Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 1 now available

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
Isolated project: DeclarativeSchemaModel serialization error
Apply Changes
Apply Code Changes always causes Activity to get recreated
Compose Preview
Device specific previews should set the uiMode
Gradle
Keep build.gradle's `namespace` property in sync when refactoring package name in AS
Live Edit
251 merge: failure on BasicCompileTest.renamedFile()
251 merge: LiveEdit integration test failure with IR CodeGen exception
251 merge: KeyMeta null point exception
Translations Editor
Regression ? Translation Editor fails om creating translated texts.