sync
Sync should pass compose information to Studio when using the compose plugin

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 1 now available

Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 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 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Koala Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Beta 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.6.0-beta01. 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
Layout and Resource Editing
Android Studio Jellyfish no longer renders Doc Comments