Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1: What it offers to developers?
2 min readMar 2, 2024
Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 is the latest stable version of Android Studio, released in December 2023. This release offers a number of new features and improvements to help developers increase their productivity and code quality.
Some of the key features in this release include:
- Compose UI Check: A new tool to help developers ensure that the visual design and functionality of their Compose UIs is as expected.
- Progressive Rendering for Compose Preview: Making Compose previews faster and more responsive.
- IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 platform update: An updated platform with better performance and bug fixes.
- Baseline Profiles module wizard: A wizard to make it easier to create a new module and configure baseline profiles.
- Test against configuration changes with the Espresso Device API: The ability to run tests against configuration changes such as different screen sizes and orientations.
Other notable improvements include:
- Android Gradle plugin and Android Studio compatibility: Improvements to ensure that developers can work seamlessly with the latest version of the Android Gradle plugin.