Thursday, October 1, 2026

Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 3 now available

Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 3 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 Rabbit 2, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Rabbit 2, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Rabbit 2 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.5.0-alpha08. 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
Warning in generateReleaseRFile task when using JDK 25
AGP 8.11+ / 9.0 blocks build due to ANDROID_PREFS_ROOT even after removal
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing
Element type "testsuite" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>"
Feature Request [Compose Screenshot Testing]: Support custom filenames or use PreviewParameterProvider display names for reference images
Compose screenshot HTML report fails to embed images when using Gradle --project-dir
Gradle Integration
AGP 9.4 breaks previously-correct JUnit XML: `@Ignore` tests become failures while the build succeeds
Running Devices
The physical device screen mirror is showing in very low resolution. I can’t even read the text