Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 3 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 Meerkat, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #373478537 Unhelpful error ''compileSdkVersion is not specified. Please add it to build.gradle" Issue #378314205 Missing "Clean build" in Build menu
C++ Import/Sync	Issue #378453263 java.lang.IllegalStateException: Module source root type com.android.tools.idea.gradle.project.facet.ndk.NativeSourceRootType is not registered as JpsModelSerializerExtension
Compose Preview	Issue #240601093 KotlinReflectionNotSupportedError: Kotlin reflection implementation is not found at runtime Issue #291869276 Preview not working if PreviewParameter is 2nd param of the composable function Issue #281014894 Kotlin reflect "isData" function returns incorrect value when run in compose IDE preview Issue #372242698 com.android.tools.idea.rendering.BuildTargetReference: PSI access on EDT Issue #372241300 com.android.tools.idea.compose.preview.ComposePreviewRepresentation.registerShortcuts called on EDT
Layout Inspector	Issue #375162982 Enable action to show/hide subtree in Embedded LI
Lint	Issue #376498180 kotlin android.os.Handler removeCallbacks Runnable Issue #378128668 WrongConstant lint on definition instead of usage of constant using shift Issue #370778975 WrongConstant lint appearing twice
Resources	Issue #379125947 BuildType.initWith() method no longer copying the isShrinkResources property in AGP 8.7
UI Tools	Issue #326091148 Design tools selector incorrectly displayed in files without UI / android reference

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Beta 1 now available

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 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 Beta 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Rendering	Issue #371986109 Android Studio crashes when previewing layout files

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 2 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 Meerkat, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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 #331016661 Provide an actionable error message when GMD setup task fails with insufficient disk space Issue #317358817 com.android.settings plugin doesn't recognize targetSdk
Code Editor	Issue #273494380 Request: when the IDE detects an issue with missing permission on a function call, also offer annotation RequiresPermission
Lint	Issue #377642757 Lint fails with InstantiationException without exception message in lint stacktrace Issue #375352607 False positive lint check android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM is only granted to system apps Issue #370343337 StringFormatInvalid check should be applied to Compose stringResource method Issue #374896332 RequiresFeature annotation does not work for Kotlin files
Logcat	Issue #377615325 Improve Match Case in Logcat FIlter Issue #378058751 Logcat empty

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 1 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 Meerkat, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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
Compose Preview	Issue #372241623 com.android.tools.idea.projectsystem.ProjectSystemUtil.isAndroidTestFile file access on EDT
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Lint	Issue #377475534 Lint crashes with Lint gradle checks
Logcat	Issue #376094912 Android Studio Logcat always clear after device disconnceted Issue #377615325 Improve Match Case in Logcat FIlter
Running Tests	Issue #375834568 Tweak test result window font
Testing Tools	Issue #332556676 [GMD] ensure adb is executable in setup task.