Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 4 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 4 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-alpha04. 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	Issue #368816424 [AGP] Lazy SdkComponents.ndkDirectory provider fails to produce value, but eager android.ndkDirectory API works
APK Viewer	Issue #138093271 Allow jumping to node from "Find usages" in APK Analyzer Issue #79568682 APK Analyzer: UI of method references vs definitions very confusing
Building AOSP	Issue #291511589 LibFuzzer not available to vendor module in Android
Database Inspector	Issue #350526050 App Inspection > Database Inspector: Persist IDE choices across app runs
Infrastructure	Issue #365554073 Upgrade to Gradle 8.10.2
IntelliJ	Issue #365493089 Cannot open Android studio: Missing essential plugins
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #363323097 XML Layout Refactor repeated - setting back to original value ?
Lint	Issue #362486222 Handle type-use annotations in more cases for UnknownNullness lint Issue #367752734 AGP 8.6.1: Regression - WrongConstant lint failure when using [Int].toLong() inside a @LongDef in Kotlin
Multiplatform	Issue #369130174 AGP-KMP is not propagating returnDefaultValues = true; it doesn't function
StudioBot	Issue #368587212 Android Studio appends "Ask Gemini" to the title message of every stack trace in Logcat

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 3 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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
APK Viewer	Issue #138093271 Allow jumping to node from "Find usages" in APK Analyzer Issue #293642496 APK Analyzer display wrong size in APK's inner APK entry Issue #79522585 "show bytecode" action should be more accessible Issue #79521608 bytecode viewer is a non-standard dialog Issue #182906226 Android Plugin in IDEA prevents IDEA from opening ZIP files Issue #192479640 Arctic Fox: resources.arsc often fails to load in APK Analyzer
Connection Assistant	Issue #110692943 Connection Assistant - Bugged Symbols
Device Manager	Issue #181336801 Creating device | AS doesn't save the amount of RAM
Editing	Issue #361784551 AS 2024.1.2 RC 1 hangs frequently
Gradle	Issue #364634034 Isolated Projects violations in `addGradleAndroidTestListener.gradle`
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #365052678 Font Changes to "More Fonts..."
Logcat	Issue #291697265 Feature Request: logcat should automatically use retrace for R8 obfuscated stack traces Issue #139380700 Pixel 3 and 3a unavailable as options in the Frame Screenshot drop-down menu
New Code/Templates	Issue #67937561 Auto Messaging Template Support Notification Channels
Resource Manager	Issue #359613383 Resource Picker Search Bar Not Focusing
Resources	Issue #192814728 Android Resource Directory is hidden Issue #365591190 Source sets from submodules not listed while creating a new string
Running Tests	Issue #365922158 java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError when running tests using JUnit
StudioBot	Issue #355249254 Enable Gemini AI code completion for C++ and Dart

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 RC 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 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 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 | 2024.2.1 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-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
Lint	Issue #364261817 "False positive" WrongConstant when using PackageManager.ResolveInfoFlags.of with Kotlin

Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 Patch 1 is now available in the Stable channel.

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Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio 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 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.6.1. 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
Dexer (D8)	Issue #359616078 Dexing task/transform generates non-deterministic classes.dex contents
Gradle	Issue #354109782 R8 regression from 8.4.2 to 8.5.0
IntelliJ	Issue #361027507 Cannot close Koala when updating indices (which takes forever)
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #355238622 R8 8.5.x StackOverflowError in SimpleInliningConstraintAnalysis Issue #359385828 Task :xxxx:minifyXXXReleaseWithR8 ERROR: R8: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException Issue #358913905 java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.android.tools.r8.ir.analysis.type.TypeElement.asClassType()"

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 2 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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	Issue #295373352 Implement flag to disable AGP minimum version checking Issue #364331837 AGP has confusing interactions with configuring kotlin compiler options Issue #280680434 AGP should expose a BuiltArtifactLoader for target project apk in com.android.test projects
Code Editor	Issue #356171302 Issue with expanding R.string.xxx lines Issue #364549431 "Enable compose formatting for modifiers" option formats too much
Compose Preview	Issue #279808557 Accessing Sensor System Service Stops Compose Preview From Rendering Issue #248802205 Code using the vibrator crashes the compose preview Issue #262773698 Compose Preview broken when using HTML text with b-Tags
Database Inspector	Issue #365493097 Cannot use database inpsector on Android studio app inspection
Debugger	Issue #114309448 SyncService incorrectly calculates size of directory
Device Manager	Issue #232422970 density incorrectly calculated in avd manager Issue #261884044 Emulator AVD editor always reverts "Device Type" back to Phone/Tablet when it is an "automotive" device Issue #269018480 avdmanager: sdcard size not taken into account
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #318982330 Consider removing the Hamcrest dependency in layoutlib APIs Issue #226457466 BufferedInputStream cannot be cast to class AssetManager$AssetInputStream
Lint	Issue #364261817 "False positive" WrongConstant when using PackageManager.ResolveInfoFlags.of with Kotlin Issue #365376495 "At least one host must be specified" lint error when setting http or https intent-filter scheme
Logcat	Issue #283470667 Android Studio's 'Record Screen' option fails to overwrite existing file Issue #338535766 ADB scrolling works terribly!
New Project Wizard	Issue #37121623 Help button for Import Samples dialog
Resource Manager	Issue #223815263 Resource Manager doesn't show drawables with custom color attributes Issue #173833413 Resource Manager crops some vector drawables Issue #364904755 Resource Manager not working properly in Android Studio Koala Feature Drop | 2024.1.2
View Binding	Issue #347649759 Auto-import and autocomplete not working for generated ViewBinding class in K2 Mode

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Beta 2 is now available in the Beta channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 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 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 | 2024.2.1 Beta 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.0-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
Lint	Issue #360840930 KtAnalysisSessionProvider incompatibility with lint checks introduced in 8.7.0-alpha04

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 1 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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	Issue #250664038 Consider annotate input type for JacocoTransform as a @Classpath Issue #328495232 com.android.build.api.variant.GeneratesApk should expose minSdk Issue #317358817 com.android.settings plugin doesn't recognize targetSdk Issue #327399383 SourceDirectories.addGeneratedSourceDirectory is not friendly to multiple variants
Code Editor	Issue #159339677 Request: add auto completion helpers for annotation: @RequiresPermission
Dagger/Hilt Support	Issue #362992725 Dagger injected providers missing gutter icon with K2
Gradle Files Editor	Issue #345518607 Changes to build.gradle made from diff viewer are not detected
Lint	Issue #360840930 KtAnalysisSessionProvider incompatibility with lint checks introduced in 8.7.0-alpha04
Lint Integration	Issue #332755363 Lint variant task is not found after evaluation
Logcat	Issue #353080240 Logcat scrolling to the end doesn't work
Manifests	Issue #126443931 Tried using tools:node="merge-only-attributes" but couldn't with no error message
Navigation Editor	Issue #362766820 Add naveditor to ktfmt presubmit hook
Project Structure	Issue #159059846 Zero-width buttons in Project Structure
Running Devices	Issue #136633150 Copy & paste not working in Android Studio (Linux)
StudioBot	Issue #361535281 (Ask Gemini) shows up in logcat without being a link

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Beta 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

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Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 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 Ladybug, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Ladybug, see closed issues.