Android Studio Release Updates: Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-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 #414988521

How to specify a boolean value for experimentalProperties

Issue #390602110

Explicitly enabling device tests in a non-default build type using AGP does not work

Layout Inspector

Issue #416905652

Layout inspector doesn't show components for XR app in expanded mode

Running Devices

Issue #416893561

XR keybindings don't work from hardware mode