Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 4 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 4 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.
For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see
closed issues.
General fixes and features
Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha04. 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 |
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Switch default source/target Java version from Java 8 to Java 11 in AGP 9.0
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Flip android.useAndroidX default to true
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Better exception when applying kapt plugin with built-in Kotlin.
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| Gradle |
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Update default build tools in AGP to at least 35.0.1, probably 36
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| Lint |
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Lint throwing warning "Could not clean up K2 caches"
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| Running Devices |
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Running Devices streaming stops
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