Monday, January 26, 2026

Android Studio Panda 2 Canary 1 now available

Android Studio Panda 2 | 2025.3.2 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 Panda 2, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Panda 2 | 2025.3.2 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.1.0-alpha06. 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
Compose Preview
The preview of Composables with strings with `<xliff:g>` placeholders always show the `xliff` metadata
Database Inspector
App Inspector crash/issue with IDE issues
Layout and Resource Editing
layout editor in studio fails to render due to Expecting non-static method 'long android.hardware.display.DisplayManagerGlobal.mapFlagsToInternalEventFlag(long, long)'
Running Devices
Disable auto focus to Emulator after launching an app
Screenshot Editor
AVD Screenshots are stored in wrong location