# Android Studio changelog

> The official IDE for Android app development.

- Vendor: Google
- Category: Developer Tools
- Official site: https://developer.android.com/studio
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/android-studio)
- Harvested from: Sample data
- Entries below: 3 (newest first)
- **Sample data**: this product's entries are hand-curated placeholders, not an official vendor feed.

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### Narwhal 3 | 2026.1.2 — Narwhal 3 Feature Drop

- Date: 2026-06-18
- Version: Narwhal 3 | 2026.1.2
- Original notes: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/android-studio/releases/narwhal-3-2026.1.2
- Labels: Sample data

Gemini in Android Studio gains agentic multi-file edits.

- **added** — Agent Mode can now plan and apply changes across multiple files.
- **fixed** — Fixed Gradle sync hangs on projects using version catalogs.
- **deprecated** — Deprecated the legacy Device File Explorer in favor of the new Device Manager.

### Meerkat 2 | 2025.3.2 — Meerkat Feature Drop

- Date: 2026-02-10
- Version: Meerkat 2 | 2025.3.2
- Original notes: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/android-studio/releases/meerkat-2-2025.3.2
- Labels: Sample data

Faster builds and improved Compose previews.

- **added** — Compose preview screenshot testing is now stable.
- **fixed** — Reduced incremental build times for large multi-module apps.

### Ladybug | 2024.2.2 — Ladybug Patch 2

- Date: 2025-09-25
- Version: Ladybug | 2024.2.2
- Original notes: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/android-studio/releases/ladybug-2024.2.2
- Labels: Sample data

Toolchain updates and security fixes.

- **changed** — Bundled JetBrains Runtime updated to a newer build.
- **fixed** — Fixed layout editor crash when rendering nested scroll views.
- **security** — Patched a vulnerability in the bundled Gradle wrapper download.