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Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 6 now available

Montag, 16. Dezember 2024

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 featuresBelow 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

Issue #338596003

Update shouldConfigureKotlinPlatformAttribute to handle built-in kotlin support

Issue #378724144

Give kotlin gradle syntax in error message for `checkTestedAppObfuscationRelease`

Code Editor

Issue #380110848

Auto completion is not working properly in the androidTest folder

Compose Preview

Issue #357798105

Wallpaper doesn't work on API level 34 and 35

Gradle

Issue #379886420

Android Gradle Plugin uses 0.1.0 of tensorflow-lite-metadata which has no license.

Gradle Files Editor

Issue #368791110

new-library versions.toml Context Suggestion Causes Error Due to Reserved Keyword

Import/Sync

Issue #381384997

Bug: changes in gradle file of one project always require sync of a different project

Lint

Issue #382043552

Lint suggests replacing @RequiresExtension on test with @SdkSuppress, which doesn't support SDK extensions

Translations Editor

Issue #382086302

String resource - other languages

Upgrade Assistant

Issue #310197465

Android Studio wants to upgrade already upgraded AGP dependency and fails

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 RC 2 now available

Montag, 16. Dezember 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 RC 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 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 RC 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-rc02. 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

Gradle

Issue #377366954

It get a error when build project after upgrade to canary 9

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 5 now available

Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2024

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 5 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.Android Studio XR Support Available

XR Template: Kickstart your XR development with a new project template specifically designed for Jetpack XR. This provides a solid foundation with code to begin your XR development journey.

XR Emulator: Test your XR applications without needing physical hardware! Create a standalone XR headset emulator using the AVD Manager to preview and debug your experiences in a virtual environment.

Layout Inspector for XR: Debug and optimize your Compose UI layouts within the XR environment. The Layout Inspector now supports XR applications, providing insights into your app's structure and helping you identify potential issues.

General fixes and featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 5 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-alpha05. 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 #340315591

Maybe let AGP's built-in Kotlin support auto-add kotlin stdlib dependency

Jetpack Compose

Issue #376491756

"produceState calls should assign value inside the producer lambda: lint check does not grok "if" expression assignment

Lint

Issue #381126163

Runtime exception below API 26 with unsupported Java nio API (with no lint error)

Issue #382253664

Lint prevents usage of RequiresApi even on private helper method in test

Issue #360354551

K2 Mode throws RestrictedApi warning when using .hasRoute(Route::class) in Android Studio

Running Devices

Issue #136633150

Copy & paste not working in Android Studio (Linux)

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 RC 1 now available

Donnerstag, 5. Dezember 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #317358817

com.android.settings plugin doesn't recognize targetSdk

Import/Sync

Issue #378453262

Ladybug Feature Drop 2024.2.2 Canary 9 freezes when indexing

Jetpack Compose

Issue #376491756

"produceState calls should assign value inside the producer lambda: lint check does not grok "if" expression assignment

Lint

Issue #375352607

False positive lint check android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM is only granted to system apps

Issue #360354551

K2 Mode throws RestrictedApi warning when using .hasRoute(Route::class) in Android Studio

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 4 now available

Montag, 2. Dezember 2024

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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

Device Manager

Issue #379143297

Request: bring back ability to remove skin of AVD of emulators

Layout Inspector

Issue #375162982

Enable action to show/hide subtree in Embedded LI

Profilers

Issue #379429938

About profiler

Issue #380490476

Profiler sorts durations alphabetically instead of underlying value

Room SQL

Issue #378896402

Window functions for SQLite cannot be parsed

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 3 now available

Montag, 2. Dezember 2024

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 3 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.3. 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 #374488858

Many missing analysis API method warnings when running lint

Issue #375352607

False positive lint check android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM is only granted to system apps

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 3 now available

Donnerstag, 21. November 2024

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 featuresBelow 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

Montag, 18. November 2024

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 featuresBelow 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

Donnerstag, 14. November 2024

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 featuresBelow 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

Dienstag, 12. November 2024

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 featuresBelow 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.

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 9 now available

Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 9 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 9 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-alpha09. 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 #375158319

APK analyzer should automatically pick up mapping files in app bundles

Dexer (D8)

Issue #362339872

Desugar library 2.1.0 does not work with AGP 8.5.2

Import/Sync

Issue #373462080

"2 files found with path <X>" error not actionable

Issue #364913821

Isolated projects violation in JetGradlePlugin

Layout and Resource Editing

Issue #374790913

Doesn't f the "Toggle tools visibility and position" button in the layout editor since android studio version 2024.

Network Inspector

Issue #374967725

In the Network inspector, the request Body should be scrollable.

Running Devices

Issue #373823902

Bug: updating to Android 15, Android Studio fails to turn off display when mirroring

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 2 now available

Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2024

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 featuresBelow 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

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 8 now available

Freitag, 25. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 8 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 8 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-alpha08. 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 #373609435

Apks generated from Bundles does not consider privacy sandbox support

Android Studio

Issue #373243841

"Lambda can be replaced with method reference" suggested when it is unhelpful to do so due to version restrictions

Compiler & Runtime

Issue #368420773

ProduceStateDoesNotAssignValue false positive

Editing

Issue #374080683

Remove usages of deprecated EP: com.intellij.dom.fileDescription

Issue #373964541

AI Rename suggestion includes current/original name

Gradle

Issue #373506504

Settings pseudoLocalesEnabled should automatically update resourceConfigurations

Lint

Issue #371686443

AbstractAnnotationDetector checks wrong overloaded functions/constructors

Issue #368059214

Lint ImportAliasTestMode doesn't create import aliases for top level functions

Issue #370778975

WrongConstant lint appearing twice

Issue #373506498

New ObsoleteSdkInt lint warnings with AGP 8.8

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 7 now available

Donnerstag, 17. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 7 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 7 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-alpha07. 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 Studio

Issue #373243841

"Lambda can be replaced with method reference" suggested when it is unhelpful to do so due to version restrictions

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 6 now available

Montag, 14. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 6 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-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 SDK Upgrade Assistant

Issue #371219677

Links from Android SDK Upgrade Assistant point to internal Google documentation

App Quality Insights

Issue #371004133

Wrong "more info" link about VCS in AQI info popup

Code Editor

Issue #372479121

Certain IntelliJ inspections do not see Metalava-injected annotations in the Android SDK

Dagger/Hilt Support

Issue #362992725

Dagger injected providers missing gutter icon with K2

Layout Inspector

Issue #276895718

Layout Inspector not showing count of recompositions within children

Lint

Issue #370694831

AGP 8.7.0 - Lint False Positive RestrictedApi on NavOptionsBuilder.popUpTo

Issue #370778975

WrongConstant lint appearing twice

Issue #363243416

"MonochromeLauncherIcon: Monochrome icon is not defined" warning is not caught by Android Studio

Running Tests

Issue #365922158

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError when running tests using JUnit

Issue #369423342

Run configuration for unit tests is not properly updated

Testing Tools

Issue #370613656

maxConcurrentDevices=1 doesn't prevent multiple emulators from running simultaneously

Upgrade Assistant

Issue #366053030

Add support in AUA to enable `buildFeatures.resValues` in the DSL in each project using it.

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 1 now available

Montag, 14. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 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 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.7.1. 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

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #364967835

agp docs have a lot of TBD

Android SDK Upgrade Assistant

Issue #371219677

Links from Android SDK Upgrade Assistant point to internal Google documentation

IntelliJ

Issue #365493089

Cannot open Android studio: Missing essential plugins

Lint

Issue #367752734

AGP 8.6.1: Regression - WrongConstant lint failure when using [Int].toLong() inside a @LongDef in Kotlin

Issue #365376495

"At least one host must be specified" lint error when setting http or https intent-filter scheme

Running Tests

Issue #365922158

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError when running tests using JUnit

Issue #369423342

Run configuration for unit tests is not properly updated

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 5 now available

Donnerstag, 3. Oktober 2024

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 5 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 featuresBelow is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 5 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.0-alpha05. 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 #229910761

Build options: Add new "Build Run configuration" option and make it the default

Issue #363031540

BuildConfig can not be resolved in unit tests when using android.enableBuildConfigAsBytecode=true

Lint Integration

Issue #322437895

Linting fails when importing AAR file with implemenation files

Logcat

Issue #369321569

Odd wraparound in Android Studio Logcat

Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 now available

Dienstag, 1. Oktober 2024

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

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Canary 4 now available

Donnerstag, 26. September 2024

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 featuresBelow 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 now available

Montag, 23. September 2024

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 featuresBelow 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 now available

Montag, 23. September 2024

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 featuresBelow 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 now available

Dienstag, 17. September 2024

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 featuresBelow 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 now available

Donnerstag, 12. September 2024

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 featuresBelow 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.