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Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 4 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, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Otter, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha09. 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
`legacy-kapt` plugin skips annotation processing unlike `kotlin-kapt`
compileSdkSpec.minorApiLevel is not working with SettingsExtension
[fused lib - public] Generated fused library does not include sources
C++ Build
Narwhal 2025.1.3 - Backup Restore File Group Throwing NPE
Compose Preview
Cannot launch preview with PreviewParameter on device after project reopening
Layout and Resource Editing
After adding a configure hardware profile, it cannot be found in the Device For Preview

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 RC 2 is now available in the Beta channel.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta 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 Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 RC 2 and Android Gradle Plugin . 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
Deployment
Android Studio app deploy to device always re-deploys large, unchanged component APK

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 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 Otter, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Otter, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-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
Resources
String resource created, but the reference in code is still red.

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 RC 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta 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 Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 2 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, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Otter, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha07. 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
A build fails if there are code generation tasks
With `android.builtInKotlin=false` and `android.newDsl=false` and `android.enableLegacyVariantApi=false`, using `kotlin-android` plugin will fail with "API 'applicationVariants' is obsolete"
Built-in Kotlin fails to resolve unversioned kotlin-stdlib when kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
DexData opens a file without closing, preventing cleanup
AndroidSourceDirectorySet should stop extending PatternFilterable in AGP 9.0
Code Analysis
CustomViewStyleable false negative with withStyledAttributes KTX
Compose Preview
Compose Previews: scrolling stops on headers
Renaming composable should ask to rename preview
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing
com.android.compose.screenshot Gradle plugin uses deprecated APIs
Debugger
Kotlin debugger very slow on 'Debugger: Searching for Kotlin file'
Profilers
"View Live Telemetry" Profiler view shows wrong memory scale
Translations Editor
Editing box in Translation editor get mixed when sorting.
The sub table rows don't line up
Translations Editor language columns get out of sync when using "hidden search" function.

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 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, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-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
Android Gradle Plugin
New optimizaation DSL does not create configuration.txt by default
AGP 8.13.0 fails to verify nav graph in a module
AGP uses deprecated Gradle API: multi-string notation
Warn users trying to use legacy multidex library with minSdkVersion >=21
API
Legacy AGP variant API to be opt-in targeting AGP 9.0
Code Analysis
[lint] UseKtx "replace with the edit extension function" quick fix breaks with(sharedPreferences.edit()) { ... }
Compose Editing
Kotlin editor: Selecting a class shown with parentheses often adds it without parentheses
Deployment
Android Studio app deploy to device always re-deploys large, unchanged component APK
Gemini
chat timeline crashes (GiAS Business)
Lint
Lint ChecksSdkIntAtLeast Check does not check if the annotated value is correct
Release Bundle/APKs
Generating signed bundle requires you to update the Android Gradle plugin to version 3.2.0 or higher
Running Devices
"Screenshot" window does not apply chosen screenshot type on open

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 5 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 Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 5 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-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
android.proguard.failOnMissingFiles is not working for consumerProguardFiles
Update Kotlin Gradle plugin dependency to 2.2.10
Create KotlinJvmAndroidCompilation using KGP API
Kotlin explicit API mode applied to test sources
Build Variant
filter/scroll to build type while type
Import/Sync
PsBuildTypeTest#testSetListReferences disabled
DeclaredDependenciesModelBuilder violates Project Isolation when accessing ProjectDependency properties
Lint
Lint throwing warning "Could not clean up K2 caches"
Remote Devices
Bug: remote devices sometimes keep disconnecting, despite showing it succeeded to install&run the app