Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 5 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 5 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha05. 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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android.proguard.failOnMissingFiles is not working for consumerProguardFiles
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Update Kotlin Gradle plugin dependency to 2.2.10
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Create KotlinJvmAndroidCompilation using KGP API
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Kotlin explicit API mode applied to test sources
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| Build Variant |
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filter/scroll to build type while type
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| Import/Sync |
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PsBuildTypeTest#testSetListReferences disabled
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DeclaredDependenciesModelBuilder violates Project Isolation when accessing ProjectDependency properties
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| Lint |
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Lint throwing warning "Could not clean up K2 caches"
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| Remote Devices |
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Bug: remote devices sometimes keep disconnecting, despite showing it succeeded to install&run the app
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