Android Studio Release Updates: Android Studio Ladybug

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 2 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 Ladybug, see the Android Studio 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 Patch 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.2. 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 #370694831

AGP 8.7.0 - Lint False Positive RestrictedApi on NavOptionsBuilder.popUpTo

Shrinker (R8)

Issue #363492038

[R8 8.6.27] Method implementation replaced with `throw null`

Issue #372749733

Default android proguard files throw a warning when used with current Version of R8

Issue #370937458

MissingStartupProfileItemsDiagnostic crashes the Gradle client with an out-of-memory error if the message is too large