Thursday, March 19, 2026

Android Studio Panda 4 | 2025.3.4 Canary 1 now available

Android Studio Panda 4 | 2025.3.4 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 4, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Panda 4 | 2025.3.4 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.2.0-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
keepRules sourceset not working for libraries
Gemini
Failed to refresh models
Live Edit
Remove LINK_VIA_SIGNATURES
Project View
Bug Report: "Android" Project View Crashes with NullPointerException in BackupGroupNode
Bug in Android Studio,
"Android" project file view indefinitely "loading...."
Shrinker (R8)
Targeting Java 11 seems to break d8