Monday, January 6, 2025

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Canary 8 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 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 8 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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
Lint
AppLinkSplitToWebAndCustom is UnknownIssue in lint 8.7.3
Lint Integration
lintVitalRelease doesn't run automatically when building app bundle
Multiplatform
androidLibrary{} block broken for KMP
Running Tests
Select benchmark output tab by default when output detected
AGP 8.6.0 errors running Java 8 tests (via toolchains)