Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 16 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 Iguana, 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 features

Below is a list of general fixes in Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 16 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.3.0-alpha16 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
The link for "decoupled Projects" in studio settings goes to the wrong place.
Espresso Recorder
Record Your Test window not displayed in Android Studio for "Expresso Test Recorder"
Import/Sync
Unclear error/warning after project sync
Network Inspector
gRPC support for network inspector
gRPC inspector cannot capture from AndroidChannelBuilder
Shrinker (R8)
isShrinkResources overoptimizes in 8.3.0-alpha11 to alpha14