Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 3 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 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 Narwhal, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.11.0-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 #327770434 Request: for the deprecation of zipAlignEnabled, tell why it's deprecated and what to use instead
Code Editor	Issue #405380916 Dagger-related Incorrect CachedValue use
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing	Issue #364331849 Compose screenshot testing: tests fail in GitLab CI
Device Manager	Issue #375188732 Remove "square" and "rectangular" screenshot options Issue #315002773 Can't detect online emulator Issue #249151943 Wiping out AVD fails while emulator is slowly stopping
Lint	Issue #398924424 Warn potential conflict of member and extension
Live Edit	Issue #402573127 Recomposition error: "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Array has incompatible type: class [Lcom.example.myapplication.ListItem;"
Logcat	Issue #347771901 LogcatMessageAssemblerTest.multipleBatchesWithIntervals() has invalid assertThat usages
Network Inspector	Issue #399689228 Set Globals variable on Rules (App inspection)
Resources	Issue #406196949 Color editor transparency cannot be saved Issue #152245587 Inconsistent integer resource preview in editor

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 Patch 1 is now available in the Stable channel.

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Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 Meerkat, see the Android Studio 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 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.9.1. 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 #401489623 Backporting of android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES_FULL incorrect for Baklava
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #401546693 Unable to Generate Signed APK after updating to AGP 8.9.0 Issue #397737234 Analyze written-before-read property at allocation sites encounters error when generating classfile Issue #389737060 Problem regarding Java SPI in R8 shrinker of versions 8.6.*, 8.7.*, 8.8.0

Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 2 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 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 Narwhal, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.11.0-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
C++ Import/Sync	Issue #402438865 File menu fails to appear sometimes on Meerkat, Mac
Compose Preview	Issue #317792376 Can't see DropdownMenuItems when previewing ExposedDropdownMenuBox Issue #369654164 Memory leak when enabling Interactive Mode in Compose Preview Issue #293104089 Compose Preview fails to render when instantiating ExoPlayer
Lint	Issue #343347272 Lint rule BuildListAdds does not detect usage of operator fun plusAssign (+=) in buildList Issue #399428893 UseSdkSuppress false positives on test helper code
Rendering	Issue #371986109 Android Studio crashes when previewing layout files
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #402800800 Unable to Generate Signed AAB after updating to AGP 8.9.0
Translations Editor	Issue #117485022 Bulk table cell selection is broken

Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 1 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 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 Narwhal, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.11.0-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
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #400492927 Isolated project: DeclarativeSchemaModel serialization error
Apply Changes	Issue #399577684 Apply Code Changes always causes Activity to get recreated
Compose Preview	Issue #240070352 Device specific previews should set the uiMode
Gradle	Issue #214570613 Keep build.gradle's `namespace` property in sync when refactoring package name in AS
Live Edit	Issue #400508012 251 merge: failure on BasicCompileTest.renamedFile() Issue #401353433 251 merge: LiveEdit integration test failure with IR CodeGen exception Issue #400507114 251 merge: KeyMeta null point exception
Translations Editor	Issue #386671291 Regression ? Translation Editor fails om creating translated texts.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Beta 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

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Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 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 Beta 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #400492927 Isolated project: DeclarativeSchemaModel serialization error
Dexer (D8)	Issue #401489623 Backporting of android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES_FULL incorrect for Baklava Issue #401147877 AutoClosable desugaring no longer reports ExecutorService.close as supported
Gradle	Issue #361213686 Java 17: Gradle daemons not shown in "Show Gradle daemons" window (Java 8 and 11 are shown)
Shrinker (R8)	Issue #401546693 Unable to Generate Signed APK after updating to AGP 8.9.0 Issue #397737234 Analyze written-before-read property at allocation sites encounters error when generating classfile Issue #389737060 Problem regarding Java SPI in R8 shrinker of versions 8.6.*, 8.7.*, 8.8.0

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 8 is now available in the Canary channel.

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Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 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 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 8 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-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 #319065197 Add support for passing "isolated splits" info to R8 Issue #390736538 App crashes with NoClassDefFoundError and ClassNotFoundException when running app from Android Studio Issue #395798193 Android Gradle Plugin: Avoid overriding Sync.getDestinationDir() in PackageRenderscriptTask and ProcessJavaResTask Issue #118690729 Use merged java resources for unit tests
Deployment	Issue #383757530 Incorrect deployment failure error message: says minSdk, means targetSdk
Gradle	Issue #214570613 Keep build.gradle's `namespace` property in sync when refactoring package name in AS
Gradle Files Editor	Issue #271914036 Version Catalog file naming inconsistent with UI Issue #388555862 DependencyHelper does not add plugin correctly to single module project Issue #394626204 Add declarative error handle to navigate to error line
Import/Sync	Issue #379985077 Project structure dialog problem Issue #299322773 Have a settings disable auto-import on project open
Lint	Issue #399692455 Error in the text of the warning message: "Unnecessary; `Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O` is *never* true here (`SDK_INT` ≥ 26 and < 31)"
StudioBot	Issue #399734590 Prompt library file created in my project without editing prompt library

Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 is now available in the Stable channel.

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Android Studio Meerkat | 2024.3.1 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 Meerkat, see the Android Studio release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Meerkat, see closed issues.