Tuesday, November 12, 2024

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
com.android.tools.idea.projectsystem.ProjectSystemUtil.isAndroidTestFile file access on EDT
Deployment
[Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Lint
Lint crashes with Lint gradle checks
Logcat
Android Studio Logcat always clear after device disconnceted
Improve Match Case in Logcat FIlter
Running Tests
Tweak test result window font
Testing Tools
[GMD] ensure adb is executable in setup task.