Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 6 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 6 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-alpha06. 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
Update shouldConfigureKotlinPlatformAttribute to handle built-in kotlin support
Give kotlin gradle syntax in error message for `checkTestedAppObfuscationRelease`
Code Editor
Auto completion is not working properly in the androidTest folder
Compose Preview
Wallpaper doesn't work on API level 34 and 35
Gradle
Android Gradle Plugin uses 0.1.0 of tensorflow-lite-metadata which has no license.
Gradle Files Editor
new-library versions.toml Context Suggestion Causes Error Due to Reserved Keyword
Import/Sync
Bug: changes in gradle file of one project always require sync of a different project
Lint
Lint suggests replacing @RequiresExtension on test with @SdkSuppress, which doesn't support SDK extensions
Translations Editor
String resource - other languages
Upgrade Assistant
Android Studio wants to upgrade already upgraded AGP dependency and fails