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Android Studio 3.0 Canary 1, SDK Updates, and maven.google.com are now available
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Today we have lots of updates to share with you including Android Studio 3.0 Canary 1, SDK updates, new library updates through maven.google.com, and additional Android O support.
Android Studio 3.0 Canary 1
This canary and dev channel release encapsulates our previous work in Android Studio 2.4, but mergers with our Gradle 2.5 plugin using Gradle 4.0 milestone 1. Given the magnitude of this update:
new features
,
Kotlin language support
, and breaking Gradle changes, we have decided to promote the version to Android Studio 3.0.
The
Android Gradle plugin 3.0.0-alpha1
aims to improve build performance for Android projects with a large number of modules. In order to bring about these gains, there are some breaking changes in the plugin behavior, DSL, and APIs. This impacts both build files and Gradle plugins. For instructions on how to migrate your own project to use this plugin, see
Migrate to the 3.0 Plugin
.
Unfortunately we are not able to offer patches to Android Studio 3.0 from Android Studio 2.4 Preview 7 or any previous version. We will continue to offer patch upgrades as new canaries are released from Android Studio 3.0, but can not offer patches to this version. We will not update Android Studio 2.4 versions any further.
For much more information, see the
Android Studio 3.0 announcement
.
Google's Maven repository for Android libraries
The Android Support Library dependencies are now available from Google's Maven repository at maven.google.com—instead of downloading from the Android SDK Manager.
This new distribution method simplifies Maven dependency management for those using continuous integration systems.
Two new libraries available today are:
Architecture Components Library
,
Android Instant App Library
, and we have updated
Support Library to 26.0.0-beta1
*.
In the future we plan to distribute all Android libraries only through maven.google.com.
From now on, the latest versions of the following libraries are available only from Google's Maven repo (new versions are
not
available in the SDK Manager):
Android Support Library
Constraint Layout Library
Android Test Support Library
Databinding Library
To start using Google's Maven repository, follow these
instructions to update your build dependencies
.
SDK Updates
The majority of these updates include bug fixes and added support for the O Beta 1 update. If you are doing O development it is highly recommended that you set Android Studio to the Canary channel and update all SDK components offered to the newest version.
Canary and Dev Channel Updates
SDK Platform O r2*
Build-tools 26.0.0-rc2
Platform-Tools 26.0.0-rc2
Emulator 26.1.0
Lldb-3.0.3970975
Android O Google API's x86 System Images r3
Android TV x86 O System Image r2
Android O Play x86 Play System Images r3
O Wear System Image r2
NDK r15 beta 2
Android Instant Apps 1.0
Google Repository Updates
Stable Channel Updates
Platform-tools 25.0.6
* Updates in SDK Platforms O r2 require you to have Support Library 26.0.0-beta1 installed to compile
O Beta 1 targeted applications
.
Android Studio 2.3.2 is now available in the stable channel
Thursday, May 11, 2017
We are pleased to announce Android Studio 2.3.2 is now available in the stable channel.
This Studio update has already been in the
beta channel
since April 26th
This update fixes a incompatibility issue with NDK r14+ and enables support for Google play system images.
For the best experience in Google Play system images we recommend updating the following:
Android Studio 2.3.2
Android Emulator 26.0.0
SDK Platforms > Android 7.0 (Nougat) > Google Play Intel x86 Atom System Image (r12+)
Android Studio 2.4 Preview 7 is now available
Friday, April 28, 2017
Overall this build is looking good. Beyond closing Android studio bugs we have merged
IntelliJ 2017.1.1
into Android Studio.
Please feel free to check it and give us
feedback
.
Google Play System Images: Android Studio 2.3.2 and Emulator 26.0.2 are now available in the Beta Channel
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Android Studio 2.3.2, Emulator 26.0.2, and API 24 system image with Google Play are now available in the Beta channel. These changes include the following updates:
Android Studio 2.3.2
AVD Manager updates to support Google Play in system images.
Bug fixes for NDK builds when using R14+ of the NDK.
Emulator 26.0.2
Google Play UI: There is a new tab in the extended window only for Google Play store images, which displays the Play services version and a button to check for Play services update.
Fixed an issue where the emulator would take 300% CPU and hold it after resuming the host computer from sleep (or emulator otherwise running for a long time).
Added a dropdown to select OpenGL renderer in the Emulator Settings page. If you are having OpenGL driver issues and are on Windows, try out the ANGLE (D3D11) or ANGLE (D3D9) options (requires restart). If you are having OpenGL driver issues but are not on Windows, try out the Swiftshader software renderer (requires restart).
Android 7.0 (Nougat) / API 24 Google Play Intel x86 Atom System Image
We are promoting this build from Canary and Dev channels to the Beta channel.
Note:
System images with Google Play currently only work with AVDs targeting Nexus 5 and 5X. You can see this called out in Android Studio's 2.3.2+ AVD Manager Play Store Column.
Android Studio 2.4 Preview 6 is now available.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Fixes
Issue 335265
: New Project Wizard: Create a new C++ project doesn't load in new window when cmake is not installed
We continue to take more fixes and will try to include IntelliJ 2017.1.1 as part of a future preview.
Known Issues
Bug 360341
: It appears we may have a regression in C++ from Android Studio Preview 4 to Preview 5 that persists in Preview 6. We are looking into it and hope to have a fix in Preview 7.
Android Studio 2.4 Preview 5 is now available
Friday, April 7, 2017
Fixes
Android Studio 2.4 Preview 5 includes updates from
IntelliJ 2017.1
. This is the latest stable release from JetBrains and will likely be the last major IntelliJ update in Android Studio 2.4.
We continue to close bugs as we work to a beta quality release.
Known Issues
Issue 335265
: New Project Wizard: Create a new C++ project doesn't load in new window when cmake is not installed
Issue 335292
New Project Wizard: Constraint layout library downloads after project creation UI Wizard
Android Studio 2.4 Preview 4 is now available
Monday, April 3, 2017
The latest preview for Android Studio 2.4 includes updates to the build tools, Google Play in the emulator, and some bug fixes.
Whats New
Build
Java 8 language features support. This preview release introduces built-in support for Java 8 libraries and certain Java 8 language features. Jack is no longer required, and you should first disable Jack to use the improved Java 8 support built into the default toolchain. For more information see
how to use Java 8 language features
.
Deploy and Test
The Google Play store app is now included in Android 7.0 (API 24) emulator system images. You will need to create a new Android Virtual Devices and select a hardware device configuration compatible with the Google Play Store.
Note: Compatible devices are denoted by the new
Play Store
column
Fixes
We continue to fix issues as they are reported, triaged, and prioritized by our development teams. Please continue to file feedback with reproducible steps as we work to reach a beta quality build.
Known Issues
After updating the Android plugin version, you need to stop the Gradle daemon to apply the update (
Issue 267099
). Otherwise, Gradle sync and builds fail with the following error:
Could not initialize class com.android.ide.common.util.ReadWriteProcessLock
,
Failed to notify build listener
, or
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
.
To stop the daemon, you can either restart Android Studio, or enter the following command in the IDE's Terminal window:
./gradlew --stop
. Gradle restarts the daemon for you the next time you sync or build your project.