Thursday, July 24, 2025

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 Canary 2 now available

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.13.0-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++ Editor
AS 16 KB: APK viewer shows root-level 16 KB warning when all .so files are compressed
Fused Library Plugin
[fused lib] validateDependenices task mistakes constraints for dependencies
Gemini
Crash because of "java.lang.ClassCircularityError: java/util/AbstractList$RandomAccessSpliterator"
Multiplatform
Robolectric host test doesn't work unless device test is also configured in new Android-KMP Gradle plugin
Running Tests
gmdAndroidTest was blocked while setup emulator
SDK Manager
Modal popup for SDK downloads at startup can't be dismissed
Translations Editor
Translations editor sort is reset on refresh