Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 7 now available

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 Meerkat Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 7 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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 Gradle Plugin	Issue #353554169 Unable to strip the following libraries, packaging them as they are
Gradle Files Editor	Issue #358834021 [DCL] Add support for function call with lambda as last parameter Issue #397521272 UastGradleVisitor does not correctly detect parents for method calls Issue #363326427 Make TomlError Parser aware about catalog names and iterate through catalogs if necessary
Lint	Issue #396584142 Lint: AGP 8.10.0-alpha05 triggers lots of false positive SyntheticAccessor Issue #398807363 Make it possible to enable NewApi on test sources Issue #396647876 What is the effect of pressing button "LintIdeFix" after code inspection in Android Studio
Logcat	Issue #395544402 Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 4- Not able to change the Logcat font and its size
Multiplatform	Issue #398895025 'Non-Android source sets detected' notification is displayed for jvm source sets in a kmp project with android and jvm targets applied

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Patch 2 now available

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio 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 Patch 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.2. 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
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #394384907 Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162
Deployment	Issue #389067070 Android Studio not deploying changes to app
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #394185143 Gson proguard is not working properly after upgrading to AGP 8.8 Issue #391417819 java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class Issue #395489597 Leanback crashes when minified with R8 included in AGP 8.10.0-alpha04

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 6 now available

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 Meerkat Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 6 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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 #394384907 Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162
API	Issue #376815836 Expose AAPT binary through SdkComponents
Lint	Issue #395836302 ConcurrentModificationException in Aligned16KB lint check

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 RC 2 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 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 RC 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #394384907 Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162 Issue #393189008 AndroidComponentsExtension.addSourceSetConfigurations broken when stats are enabled
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts" Issue #389067070 Android Studio not deploying changes to app
Dexer (D8)	Issue #395140848 java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class: [0x430] copy1 v2<-v264 type=Undefined cat=3
Gradle	Issue #385366307 Mark CommonExtension.testOptions stable
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #394185143 Gson proguard is not working properly after upgrading to AGP 8.8 Issue #391417819 java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class Issue #395489597 Leanback crashes when minified with R8 included in AGP 8.10.0-alpha04

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 5 now available

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 Meerkat Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 5 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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 #394384907 Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162
Deployment	Issue #389067070 Android Studio not deploying changes to app
Release Bundle/APKs	Issue #393834321 [AGP] :app:collectDebugDependencies failed with message is too big (2326853975 bytes) to fit in memory
Running Devices	Issue #285166594 Add a setting to prevent opening screenshots saved while screen mirroring Issue #117181231 Save screenshot automatically with user defined naming scheme Issue #352287421 Allow device screenshots to be resized Issue #161467634 Android Studio device screenshot/screen capture resolution should be controllable
UI Tools	Issue #374247114 Vector asset modal does not provide all icon options upon opening

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 Patch 1 now available

Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop | 2024.2.2 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 Ladybug Feature Drop, see the Android Studio 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 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.8.1. 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
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts" Issue #389067070 Android Studio not deploying changes to app
Dexer (D8)	Issue #383073689 Add OpenJDK 23 for testing
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #388997080 Android studio got slow after updating
Running Tests	Issue #389733593 Cannot run unit tests.
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #366932318 java.lang.AbstractMethodError: Receiver class [...]$$Lambda$[...] does not define or inherit an implementation of the resolved method [...] of interface [...] Issue #381812767 NPE in Enqueuer releated to record DexCallSite Issue #387258081 R8 8.7.18 causes a runtime null pointer exception when calling job?.cancel Issue #353279141 java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Lkotlin/LazyThreadSafetyMode Issue #378464445 Monzo appears to be using excessive amount of time in tree shaking Issue #389508413 AGP 8.8 fail release build : R8: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "b" because the return value of "com.android.tools.r8.internal.BS.a(com.android.tools.r8.internal.cR)" is null`

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 4 now available

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 Meerkat Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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
API	Issue #357682409 Graduate com.android.build.api.variant.HasDeviceTests to stable
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing	Issue #373068421 Can't generate screenshots: update task fails in coroutine dispatcher setup
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Feedback	Issue #159719345 Rename Help > Submit Feedback to Help > File Bug?
Gradle	Issue #362780328 When using compose in a single-variant android library, that variant should have includeSourceInformation enabled
IntelliJ	Issue #393595344 From JetBrains: stamp Bazel-built plugin metadata into product-info.json
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #392934332 Layout scroll ???
Lint	Issue #385394934 False positive lint error for CredentialManagerSignInWithGoogle
Multiplatform	Issue #393099325 Accessing `AnalyticsEnabledSources.java` crashes if the delegate's java property is null
Room SQL	Issue #382090940 Queries querying database views give syntax error Issue #393561079 Dropping column in query gives style check error

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 RC 1 now available

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 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 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.0-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 #393189008 AndroidComponentsExtension.addSourceSetConfigurations broken when stats are enabled
Code Editor	Issue #389116646 Inline Completion: non-English characters don't always render
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Import/Sync	Issue #385264250 Meerkat canary06 breaks gradle-profiler
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #388997080 Android studio got slow after updating
Lint	Issue #382396705 AS 2024.3.1.4 hang intermittently when editing kotlin texts.
Move/Rename Code Refactor	Issue #389977396 Unable to rename files in meerkat android studio canary 9
Running Tests	Issue #389733593 Cannot run unit tests.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 3 now available

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 Meerkat Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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 #393189008 AndroidComponentsExtension.addSourceSetConfigurations broken when stats are enabled Issue #389951197 Project ':app' cannot access 'Project.group' and 'Project.version' with isolated project setup in AGP 8.8.0
Code Analysis	Issue #391902703 Do not assume every toml file is a version catalog
Code Editor	Issue #389116646 Inline Completion: non-English characters don't always render
Deployment	Issue #376707217 [Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Gradle Files Editor	Issue #345518607 Changes to build.gradle made from diff viewer are not detected
Layout and Resource Editing	Issue #387619588 Render Problem in android:tag string definition Issue #388997080 Android studio got slow after updating
Lint	Issue #382396705 AS 2024.3.1.4 hang intermittently when editing kotlin texts.