Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop Closed Issues

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 9

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha09

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #429161295 BuiltInKotlinJvmAndroidCompilation doesn't work with Kotlin compiler plugins such as Anvil and KSP Issue #426156521 Fused library plugin fails during `:mergingArtifactAAR_METADATA` task
Lint	Issue #429730003 [lint] MemberExtensionConflict false positive on parameter name conflict Issue #429703136 [lint] PropertyEscape false positive on valid properties file
Multiplatform	Issue #423538812 Defined androidLibrary.jvmTarget should override defined jvmToolchain
Upgrade Assistant	Issue #428851787 AGP Upgrade Assistant doesn't upgrade lint version Issue #417185442 Upgrade assistant support for Change the app’s targetSdk default value to be based on compileSdk instead of minSdk

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 8

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha08

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #425390382 Cannot build tests with AGP 8.12.0-alpha05 due to package declaration in merged manifest Issue #428189815 AGP 8.12.0-alpha07 fails release builds with the Firebase Performance gradle plugin applied Issue #427932312 Add ExtractAnnotations to AGP KMP
Gradle	Issue #425861331 [fused lib - public] Cannot resolve variant for guava
Lint	Issue #427761232 [Lint] Excessive false positives of `MemberExtensionConflict` - issue description is incorrect

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 7

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha07

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #380291901 AGP 8.8.0-alpha09 causes some JaCoCo reporting issues Issue #424419916 [fused lib - public] adding kmp lib like coil does not work
Lint	Issue #426553902 Lint gives warning when using Config.OLDEST_SDK in test Issue #426554247 TypoDetector regularly crashes with IllegalArgumentException during quickfix Issue #425974265 Bug: Possible false positive of Android Studio about "die die" in German Issue #426156517 SupportAnnotationUsage rule should support KT-73255
Multiplatform	Issue #425717237 Common sources no resolved in Android Studio when built with Android Multiplatform Library plugin

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 6

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha06

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #327399383 SourceDirectories.addGeneratedSourceDirectory is not friendly to multiple variants
Manifests	Issue #421560609 Permission docs broken
Multiplatform	Issue #409613130 Add ability to set test targetSdk for KMP Android Libraries
Preview	Issue #411868831 JetPack Compose Preview Guidlines

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 5

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha05

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #127986458 Gradle plugin should merge test manifest when includeAndroidResources == true Issue #423864097 Source files from src/extraMain/java aren’t added to the compiler using "built-in-kotlin"
ASwB	Issue #422032813 Unable to build OSS version of ASWB post bzlmod migration
Compiler & Runtime	Issue #368420773 ProduceStateDoesNotAssignValue false positive
Compose Editing	Issue #377844849 Automatic library import for Compose imports android-specific version
Gradle	Issue #416753385 False positive on version catalog references Issue #347769330 CriticalPathAnalyzerTest.testCriticalPathAnalyzerOnNoOpBuild() has invalid assertThat usage
Gradle Files Editor	Issue #358421816 Make sure toml error parser supports catalog errors Issue #418201266 Make sure declarative parser can recover function when function attribute is a function call
Layout Inspector	Issue #276895718 Layout Inspector not showing count of recompositions within children
Lint	Issue #371686443 AbstractAnnotationDetector checks wrong overloaded functions/constructors

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 4

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha04

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #379732901 Include nested MANIFEST.MF files in defaultExcludes
Glance	Issue #356891474 Impossible to copy image from glance preview
Gradle	Issue #413385736 Fixing AndroidBuildScriptsGroupNodeTest.appProject for IDEA Issue #347769330 CriticalPathAnalyzerTest.testCriticalPathAnalyzerOnNoOpBuild() has invalid assertThat usage
Project Structure	Issue #326101798 Changing JVM target in Project Structure does not change kotlinOption
Resource Manager	Issue #421177332 Image asset studio crashes with KMP project

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 3

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha03

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #416349489 Move AGP to configurations.register to avoid eager realization of configurations

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 2

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha02

This release includes minor fixes and improvements.

Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop | 2025.1.2 Canary 1

Released together with:

• Android Gradle Plugin 8.12.0-alpha01

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin	Issue #414988521 How to specify a boolean value for experimentalProperties Issue #390602110 Explicitly enabling device tests in a non-default build type using AGP does not work
Layout Inspector	Issue #416905652 Layout inspector doesn't show components for XR app in expanded mode
Running Devices	Issue #416893561 XR keybindings don't work from hardware mode Issue #416891082 Pressing Cmd-W to switch to XR hardware mode instead shuts down emulator