Release updates archive

Android Studio 3.6.1 is now available in the Stable channel.

If you already have an Android Studio build on the Stable channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download here.

This minor release includes the following changes:

Git version control authentication issue resolved

In the initial release of Android Studio 3.6, operations requiring authentication in Git version control were broken in the IDE. This bug has been fixed in 3.6.1. See Issue #124680708 for more information.

Multi Preview feature removed

This feature wasn't quite ready for version 3.6 of Android Studio and had been inadvertently left in the final release. We've removed Multi Preview from Android Studio 3.6.1. However, if you would like to use Multi Preview, a more refined version of the feature is available in the 4.0 beta releases.

For information on new features and changes in all releases of Android Studio, see the Android Studio release notes.

We greatly appreciate your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. Note that you can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that you are also affected by it.

Emulator 30.0.2 is now available in the Canary and Dev channels. Changes relative to 30.0.0:

• When using a host webcam on Linux (webcam0 and others), more webcam formats are supported.
• When running with Android 11 system images, a new protocol is used for the camera that uses host coherent shared memory and async processing.
• For the Linux emulator, if the user does not have permissions to use /dev/kvm, we now print more informative error messages.
• Emulator can now be launched from an sshfs mount point.
• Added support for host-side / hardware H.264 and VPx decode via combinations of ffmpeg, VideoToolbox on macOS, and CUDA if a NVIDIA GPU is used on the host. This requires a future Android 11 system image release.
• Sensors are now supported through the gRPC channel.
• Fixed issue in Hypervisor.framework backend where x86 AND/OR instructions were not properly emulated when in long mode.
• For now, we do not start the gRPC server by default due to issues with higher CPU usage when WebRTC is also started with it.

HAXM 7.5.6 is now available in all channels. Changes:

• Fixed crash/freeze on host machines with more than 64 CPUs.
• More details: https://github.com/intel/haxm/releases/tag/v7.5.6

AMD Hypervisor 1.4 is now available in all channels. Changes:

• Fixed driver signing issues when running with Windows 7.

Android Studio 4.1 Canary 1 is now available in the Canary and Dev channels.

If you have Android Studio set to receive updates on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by choosing Help > Check for Updates (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

Assertions in debug builds

Assertions in your Java code are now enabled when deploying the debug version of your app. See the release notes for more information.

Jetpack Compose

Jetpack Compose is now available in the 4.1 channel; it has been removed from the 4.0 channel. See the release notes for more information.

Git version control errors in the IDE

Operations requiring authentication in Git version control are broken in the IDE for Android Studio 4.1 Canary 1 and will be fixed in an upcoming release.

As a workaround, use Git from the command line.

General fixes

This update includes fixes for the following public issues:

Android

• Issue #147105605: Move codegen to AS Gradle codebase
• Issue #148944828: [MLKit Plugin] Throw IOException from light class's constructor method to match the real impl
• Issue #147595970: Create mlkit_common module in tools/base
• Issue #149663643: [AS Integration] Use single hierarchy package suffix for auto generated classes
• Issue #148283520: Set up mlkit-common module with library in maven
• Issue #147890886: Avoid scanning all modules in MlkitClassFinder
• Issue #147680613: Add light class support for codegen in AS codebase
• Issue #148621263: Add more data in mlkit-common
• Issue #149254807: [AS Integration] Inner classes of generated class are not discoverable independently by auto completion
• Issue #149718660: [AS Integration] Add navigation support for inner classes
• Issue #149252211: [AS Integration] Render the summary and usage of generated class in model viewer
• Issue #149791876: Rename Param and ModelData in mlkit-common
• Issue #144867508: Create ML Kit Module in Android Studio
• Issue #146015231: Create MLKIT Task in AGP for model classes auto-generation

Android Gradle Plugin

• Issue #147768068: AGP 3.6 RC 1 produces non constants R fields when using the android name space.
• Issue #148005697: [AGP 4.0.0-alpha08] DataBindingInfo is being defined in the same package across different modules
• Issue #147486992: Use artifact transforms for external libraries in dexing task
• Issue #115334911: Change how we model test - tested app dependency
• Issue #148164947: AndroidLibrary.getLintJar is not valid for sub-project
• Issue #144513656: Lint's Gradle task hangs after update to AGP 3.6.0-beta04
• Issue #146869072: Task failed on mergeExtDex
• Issue #148442683: Build APK outputs.json metadata incorrectly setting value of versionName
• Issue #141535821: BasePlugin.checkModulesForErrors is quadratic in number of projects
• Issue #146922959: GenerateTestConfig does not consider build directory name as task input property
• Issue #135471813: Gradle PNG generation doesn't handle qualifiers
• Issue #116859397: Ensure feature abiFilters are the same as the base module's
• Issue #146907851: Update guava from 27.1-jre to 28.1-jre
• Issue #147289282: The option setting 'android.enableR8=true' is deprecated.null
• Issue #148443410: Assertion fails in DependencyResourcesComputer.compute

Android Studio

• Issue #71894463: Radial Gradient SVG from Sketch is not imported correctly by the Vector Asset Tool

App Model

• Issue #147432884: Invert compression and adding salt to make the footprint of sdk dependency data smaller in APKs

Build

• Issue #147448576: AGP 3.6 RC 1: Unsupported gradient type: "sweep"

Build Output

• Issue #146593375: Processing the events in the build output windows delays the app install

Build Variants

• Issue #142608498: AS forgets selected build variant

C++ Debugger

• Issue #145707569: LLDB Startup Commands Can't work with `Attach Debugger to Android Process` when debug

C++ Editor

• Issue #144938511: Android Studio doesn't support CMake's OBJECT library

C++ Import/Sync

• Issue #148805330: Syncing C++ projects leak memory in AGP 3.6rc02

Code Editor

• Issue #149041225: Freeze in AndroidProcessMonitorManager.getMonitor
• Issue #146115250: Data Binding functionality stops working (Logs show crash in LayoutBindingShortNamesCache$3.compute)
• Issue #147802433: Proguard unresolved symbols shown in gray instead of red

ConstraintLayout

• Issue #140882056: ConstraintLayout's Flow class located in different package in androidx and android.support

Core IDE

• Issue #129362597: Gradle attempt at parsing a redirect notice from Maven Repository
• Issue #143693655: Manifest merging runs all the time

Data Binding

• Issue #147609508: Data Binding not resolving the binding class for layouts in different sourceSet
• Issue #146538006: IDE sometimes fails to resolve "include" layouts

Deployment

• Issue #139859267: `Default Activity not found` error, "Multiple entries with same key" in ActivityAttributesSnapshot

Design Tools

• Issue #147805557: Improve packing algorithm in multi preview window

Gradle C++

• Issue #134374003: Android Gradle Plugin: “Expected output file at … for target … but there was none” when CMakeLists defines object libraries

Import/Sync

• Issue #145235353: Require sync after change comment in gradle file is pointless

IntelliJ

• Issue #124680708: Git Push Crashes from IDE

Java 11 Blockers

• Issue #127544816: Potential blocker for Java 11 rollout: Android Lint

Layout Editor

• Issue #143600084: Views cannot be dragged to Flow element in component tree
• Issue #37117915: Help button for Layout Editor

Layout Inspector

• Issue #148890011: LayoutInspector violates WebView Strict Mode and spams popups

Lint

• Issue #149490356: Lint CLI driver crashes on Windows \r\n separators
• Issue #148051144: Lint on AGP 4.0.0-alpha09 fails with InvocationTargetException
• Issue #64415817: NPE on method reference
• Issue #139490306: Lint does not flag NewApi violations in androidTest sources
• Issue #113198298: UnusedResources should handle checking dynamic feature modules

NDK

• Issue #142590626: Renderscript not compiling after updating to macOS Catalina

New Project Wizard

• Issue #148930092: Modules without .iml files may cause "empty android project view"
• Issue #147701786: Strings not escaped for app name

Preference

• Issue #137173772: SettingsActivity (androidx) EditTextPreference crashes on rotation from landscape to portrait
• Issue #146166988: Bug: "Target fragment must implement TargetFragment interface" after rotating screen twice with EditTextPreferenceDialog open

Project Structure

• Issue #126937269: [New PSD] buildType/productVlavor etc. names are not properly validated when creating a new item
• Issue #147798442: [PSD] Extra entries are added for new variable

Project System

• Issue #147246554: "Not a gradle Project" When a build file is defined in the settings.gradle.kts with rootProject.buildFileName
• Issue #128673540: kotlin DSL gradle and AndroidX refactoring

Project View

• Issue #111527585: Android project view refreshes over and over again
• Issue #121345405: The Android Studio "Android Explorer" does not show test directories for combined flavors.

Resources

• Issue #148173587: [Regression] Importing SVG is broken ("fillType was already specified")

SDK Console

• Issue #148527133: Upgrade protobuf version to 3.10.0 in AGP

Templates

• Issue #145977222: Remove implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar']) from new project template.

View Binding

• Issue #147927480: Class com.example.viewbinding.SimpleInTestModuleTest fails
• Issue #147684086: Generated Binding classes appear to have a public no-args constructor

For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio 4.1, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

We greatly appreciate your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. Note that you can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that you are also affected by it.

Android Studio 4.0 Beta 1 is now available in the Beta channel.

If you have Android Studio set up to receive updates on the Beta channel, you can get the update by choosing Help > Check for Updates (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

General fixes

This update also includes fixes for the following public issues:

Android Gradle Plugin

• Issue #144513656: Lint's Gradle task hangs after update to AGP 3.6.0-beta04
• Issue #146869072: Task failed on mergeExtDex
• Issue #147768068: AGP 3.6 RC 1 produces non constants R fields when using the android name space.
• Issue #148005697: [AGP 4.0.0-alpha08] DataBindingInfo is being defined in the same package across different modules
• Issue #147289282: The option setting 'android.enableR8=true' is deprecated.null

Android Studio

• Issue #71894463: Radial Gradient SVG from Sketch is not imported correctly by the Vector Asset Tool

Build

• Issue #147448576: AGP 3.6 RC 1: Unsupported gradient type: "sweep"

Build Output

• Issue #146593375: Processing the events in the build output windows delays the app install

C++ Import/Sync

• Issue #148805330: Syncing C++ projects leak memory in AGP 3.6rc02

Code Editor

• Issue #146115250: Data Binding functionality stops working (Logs show crash in LayoutBindingShortNamesCache$3.compute)
• Issue #147802433: Proguard unresolved symbols shown in gray instead of red

ConstraintLayout

• Issue #140882056: ConstraintLayout's Flow class located in different package in androidx and android.support

Data Binding

• Issue #147609508: Data Binding not resolving the binding class for layouts in different sourceSet
• Issue #146538006: IDE sometimes fails to resolve "include" layouts

Design Tools

• Issue #147805557: Improve packing algorithm in multi preview window

Dexer (D8)

• Issue #147865212: D8 in debug mode fails for valid local information spanning only a 'nop'
• Issue #148734239: Running R8 or D8 loses the 4.X version of compatibility.
• Issue #148366506: Bug in PeepholeOptimizer

IntelliJ

• Issue #145767113: Failed to start Git process User Authentication Token not found

Layout Editor

• Issue #143600084: Views cannot be dragged to Flow element in component tree
• Issue #37117915: Help button for Layout Editor

Layout Inspector

• Issue #148890011: LayoutInspector violates WebView Strict Mode and spams popups

Lint

• Issue #64415817: NPE on method reference
• Issue #113198298: UnusedResources should handle checking dynamic feature modules

New Project Wizard

• Issue #148930092: Modules without .iml files may cause "empty android project view"
• Issue #147701786: Strings not escaped for app name

Project System

• Issue #147246554: "Not a gradle Project" When a build file is defined in the settings.gradle.kts with rootProject.buildFileName
• Issue #128673540: kotlin DSL gradle and AndroidX refactoring

Project View

• Issue #111527585: Android project view refreshes over and over again

Resources

• Issue #148173587: [Regression] Importing SVG is broken ("fillType was already specified")

Shrinker (R8)

• Issue #147411673: R8 causes issues with OkHttp 4.3
• Issue #147386014: Class.genericInterfaces returns T in the array
• Issue #147480426: NullPointerException at ProguardMapMinifier.java while compiling androidTest apk
• Issue #147470785: R8 causes issues with aar specified proguard.txt
• Issue #148313389: Incorrect vertical class merging with full mode enabled leads to crash (AGP 3.6.0-rc1 and higher)
• Issue #148021799: Unreachable DexItemBasedConstString in AGP 3.5.3
• Issue #148525512: Version 2.1.2-dev (java-lang-VerifyError)

For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio 4.0, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

We greatly appreciate your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. Note that you can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that you are also affected by it.

Android Studio 3.6 is now available in the Stable channel. You can download it here.

For an overview of what's new in this release, see the release notes.

Android Studio 3.6 Release Candidate 3 is now available in the Beta channel.

If you have Android Studio set up to receive updates on the Beta channel, you can get the update by choosing Help > Check for Updates (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.

General fixes

This update also includes fixes for the following public issues:
Dexer (D8)

• Issue #147865212: D8 in debug mode fails for valid local information spanning only a 'nop'

Editing

• Issue #146115250: Data Binding functionality stops working (Logs show crash in LayoutBindingShortNamesCache$3.compute)

Resources

• Issue #148173587: [Regression] Importing SVG is broken ("fillType was already specified")

Run Debug

• Issue #139859267: `Default Activity not found` error, "Multiple entries with same key" in ActivityAttributesSnapshot

Shrinker (R8)

• Issue #148021799: Unreachable DexItemBasedConstString in AGP 3.5.3
• Issue #148313389: Incorrect vertical class merging with full mode enabled leads to crash (AGP 3.6.0-rc1 and higher)

For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio 3.6, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

We greatly appreciate your bug reports, which help us to make Android Studio better. If you encounter a problem, let us know by reporting a bug. Note that you can also vote for an existing issue to indicate that you are also affected by it.