Thursday, August 14, 2025

Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 RC 1 now available

Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 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 Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.13.0-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
`com.android.kotlin.multiplatform.library` crashes with Gradle Managed Devices
Shrinker (R8)
ClassCastException from impossible class with R8
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Index 0 out of bounds for length 0 since 8.10.0
Parsing of patterns in enableExperimentalPartialShrinking API is very strict