Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop Closed Issues

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Patch 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.1
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Explicitly enabling device tests in a non-default build type using AGP does not work
Shrinker (R8)
NullPointerException when compiling instant app after updating Kotlin to 2.1.20
[AGP]: ERROR: R8: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Required array length 2147483638 + 196 is too large

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0

This release includes minor fixes and improvements.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 RC 4

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-rc04
Fixed Issues
JDK
Startup crashes on macOS 15.4

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 RC 3

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-rc03

This release includes minor fixes and improvements.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 RC 2

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-rc02
Fixed Issues
C++ Import/Sync
File menu fails to appear sometimes on Meerkat, Mac

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 RC 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-rc01
Fixed Issues
Shrinker (R8)
ClassCastException from a safe cast in class init
Resource Shrinking Issue in AGP 8.9 Causing Missing Resources in Dynamic Feature Modules
Cannot invoke com.android.tools.r8.internal.H5.x()

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Beta 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-beta01
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Isolated project: DeclarativeSchemaModel serialization error
Dexer (D8)
Backporting of android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES_FULL incorrect for Baklava
AutoClosable desugaring no longer reports ExecutorService.close as supported
Gradle
Java 17: Gradle daemons not shown in "Show Gradle daemons" window (Java 8 and 11 are shown)
Shrinker (R8)
Unable to Generate Signed APK after updating to AGP 8.9.0
Analyze written-before-read property at allocation sites encounters error when generating classfile
Problem regarding Java SPI in R8 shrinker of versions 8.6.*, 8.7.*, 8.8.0

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 8

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha08
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Add support for passing "isolated splits" info to R8
App crashes with NoClassDefFoundError and ClassNotFoundException when running app from Android Studio
Android Gradle Plugin: Avoid overriding Sync.getDestinationDir() in PackageRenderscriptTask and ProcessJavaResTask
Use merged java resources for unit tests
Deployment
Incorrect deployment failure error message: says minSdk, means targetSdk
Gradle
Keep build.gradle's `namespace` property in sync when refactoring package name in AS
Gradle Files Editor
Version Catalog file naming inconsistent with UI
DependencyHelper does not add plugin correctly to single module project
Add declarative error handle to navigate to error line
Import/Sync
Project structure dialog problem
Have a settings disable auto-import on project open
Lint
Error in the text of the warning message: "Unnecessary; `Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O` is *never* true here (`SDK_INT` ≥ 26 and < 31)"
StudioBot
Prompt library file created in my project without editing prompt library

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 7

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha07
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Unable to strip the following libraries, packaging them as they are
Gradle Files Editor
[DCL] Add support for function call with lambda as last parameter
UastGradleVisitor does not correctly detect parents for method calls
Make TomlError Parser aware about catalog names and iterate through catalogs if necessary
Lint
Lint: AGP 8.10.0-alpha05 triggers lots of false positive SyntheticAccessor
Make it possible to enable NewApi on test sources
What is the effect of pressing button "LintIdeFix" after code inspection in Android Studio
Logcat
Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 4- Not able to change the Logcat font and its size
Multiplatform
'Non-Android source sets detected' notification is displayed for jvm source sets in a kmp project with android and jvm targets applied

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 6

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha06
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162
API
Expose AAPT binary through SdkComponents
Lint
ConcurrentModificationException in Aligned16KB lint check

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 5

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha05
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Initialization script 'C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Temp\ijresolvers2.gradle' line: 162
Deployment
Android Studio not deploying changes to app
Release Bundle/APKs
[AGP] :app:collectDebugDependencies failed with message is too big (2326853975 bytes) to fit in memory
Running Devices
Add a setting to prevent opening screenshots saved while screen mirroring
Save screenshot automatically with user defined naming scheme
Allow device screenshots to be resized
Android Studio device screenshot/screen capture resolution should be controllable
UI Tools
Vector asset modal does not provide all icon options upon opening

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 4

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha04
Fixed Issues
API
Graduate com.android.build.api.variant.HasDeviceTests to stable
Compose Preview Screenshot Testing
Can't generate screenshots: update task fails in coroutine dispatcher setup
Deployment
[Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Feedback
Rename Help > Submit Feedback to Help > File Bug?
Gradle
When using compose in a single-variant android library, that variant should have includeSourceInformation enabled
IntelliJ
From JetBrains: stamp Bazel-built plugin metadata into product-info.json
Layout and Resource Editing
Layout scroll ???
Lint
False positive lint error for CredentialManagerSignInWithGoogle
Multiplatform
Accessing `AnalyticsEnabledSources.java` crashes if the delegate's java property is null
Room SQL
Queries querying database views give syntax error
Dropping column in query gives style check error

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 3

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha03
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
AndroidComponentsExtension.addSourceSetConfigurations broken when stats are enabled
Project ':app' cannot access 'Project.group' and 'Project.version' with isolated project setup in AGP 8.8.0
Code Analysis
Do not assume every toml file is a version catalog
Code Editor
Inline Completion: non-English characters don't always render
Deployment
[Ladybug Canary 9] When running project, AS does not rebuild project anymore resulting in "Error loading build artifacts"
Gradle Files Editor
Changes to build.gradle made from diff viewer are not detected
Layout and Resource Editing
Render Problem in android:tag string definition
Android studio got slow after updating
Lint
AS 2024.3.1.4 hang intermittently when editing kotlin texts.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 2

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha02
Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
AGP should claim that it supports API 35 that is about to ship
Debugger
Kotlin debugger very slow on 'Debugger: Searching for Kotlin file'
Gradle
Mark CommonExtension.testOptions stable
When using compose in a single-variant android library, that variant should have includeSourceInformation enabled
Gradle Files Editor
Changes to build.gradle made from diff viewer are not detected
Import/Sync
Meerkat canary06 breaks gradle-profiler
Move/Rename Code Refactor
Unable to rename files in meerkat android studio canary 9
Resources
Convenience issues
Running Tests
Cannot run unit tests.

Android Studio Meerkat Feature Drop | 2024.3.2 Canary 1

Released together with:
  • Android Gradle Plugin 8.10.0-alpha01
Fixed Issues
Build Output
Build output doesn't link to error
Layout and Resource Editing
No "Layout Resource File" menu item
UI rendering on the right side does not update in real time
Lint
Wrong lint warning for `@Parcelize` annotation on sealed interfaces
Running Devices
Developer screen mirroring broken in android studio only since updating to QPR1 Beta 1
Translations Editor
Deletes the wrong string resource