Android Studio Giraffe Closed Issues

Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Patch 2

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.2
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
androidResources is not available in the android library module
[AGP 8.1.0] ./gradlew test fails with "Unable to find manifest output" if both splits.abi.isEnable and testOptions.unitTests.isIncludeAndroidResources are true
Database Inspector
Android Studio 2022.3.1 Giraffe is missing database inspector
Shrinker (R8)
Kotlin 1.9 causes Kotlin lambdas to be destroyed by R8 if nullchecks are stripped
R8 fails with "Undefined value encountered during compilation" for play-services-measurement-21.3.0-runtime.jar

Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Patch 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.1
Fixed Issues
Code Editor
large webp images takes up half of coding area
Dexer (D8)
Java 16 Records: equals(null) throws NullPointerException
Live Edit
Out of date: "AGENT_ERROR"
Shrinker (R8)
java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class
Build gets stuck on :minifyReleaseWithR8 when using Apache POI library
Rejecting invocation when enable r8 optimize
NoClassDefFoundError for java.lang.reflect.Executable

Android Studio Giraffe Stable (2022.3.1.18)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
generateLocaleConfig in agp 8.1.0 uses non-deterministic ordering, breaking reproducible builds
Shrinker (R8)
Crash with Verification error on Android 12+

Android Studio Giraffe RC 01 (2022.3.1.17)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-rc01
Fixed Issues
Shrinker (R8)
dex-startup-optimization results in java.lang.VerifyError: Rejecting class
TargetSDKVersion Upgrade Assistant
Filters that yield XML elements currently cause the corresponding step to be hidden, always

Android Studio Giraffe Beta 05 (2022.3.1.16)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-beta05
Fixed Issues
Android SDK Upgrade Assistant
Upgrade assistant incorrectly suggests updating to targetSdk 33
Shrinker (R8)
A corner case in VirtualDispatchMethodArgumentPropagator.shouldActivateMethodStateGuardedByBounds() method

Android Studio Giraffe Beta 04 (2022.3.1.15)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-beta04
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Bug: "Enable KSP and use the KSP processor for this dependency instead" just goes to a website
Gradle 8.1 breaks configuration caching due to .gradle/.android/analytics.settings
Compose Preview
UI completely frozen
Dexer (D8)
agp 8.1.0 regression with API 21 - F/dex2oat ( 4176): art/compiler/driver/compiler_driver.cc:1181] Check failed: !method->IsAbstract()
Shrinker (R8)
R8 on AGP 8 breaks Google Fit service
Including source file information with residual names that overlap input names is not correctly represented
R8 fails during Compose build with ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
Simple StringBuilder related code misses tail call to append in release or debuggable=false mode

Android Studio Giraffe Beta 03 (2022.3.1.14)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-beta03
Fixed Issues
Compose
Wear Compose tooling multi previews not working
Editing
Essential highlighting accumulates gutter icons
JDK
IDE keeps flashing very fast after being moved from one display to another

Android Studio Giraffe Beta 02 (2022.3.1.13)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-beta02
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Request: let the IDE offer a fix for "PermittedSubclasses requires ASM9"
Debugger
Error when trying to debug android test of library from AS
Deployment
Android Studio install and launch app twice on debug
Import/Sync
Just updated to Flamingo and I cant sync my project. Getting unsupported java
Shrinker (R8)
VerifyError: Verifier rejected class when using R8 with Kotlin 1.8.20

Android Studio Giraffe Beta 01 (2022.3.1.12)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-beta01
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Custom source types should create multi-flavor sourcesets
DependenciesInfoBuilder needs API update + doc
DexingNoClasspathTransform (minSdk >= 24) with Java 11 target fails due to missing nest members
DslExtension.Builder.extendProjectWith() not working as described in Groovy
Add VariantSelector.withFlavor API that doesn't use kotlin.Pair
AndroidLintAnalysisTask (:lintAnalyzeExternalRelease) has a cache miss because `proguard.txt` has changed
App merged manifest contains extractNativeLibs and useEmbeddedDex attributes from dependencies
AGP: Expose path to AIDL tool and framework AIDL file as public API
Apply Changes
ApplyChangesAction: ClassCastException: class com.intellij.execution.DefaultExecutionTarget cannot be cast to class com.android.tools.idea.execution.common.AndroidExecutionTarget
Deployment
Tiles and Complication Launchers not working in Android Studio Giraffe Canary 6
Design Tools
Use "postSplashScreenTheme" attribute for the default theme in design tools
Import/Sync
The org.gradle.util.VersionNumber type has been deprecated.
Report internal errors as a sync issue
Surface actual sync exceptions intead of "No variants found for..."
Logcat
High memory use (1.4GB) in MessageBacklog
Should we hide Studio-internal logging from the package:mine filter?
New Project Wizard
Version catalog should use a single version for all AGP plugins
ProfileInstaller & Baseline Profiles
NullPointerException in profgen-cli
Resources
When values directories are removed, Studio still thinks the languages defined there exist
SDK Manager
Android SDK settings entry shall be under "Languages & Frameworks"
Upgrade Assistant
Do not remove android:useEmbeddedDex from source manifests
Do not add useLegacyPackaging DSL for library modules
Wear
Wear Pairing assistant fails on emulator 33.1.3

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 11 (2022.3.1.11)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha11
Fixed Issues
Dexer (D8)
Core library desugaring crashing app after recent updates.
Gradle
Ignore sync changes is missing keymap option
Import/Sync
[Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 8] Red underlines in build.gradle.kts file for new project
Logcat
Logcat V2 - Unable to use regex filter with spaces or parentheses
Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 9 logcat doesnt work with package:mine filter
Release Bundle/APKs
Generate signed bundle error (Deleting all alias in keystore when creating a new one)

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 10 (2022.3.1.10)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha10
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Can we remove AnalyticsRecordingTask?
Content of output-metadata.json is not consistent
Setting JVM toolchain does not affect JavaCompile targetCompatibility value
Navigation deepLink entries with wildcard domains don't have an `android:host` attribute in merged manifest
processDebugMainManifest task is failed since Android Gradle Plugin 8.1
Android Studio doesn't respect the STUDIO_GRADLE_JDK environment variable
C++ Editor
C++ editor: syntax highlighting is not working beyond basic pattern matching
Compose Preview
Compose preview cannot show the resource of content in my project [android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Could not resolve resource value: 0xAAE61.]
Code using the vibrator crashes the compose preview
Database Inspector
Android Studio Canary shows no icon for `App Inspection`
Design Tools
Preview xml ： Failed to instantiate one or more classes
Changed device for preview in Android Studio`s editor is not saved after exit.
Device File Explorer
Can't use speed search on process table
Device Manager
Device Manager device list does not show extension level
Layout Editor
Bug: missing views in the layout designer : ViewSwitcher and ViewAnimator
Lint
Reformatting just the inserted code of a replace fix
Lint: intention preview throws exception for ReplaceStringQuickFix
Motion Editor
MotionLayout: If I change id o fa view object, the function will duplicate the old one and create another new view object.
There is no option to collapse the MotionEditor
Motion editor is not showing with data binding
Navigation Editor
New Destination dialog
Cannot switch the Navigation graph preview orientation by hotkey 'O' now?
Arguments in Navigation Map with CAPS
Bug in Navigation editor - All destinations shown in landscape
navigation xml editor should show an error when a fragment class is abstract
Kotlin SafeArgs fails with default value for parcelable in action
Profilers
After systrace.py is gone from Android SDK, there seems no way to get working trace for `audio` category
Resource Manager
New Resource Directory dialog doesn't offer androidTest/ as source set
"Create Image Asset" option is constantly not generating the right files, I'll need to run it twice sometimes, sometimes it generates a file then deletes that file when I try to open it

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 9 (2022.3.1.9)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha09
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Setting JVM toolchain does not affect JavaCompile targetCompatibility value
Navigation deepLink entries with wildcard domains don't have an `android:host` attribute in merged manifest
processDebugMainManifest task is failed since Android Gradle Plugin 8.1
Can we remove AnalyticsRecordingTask?
Content of output-metadata.json is not consistent
C++ Editor
C++ editor: syntax highlighting is not working beyond basic pattern matching
Compose Preview
apiLevel=21 is ignored in @Preview with regards to applying android:statusBarColor from the right themes.xml file
Compose preview cannot show the resource of content in my project [android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Could not resolve resource value: 0xAAE61.]
Design Tools
Preview xml ： Failed to instantiate one or more classes
Changed device for preview in Android Studio`s editor is not saved after exit.
Layout Editor
Bug: missing views in the layout designer : ViewSwitcher and ViewAnimator
Motion Editor
MotionLayout: If I change id o fa view object, the function will duplicate the old one and create another new view object.
There is no option to collapse the MotionEditor
Motion editor is not showing with data binding
Navigation Editor
New Destination dialog
Bug in Navigation editor - All destinations shown in landscape
Cannot switch the Navigation graph preview orientation by hotkey 'O' now?
Arguments in Navigation Map with CAPS

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 8 (2022.3.1.8)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha08
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
namespace property probably belongs to HasAndroidResources
Can't disable "Gradle files have changed since last project sync" message
"We recommend using a newer Android Gradle plugin" when there isn't a newer one
processDebugUnitTestManifest is failing with manifest placeholders for test variants
Boolean flag for disabling compile SDK check in CheckAarMetadataTask
Build error refers to API level 34, which does not exist
Android Studio
AS Electric Eel Running Devices Tool window loses connection to pixel watch while device mirroring
C++ Editor
[Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 2] On opening CPP file, showing infinite loader in editor.
Code Editor
Feature request: Intention to extract string resource with placeholders from Kotlin string template
Compose Editing
[AS] "Create @Composable function" action creates wrong parameter name
Autocomplete for rememberSaveable {} is incorrect
Consider offering an option to use a compose gutter icon to indicate composable function calls
Compose completion leaves the caret at the wrong position
Compose Preview
Popup Preview
Debugger
ArrayMap debugger does not show keys
Stuck Collecting data... in debug
Running apps in debug mode does not work
Deployment
New UI: Run bar should include `Attach debugger` action
Design Tools
[Custom View] Previewing in the IDE a custom view that embeds a ComposeView leads to a rendering failure
Device Manager
[Giraffe Canary 6] Local History corrupt: too many open files
UI not refreshed after -returning- from HAXM Install (3.1 RC3)
Device Manager - Unknown Error
Import/Sync
Add a shortcut for "gradle sync"
PSD dependencies: version catalog dependency experience is different that regular dependency
JDK
Blank screen after laptop goes to sleep for multi-monitor setups
Giraffe Canary 2: UI freeze (beachball) on startup: sun.java2d.metal.MTLLayer.blitTexture
Lint
TypographyQuotes lint check does not work on escaped quotes
TrustAllX509TrustManager lint check incorrectly flags interfaces that extends X509TrustManager
Logcat
Exceptions shown in logcat don't use the device API to navigate to source
Logcat (new version). Clickable filename in log.
New Code/Templates
Bug: when minSdk is 26 (Android 8) for a new project, it generates resources that aren't needed, and Lint warns about it and yet doesn't help fixing it
Templates: don't create a drawable-v24 folder when minSdkVersion >= 24
New Project Wizard
New Jetpack Compose project that the name starts with numeral does not compile.
ProfileInstaller & Baseline Profiles
Unite naming baselineprofiles -> baselineProfiles
Project Structure
Version Catalogs upgrade dependency suggestion- the previous dependency version is shown as null
Project View
Generated sources shown under `java` node in the Android view
Resources
NestedScrollView breaks XML autocomplete under unknown circumstances
no asset name validation in new image asset screen
SDK Manager
Missing API Level information when upgrading system images
"HAXM can only be installed on Windows" error message is displayed on Windows
Translations Editor
Translations Editor doesn't load

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 7 (2022.3.1.7)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha07
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
processDebugUnitTestManifest is failing with manifest placeholders for test variants
Code Editor
Feature request: Intention to extract string resource with placeholders from Kotlin string template
Compose Editing
Consider offering an option to use a compose gutter icon to indicate composable function calls
Compose completion leaves the caret at the wrong position
Autocomplete for rememberSaveable {} is incorrect
Debugger
ArrayMap debugger does not show keys
Stuck Collecting data... in debug
Device Manager
UI not refreshed after -returning- from HAXM Install (3.1 RC3)
Import/Sync
PSD dependencies: version catalog dependency experience is different that regular dependency
JDK
Blank screen after laptop goes to sleep for multi-monitor setups
Giraffe Canary 2: UI freeze (beachball) on startup: sun.java2d.metal.MTLLayer.blitTexture
Logcat
Logcat (new version). Clickable filename in log.
Project Structure
Version Catalogs upgrade dependency suggestion- the previous dependency version is shown as null
SDK Manager
"HAXM can only be installed on Windows" error message is displayed on Windows
Missing API Level information when upgrading system images

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 6 (2022.3.1.6)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha06
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
processDebugUnitTestManifest is failing with manifest placeholders for test variants
Code Editor
Feature request: Intention to extract string resource with placeholders from Kotlin string template
Compose Editing
Consider offering an option to use a compose gutter icon to indicate composable function calls
Debugger
Stuck Collecting data... in debug
Device Manager
UI not refreshed after -returning- from HAXM Install (3.1 RC3)
Import/Sync
PSD dependencies: version catalog dependency experience is different that regular dependency
Logcat
Logcat (new version). Clickable filename in log.
Project Structure
Version Catalogs upgrade dependency suggestion- the previous dependency version is shown as null
SDK Manager
"HAXM can only be installed on Windows" error message is displayed on Windows
Missing API Level information when upgrading system images

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 5 (2022.3.1.5)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha05
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
ClassNotFoundException in dynamic feature that depends directly on Kotlin library subproject
JDK
Blank screen after laptop goes to sleep for multi-monitor setups
Giraffe Canary 2: UI freeze (beachball) on startup: sun.java2d.metal.MTLLayer.blitTexture

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 4 (2022.3.1.4)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha04
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Upgrading to AGP 7.4 results in a StackOverflowError
Import/Sync
[Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 6][Mac M1]Default JDK Version is 11.0.5 instead of 17.0.4
Cannot invoke GradleSyncListener.syncFailed" because "syncListener" is null
Gradle sync failed on AS 2022.3.1 Canary 2

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 2 (2022.3.1.2)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0-alpha02
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
[Android Studio : Flamingo | 2022.2.1 Canary 8] liblog.so is packaged inside the APK
KGP reads manifest during configuration, invalidating configuration cache on manifest change
Build warning message unclear when problem in merged manifest
Compose Preview
"Render issues" found while rendering Compose previews, but the Problems tab is empty
Deployment
com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: 345 ms to call on EDT DeviceAndSnapshotComboBoxAction#update@NavBarToolbar
Emulator
Record Screen hangs when switching emulators during recording
Import/Sync
Updating gradle-wrapper.properties does not start a new Gradle daemon
Installer
Android Studio Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 can't open Windows 11
Lint
Lint false positive about remember after Kotlin upgrade to 1.8.0
False positive Lint warning for SDK_INT checks performed inside a method with a enum parameter
New Project Wizard
Sluggish painting performance in the new project template chooser
Running Devices
Loading of Quickboot snapshot always fails and takes the emulator with it
SDK Manager
NDK fails to install due to checksum error

Android Studio Giraffe Canary 1 (2022.3.1.1)

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.1.0
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
`com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ShaderCompile` issues with configuration cache
Adding to Java resources using AGP APIs breaks configuration cache
Build Analyzer
NPE in TasksTreeStructure.updateStructure (Build Analyzer)
Compose Editing
Autocomplete is unclear and adds redundant trailing lambda
Deployment
com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: 345 ms to call on EDT DeviceAndSnapshotComboBoxAction#update@NavBarToolbar
Emulator
Privacy warning has to be shown when user enables device mirroring in Settings
Gradle
I can't set gradle JDK to simply point at JAVA_HOME like I can in IntelliJ IDEA.
Import/Sync
JDK missing from the IDE
useLibrary is ignored by the IDE // Android "Car" library resolution fails (red in IDE): OK in ArticFox/Bumblebee, failing in Chipmunk
Lint
Lint only checks safe casts for directly implemented interfaces, not inherited ones
Lint doesn't check valid casts for call receivers
TypedArray#close (API 31) not desugared but AS does not display warning when used in try-with-resources
Bug: false positive warning of "The 'BC' provider is deprecated and as of Android P..."
Logcat
Request: remove max duration of screen recording of 3 minutes
SDK Manager
NDK fails to install due to checksum error