Android Studio categorizes updates using “channels”. There are 4 channels available: Canary channel: Canary builds are the bleeding edge, released about weekly. While these builds do get tested, they are still subject to bugs, as we want people to see what’s new as soon as possible.

What is Android canary?

Canary channel. Canary channel gets all the newest releases (including stable). That means that you can test all the features as soon as they are built. Updates are usually released weekly and are mostly used to show the new latest and greatest features. You should not expect any bug-free experience.

What is the current version of Android studio?

The first stable build was released in December 2014, starting from version 1.0. On May 7, 2019, Kotlin replaced Java as Google’s preferred language for Android app development. Java is still supported, as is C++.
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