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Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 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 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 3 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha03. 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
When `isIncludeAndroidResources` is enabled, `process{Variant}UnitTestManifest` fails to merge tools:overrideLibrary usages in AGP 8.12.0
AGP causing deprecation warnings in Gradle for JVM test tasks
DependencyReportTask is incompatible with the configuration cache
C++ Build
cross-module native dependency modeled incorrectly
Compose Editing
Color scheme for calls to compose functions don't update
Lint
Bug: removal of unused resources doesn't also remove the translations of them, and doesn't ask about it either
Running Devices
No audio (except media) plays on computer when "redirect audio from local devices" is enabled

Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 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 3 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 RC 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.13.0-rc02. 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 SDK Upgrade Assistant
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant does not display

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Patch 2 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 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Patch 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.2. 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 SDK Upgrade Assistant
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant does not display

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 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 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 2 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha02. 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
Fail build when proguard file does not exist
remove buildconfig defaults gradle.properties flags
Change the app’s targetSdk default value to be based on compileSdk instead of minSdk
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant does not display
Gradle
Fix usage of Provider<*?> and Property<*?> in AGP
Remote Devices
Ellipsize the model id in the add remote device dialog
Running Tests
Device Info is the default tab when selecting a failed test case
Testing Tools
Test failure should default to showing Logs, not Device Info pane

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Patch 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 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 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Patch 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.1. 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
`com.android.kotlin.multiplatform.library` crashes with Gradle Managed Devices
Multiplatform
Robolectric host test doesn't work unless device test is also configured in new Android-KMP Gradle plugin

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 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 Narwhal 4 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 Canary 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 9.0.0-alpha01. 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
Remove deprecated AndroidSourceSet.jni in AGP 9.0
Remove Installation.installOptions() in AGP 9.0
Remove BuildType.isRenderscriptDebuggable in AGP 9.0.
Remove android.defaults.buildfeatures.renderscript
`com.android.kotlin.multiplatform.library` crashes with Gradle Managed Devices
Remove `android.defaults.buildfeatures.aidl` defaults gradle.properties flags
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing
update<Variant>ScreenshotTest task lost FROM-CACHE capability in 0.0.1-alpha10
Database Inspector
Database Inspector does not work with BundledSQLiteDriver.
Project Structure
Typo in dialog
Running Devices
Feature request, "Running devices": Show more complete device name for the case that several devices of same model is connected
Testing Tools
Remove TestOptions devices and deviceGroups DSL

Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 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 3 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 RC 1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.13.0-rc01. 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
`com.android.kotlin.multiplatform.library` crashes with Gradle Managed Devices
Shrinker (R8)
ClassCastException from impossible class with R8
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Index 0 out of bounds for length 0 since 8.10.0
Parsing of patterns in enableExperimentalPartialShrinking API is very strict

Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 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 Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each previous release of Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop, see closed issues.

General fixes and features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Narwhal 3 Feature Drop | 2025.1.3 Canary 4 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.13.0-alpha04. 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
Change the app’s targetSdk default value to be based on compileSdk instead of minSdk
Code Editor
Version 2.9.0 - Unresolved reference 'fromSavedStateHandle'.
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing - Drawables with decimal places in size cause failures