

Learn more.įavorites Attributes on Layout Editor Properties Panel This is helpful when you want when you want to place two views close together but want to spread them across empty space. Chains and Ratios support in Constraint Layout: Android Studio 2.3 includes the stable release of ConstraintLayoutWith this release of ConstraintLayout, you can now chain two or more Android views bi-directionally together to form a group on one dimension.This is a user-wide build cache that is now turned on by default with Android Studio 2.3. By caching exploded AARs and pre-dexed external libraries, the new build cached leads to faster clean builds. Build Cache: Introduced but disabled by default in Android Studio 2.2, Build Cache is an underlying build optimization for faster builds in Android Studio.The underlying implementation has changed significantly to improve on reliability, and we have also eliminated the startup lag for Instant Run enabled apps.

The Run action will now always cause an application restart to reflect changes in your code that may require a restart, and the new Apply Changes action will attempt to swap the code while your app keeps running.

While building and deploying your app, use the updated run buttons for a more intuitive and reliable Instant Run experience. As you are developing, Android Studio has a new App Link Assistant which helps you build and have a consolidated view of your URIs in your app. When designing your app, take advantage of the updated WebP support for your app images plus check out the updated ConstraintLayout library support and widget palette in the Layout Editor. We are most excited about the quality improvements in Android Studio 2.3 but you will find a small set of new features in this release that integrate into each phase of your development flow. We are committed to continuing to invest in making Android Studio fast & seamless for the millions of Android app developers across the world. We are grateful for all your feedback so far.

The focus for this release is quality improvements across the IDE. Android Studio 2.3 is available to download today.
