My system is MacBook, can I have one version from android studio stable and android studio beta on my system ?
I have android studio 3.1.4 stable on my system now.
Problem: I need to android studio 3.2 beta now.
I need to stable and Beta, I need to beta and to stable often.
Yes... just download them and put the different versions in your applications folder. I'm currently running 3.1.4 stable, 3.2 beta 5, and 3.3 canary 5. The beta and canary versions will have a yellow icon.
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How do I work out what version of IntelliJ a particular version of Android Studio is based on? I had a look in the "About Android Studio" window and all I see is the following information:
The first three groups of numbers of the Android Studio build are the version of the IntelliJ Platform build that the Android Studio build is based on: 213.7172.25. The first two digits indicate the year: 2021. The third digit indicates the release number: 3. So it is based on the 2021.3 version of the IntelliJ Platform.
See also: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/build-number-ranges.html#build-number-format
The Android Studio version name (e.g. "2021.3.1") encodes what version of IntelliJ it was based on, as follows:
<Year of IntelliJ Version>.<IntelliJ major version>.<Studio major version>
As described in the "New versioning scheme - Android Studio" section of the Announcing Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) & Android Gradle plugin 7.0 Android Developers Blog post:
The first two number groups represent the version of the final IntellIj platform that a particular Android Studio release is based on (earlier canaries may still be on the earlier version). For this release, this is 2020.3.
The third number group represents the Studio major version, starting at 1 and incrementing by one for every major release.
So "2021.3.1", for example, encodes that this version of Android Studio is based on the "2021.3" version of the IntelliJ platform.
I just updated Android Studio Arctic Fox and I noticed that there are different versions:
Android Studio arctic fox
Android Studio Electric Eel Canary
Android Studio Dolphin
Android Studio Bumblebee
I’m a little lost.
so I’d like to know if:
1-their installations are independent of other
2-What are the differences between each of them and their usefulness ( when used one versus another ).
3-also if there is a better ( forward ) than another ?
thank you.
Differences
To answer your latter two questions first, instead of using version numbers, they are just version names. They are ordered alphabetically.
So sequentially:
Android Studio arctic fox
Android Studio Bumblebee
Android Studio Chipmunk
Android Studio Dolphin
Android Studio Electric Eel (Canary)
The difference: newer versions have the newest features and security updates. They are otherwise the same and serve the same purpose.
The canary version represent a version in active development, usually released early and are prone to bugs and crashes.
The current stable release, as of this writing, is Android Studio Chipmunk.
Are the installations independent of one another?
Not necessarily. As newer versions are released, they are installed on top of the older version. However, if you install a beta or canary version, they are usually installed independently alongside other installations.
After I install the plugin HMS Toolkit, the problem comes out when I restart Android Studio, anyone knows the reason of it? My version is 4.1
Apparently HMS Toolkit is only supported on these Android Studio versions: 3.3.2 to 4.0.1 Documentation
Here is the link to download an old version of android
HMS Core Tool Kit is a plug-in Installed in Android studio to facilitate app creation, coding, conversion, debugging, testing and release. It helps to integrate HMS Core API in the most efficient way and at the lowest possible cost.
Current version of HMS Tolkit is 3.0.2.301 and released on 2020-09-11
For suppting HMS Toolkit You have to check the following criteria
Supported Android Studio Versions: Android Studio versions 3.3.2 to 4.0.1 are supported.
Supported Operating Systems: This tool is tested in Windows 10, macOS 10.12/10.13/10.14, and Ubuntu 16.04/14.04.
Supported Android Studio UI Themes: Windows: Darcula/IntelliJ
macOS: Darcula/Default
Update:
Android Studio versions 3.3.2 to 4.1 are supported.
Currently, Android Studio versions 3.3.2 to 4.0.1 are supported.
The compatibility of HMS Toolkit has been modified. The new version will be released in early November.
For more details, you can go to the official website HMS Toolkit.
I've been working on android automotive application but emulator is not yet setup due to unknown reason. I have tried the documentation and this and i'm using canary channel. After downloading the image for automotive.
it's not listed under virtual devices.
I'm using android studio version 4.0.1, how to resolve it?
Thanks
This was resolved for me by using Android Studio version 4.2 Canary 8 to set up my automotive emulator. Download Android studio version 4.2 Canary alongside Android Studio 4.0.1 if you prefer the stable release.
Then, in version 4.2 you can create an automotive virtual device (same way you tried above) that will then be available for use in both canary and stable releases of android studio.
I wonder why Android Studio Preview has jumped from Android Studio 3.2 beta 3 to 3.3 Canary 1. Shouldn't Android Studio 3.2 Stable be released and then 3.3 Canary, beta, and so on?
Shouldn't Android Studio 3.2 Stable be released and then 3.3 Canary, beta, and so on?
No. Canary, by definition, is bleeding edge latest build. In this case, this means that they are ready to start version 3.3 while 3.2 is being finalized. 3.2 will bake for a bit longer in Beta form until they've ironed out any remaining issues, then be promoted to Stable.
But really, what difference does it make? Canary is newer than Beta is newer than Stable. The numbers assigned to any build is ultimately pretty arbitrary.