Android Studio Release Updates: Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop

Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 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 Otter 2 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Otter 2 Feature Drop | 2025.2.2 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha11. 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 #450851465

Built-in-kotlin does not publish kotlin-stdlib dependency constraint in maven pom

Issue #420592288

Add a test case for divergence between compileSdk and targetSdk

Issue #449153004

empty resConfigs value leads to obscure aapt error

Gemini

Issue #448073452

The agent mode awareness popup shows up for agent mode users

Resources