Release Updates

Android Studio Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 Patch 1 now available

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 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 Update (Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.reporting a bugvote for an existing issue

Fixed issues

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #242831042

Migrate from destination property to outputLocation property to address deprecation warning and prepare for Gradle 9.0

Issue #261329823

AGP 7.4.0-rc01 breaks Variant API with "Querying the mapped value of map(provider(java.util.Set)) before task '...' has completed is not supported"

Installer

Issue #265309504

Android Studio Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 can't open Windows 11

Logcat

Issue #263475910

Cannot type @ (conflict from logcat shortcut)

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 2 now available

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Android Studio - Giraffe | 2022.3.1 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Giraffe, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog. The following is list of general fixes in Android Studio Giraffe Canary 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 Gradle Plugin

Issue #257976107

[Android Studio : Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 8] liblog.so is packaged inside the APK

Issue #263575963

KGP reads manifest during configuration, invalidating configuration cache on manifest change

Issue #259995135

Build warning message unclear when problem in merged manifest

Compose Preview

Issue #246287706

"Render issues" found while rendering Compose previews, but the Problems tab is empty

Deployment

Issue #258484267

com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: 345 ms to call on EDT DeviceAndSnapshotComboBoxAction#update@NavBarToolbar

Emulator

Issue #264861824

Record Screen hangs when switching emulators during recording

Import/Sync

Issue #231687028

Updating gradle-wrapper.properties does not start a new Gradle daemon

Installer

Issue #265309504

Android Studio Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 can't open Windows 11

Lint

Issue #263887242

Lint false positive about remember after Kotlin upgrade to 1.8.0

Issue #239767506

False positive Lint warning for SDK_INT checks performed inside a method with a enum parameter

New Project Wizard

Issue #197882517

Sluggish painting performance in the new project template chooser

Running Devices

Issue #265843303

Loading of Quickboot snapshot always fails and takes the emulator with it

SDK Manager

Issue #251482055

NDK fails to install due to checksum error

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 1 now available

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Android Studio - Giraffe | 2022.3.1 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Giraffe, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog. The following is list of general fixes in Android Studio Giraffe Canary 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

Issue #263576736

`com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ShaderCompile` issues with configuration cache

Issue #263469991

Adding to Java resources using AGP APIs breaks configuration cache

Build Analyzer

Issue #260731464

NPE in TasksTreeStructure.updateStructure (Build Analyzer)

Compose Editing

Issue #209060418

Autocomplete is unclear and adds redundant trailing lambda

Deployment

Issue #258484267

com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: 345 ms to call on EDT DeviceAndSnapshotComboBoxAction#update@NavBarToolbar

Emulator

Issue #263888676

Privacy warning has to be shown when user enables device mirroring in Settings

Gradle

Issue #255545053

I can't set gradle JDK to simply point at JAVA_HOME like I can in IntelliJ IDEA.

Import/Sync

Issue #236692992

JDK missing from the IDE

Issue #234749386

useLibrary is ignored by the IDE // Android "Car" library resolution fails (red in IDE): OK in ArticFox/Bumblebee, failing in Chipmunk

Lint

Issue #263526184

Lint only checks safe casts for directly implemented interfaces, not inherited ones

Issue #263526227

Lint doesn't check valid casts for call receivers

Issue #262851206

TypedArray#close (API 31) not desugared but AS does not display warning when used in try-with-resources

Issue #263115741

Bug: false positive warning of "The 'BC' provider is deprecated and as of Android P..."

Logcat

Issue #236721231

Request: remove max duration of screen recording of 3 minutes

SDK Manager

Issue #251482055

NDK fails to install due to checksum error

Android Studio Flamingo Beta 1 now available

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Beta 1 is now available in the Beta channels.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.The following is list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Beta 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

Issue #263576736

`com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ShaderCompile` issues with configuration cache

Issue #263469991

Adding to Java resources using AGP APIs breaks configuration cache

Build Analyzer

Issue #260731464

NPE in TasksTreeStructure.updateStructure (Build Analyzer)

Emulator

Issue #263888676

Privacy warning has to be shown when user enables device mirroring in Settings

Lint

Issue #262851206

TypedArray#close (API 31) not desugared but AS does not display warning when used in try-with-resources

Issue #263526227

Lint doesn't check valid casts for call receivers

Issue #263526184

Lint only checks safe casts for directly implemented interfaces, not inherited ones

Android Studio Electric Eel available in the Stable channel

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Android Studio Electric Eel is now available in the Stable channel. You can download it here.release notes

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 11 now available

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 11 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

Fixed Issues

Build Analyzer

Issue #260731464

NPE in TasksTreeStructure.updateStructure (Build Analyzer)

Emulator

Issue #263888676

Privacy warning has to be shown when user enables device mirroring in Settings

Android Studio Electric Eel RC3 now available

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 RC3 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

Fixed Issues

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #258704137

r8.jvmArgs don't get used

Deployment

Issue #260517780

Device mirroring error

Fragment

Issue #237567009

Fragment DialogFragmentCallbacksDetector Lint is broken when I upgrade to lint 30.4.x (AGP 7.4.x)

Import/Sync

Issue #256669321

No run configurations created for modules with "com.android.test" Gradle plugin

Issue #248576926

Frozen IDE attempting kotlin method refactor in large project

Lint

Issue #259140252

Lint: NPE due to querying Application instance in mergeOnly mode

Shrinker (R8)

Issue #238399429

[R8 3.3.68] Crash on some Android 6 devices after upgrading from R8 3.2

Issue #258270051

Latest version com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1 with okhttp 3.12.13 crashes on Android API 16

Issue #259389417

R8 doesn't properly obfuscate enum constant values for Kotlin enum class

Issue #259298098

R8 stripping out unused field, causes NPE in the code down below in the class constructor.

Issue #259933493

Creating an D8 AppInfo for horizontal merging may invalidate D8 type assumptions

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 10 now available

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 10 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

Fixed Issues

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #259130486

Instrumentation API does not transform local file dependencies

Issue #247906487

`AnnotationProcessorOptions.arguments are queried` error when updating to 7.4 Beta 1

Issue #227795139

Move Gradle public plugins to gradle-api and remove BasePlugin.getExtension

Issue #258704137

r8.jvmArgs don't get used

Issue #241546506

JDK17 as min version required for AGP

Issue #259556213

AGP 8.0.0 A8 breaks baseline profiles

Issue #199900566

Change 'compileSdkVersion' to 'compileSdk' in CheckAarMetadataTask message in AGP 8.0

Issue #261329823

AGP 7.4.0-rc01 breaks Variant API with "Querying the mapped value of map(provider(java.util.Set)) before task '...' has completed is not supported"

Android Studio

Issue #260141081

Don't show irrelevant Java preview features popup

APK Viewer

Issue #260118216

Baseline Profiles rules Too Large

Issue #259069733

Decode Baseline Profiles for App Bundles

AVD Preview

Issue #256543975

Vector Asset is unable to load SVG file

Build Analyzer

Issue #260732389

No "new build warnings available" notification from Build Analyzer

Code Editor

Issue #260129624

AppLinksAutoVerify doesn't support 301 redirects

Compose Editing

Issue #259272123

Deprecated compose `Image` import promoted above non-deprecated versions

Deployment

Issue #260517780

Device mirroring error

Design Tools

Issue #258881628

Converting SVG to Android Vector Graphics fails for linear gradients because of xref:href elments

Dexer (D8)

Issue #257488927

Dex merging error related to global synthetics after upgrading AS Canary 6 to 7

Emulator

Issue #236994625

Random emulator kernel CRASH related to WLAN emulation (mac80211_hwsim)

Issue #229752139

Tooltip for camera control resize emulator

Fragment

Issue #237567009

Fragment DialogFragmentCallbacksDetector Lint is broken when I upgrade to lint 30.4.x (AGP 7.4.x)

Import/Sync

Issue #236692992

JDK missing from the IDE

Issue #251761446

Adding sources after variants are created breaks sync

Issue #227452887

Android Support Plugin error messages need rewording

Layout Editor

Issue #235763757

LinearLayout horizontal and vertical icons can be misleading

Lint

Issue #255708236

AccessibilityDetector lint check explanation is outdated

Issue #262376528

Lint SDK_INT checks should understand temporary local variables

Issue #259130471

Error when TestMode.TYPE_ALIAS replace Function type with typealias

Issue #254222461

Bug: when ObjectAnimator is created outside of current code block, there are false-positive warnings of not starting it #38

Issue #259140252

Lint: NPE due to querying Application instance in mergeOnly mode

Issue #260752253

NonConstantResourceId lint rule cannot detect to assign constant values from resource id

Issue #258954161

not showing error on view id

Issue #259363262

Failure to deserialize lint resources cache results in a lint error (but should be a warning)

Issue #260755411

AGP Flamingo Alpha 8 Lint NewApi Desugar Regression

Lint Integration

Issue #193244776

Baseline file is currently an Input and an Output of the Lint tasks

Logcat

Issue #260202119

Add a Right Click Action to Copy Message Text

ProfileInstaller & Baseline Profiles

Issue #260629128

Expose addMetadata for Hawkeye tests

Resources

Issue #259111489

Refactoring XML Color (NOT File) Name Denies Use of Uppercase Character as Invalid File Name

Running Tests

Issue #241426924

Every time I run unit tests with coverage I have to recompile (twice)

Upgrade Assistant

Issue #260847161

Upgrading to AS Flamingo Canary 9 cause project to fail when Custom BuildConfig fields are used in gradle file.

Android Studio Electric Eel RC2 now available

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 RC2 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog. General fixesThis update addresses the following issues. For details of new features and bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #258704137: r8.jvmArgs don't get used

Deployment

Issue #260517780: Device mirroring issue

Fragment

Issue #237567009: Fragment DialogFragmentCallbacksDetector Lint is broken when I upgrade to lint 30.4.x (AGP 7.4.x)

Import/Sync

Issue #256669321: No run configurations created for modules with "com.android.test" Gradle plugin
Issue #248576926: Frozen IDE attempting kotlin method refactor in large project

Lint

Issue #259140252: Lint: NPE due to querying Application instance in mergeOnly mode

Shrinker (R8)

Issue #238399429: [R8 3.3.68] Crash on some Android 6 devices after upgrading from R8 3.2
Issue #258270051: Latest version com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1 with okhttp 3.12.13 crashes on Android API 16
Issue #259389417: R8 doesn't properly obfuscate enum constant values for Kotlin enum class
Issue #259298098: R8 stripping out unused field, causes NPE in the code down below in the class constructor.
Issue #259933493: Creating an D8 AppInfo for horizontal merging may invalidate D8 type assumptions

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 9 now available

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 9 is now available in the Canary channel.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresThe following is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Canary 9. 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.Android App Bundles

Issue #208593320: Allow the capability to specify path for libraries to be included in App bundle which are built externally

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #211012777: lint.xml in modules is not considered for UP-TO-DATE check of lint tasks
Issue #197342475: Android Gradle Plugin 7.0 and Android Tests issue: Cannot find resource: id
Issue #255788407: configureCMakeDebug flakily crashing with null pointer exception
Issue #254292369: IllegalAccessError upgrading project to AS2022.2.1.5, FireBasePerfPlugin
Issue #255584199: Sync fails with cryptic error "Collection contains no element matching the predicate."

AVD Manager

Issue #258037926: Device Mirror open always

Compose Editing

Issue #155314487: MaterialTheme suggestion order

Compose Preview

Issue #240601093: KotlinReflectionNotSupportedError: Kotlin reflection implementation is not found at runtime

Import/Sync (R8)

Issue #236692992: JDK missing from the IDE
Issue #248658503: OutputBuildAction has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime
Issue #256669321: No run configurations created for modules with "com.android.test" Gradle plugin
Issue #254306029: False positive IDE warning about Java 'preview' language level
Issue #248576926: Frozen IDE attempting kotlin method refactor in large project

IntelliJ

Issue #240307731: Project leak via FocusChangeListener in FileEditorManagerImpl

Kotlin Plugin

Issue #238235642: Regression in EE: Extracting a method sometimes doesn't work

Lint

Issue #257726238: Android Studio improperly marks specified version as out-of-date.
Issue #256418226: AndroidDeprecationInspection.DeprecationFilter EP is never registered in android-plugin.xml file

New Code/Templates

Issue #255821913: Android Studio generates wrong activity statement in manifest when the new activity is not created in the root directory of the project
Issue #257290395: Empty Views Activity template fails to import R class when the activity is not created in the root package
Issue #254186242: Databinding is not supported in Android Studio Template.

Profilers

Issue #256641354: Bottom Up view of simpleperf trace not populating correctly in Flamingo C6

Wear

Issue #238504627: Using "esc" as back button shortcut loses focus on the emulator

Android Studio Electric Eel RC1 now availabe

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 RC1 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog. General fixesThis update addresses the following issues. For details of new features and bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.

Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #241469653: AGP 7.4.0-alpha09 generates builds that won't upload into Firebase App Distribution

Compose Preview

Issue #248473636: jetified font/myfont.xml does not exist (or is not a file)

Import/Sync

Issue #248658503: OutputBuildAction has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime

Kotlin Plugin

Issue #238235642: Regression in EE - Extracting a method sometimes doesn't work

Profilers

Issue #256641354: Bottom Up view of simpleperf trace not populating correctly in Flamingo C6

Release Bundle/APKs

Issue #119886985: 'Generate Signed Bundle / APK' - destination path should depend on the module

Running Tests

Issue #241426924: Every time I run unit tests with coverage I have to recompile (twice)

Upgrade Assistant

Issue #249325631: Upgrade assistant does not handle settings plugin

Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 5 now available

Monday, November 7, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 Beta 5 is now available in the Beta channels.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Beta channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresThe following is list of general fixes in Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 5. 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.Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #252848749: Gradle 8.0-milestone-2 causes exception in AGP

Layout Editor

Issue #254894488: 138MB memory leak in CustomViewPreviewRepresentation

Shrinker (R8)

Issue #251015885: [R8 4.0.30] Cannot constrain type: LONG for value: v147 by constraint: OBJECT

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 8 now available

Monday, November 7, 2022

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 8 is now available in the Canary channel.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresThe following is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Canary 8. 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.Android Gradle Plugin

Issue #241469653: AGP 7.4.0-alpha09 generates builds that won't upload into Firebase App Distribution

C Build

Issue #233950747: Move c logging to a background thread
Issue #233947045: Read cmake version lazy not during configuration

Compose Editing

Issue #155314487: MaterialTheme suggestion order

Databinding

Issue #238964168: Databinding compiler no longer resolve types in multiplatform library with kotlin 1.7.0

Release Bundle/APKs

Issue #119886985: 'Generate Signed Bundle / APK' - destination path should depend on the module

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 7 now available

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 7 is now available in the Canary channel.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresHere is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Canary 7. 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.

Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 4 now available

Monday, October 31, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 Beta 4 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresHere is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 4. 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.

Android Studio Flamingo Canary 6 now available

Monday, October 24, 2022

Android Studio - Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 6 is now available in the Canary channel.If you already have an Android Studio build on the Canary or Dev channel, you can get the update by clicking Help > Check for Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Flamingo, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresHere is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Flamingo Canary 6. 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.

Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 3 now available

Monday, October 24, 2022

Android Studio - Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 Beta 3 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 Update (or Android Studio > Check for Updates on macOS). Otherwise, you can download it here.For information on new features and changes in all preview builds of Android Studio Electric Eel, see the Android Studio Preview release notes. For details of bugs fixed in each preview release, see previous entries on this blog.General fixes and featuresHere is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Electric Eel Beta 3. 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.

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