Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 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 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 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.6.0-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 |
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AGP 8.5: Many more "mergeDebugResources" tasks are run, slowing down builds
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Adding srcs dir via Variant API not working as expected
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| Dexer (D8) |
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java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class com.pax.log.LogUtils: java.lang.StackTraceElement com.pax.log.LogUtils.getCaller(com.pax.log.b, java.lang.StackTraceElement[], int) failed to verify
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| Import/Sync |
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Incorrect IDE error for internal access from testFixtures with Kotlin
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| Layout and Resource Editing |
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Android Studio Koala Feature Drop 2024.1.2 Beta 1 locks up on startup
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| Lint |
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Lint: SetTextI18n complains about assigning an empty string.
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| Preview |
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AS Compose Preview doesn't work with generated assets
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| Shrinker (R8) |
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R8 (AGP 8.5.0+) fails with error "Unexpected rewriting of item: ... to two distinct items:..."
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The dex file generated by R8 shows "Unable to find static main(String[]) in 'Test'" when executed
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Different Behavior Between Programs packed by R8 and D8
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R8 NullPointer after updating to Kotlin 2.0
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