Android Studio 4.1 Stable Release: New Design, Development, Build & Test, and Optimization Features

Android Studio 4.1 stable version has been released.

Design

Upgraded Material Design components.

Develop

Database Inspector.

Support for running Android Emulator directly inside Android Studio.

Support for Dagger navigation.

Use TensorFlow Lite models.

Build & Test

Android Emulator supports foldable devices.

Upgraded Apply Changes.

Export C/C++ dependencies from AAR.

Improved readability of native crash reports.

Optimize

Improved System Trace UI.

Standalone Analyzer.

Native Memory Profiler.

Upgraded Material Design components

The "Create New Project" dialog now uses Material Design Components (MDC) that follow the updated theme and style guidelines, making it easier to adopt the recommended Material look and support dark theme.

Run Android Emulator directly in Android Studio

This feature saves screen space and allows quick switching between the emulator and editor with a shortcut. Common emulator actions such as rotate and screenshot can be performed inside the IDE; full options still require launching the stable emulator. Path: File → Settings → Tools → Emulator → Launch in Tool Window .

Database Inspector

Database Inspector simplifies inspecting, querying, and modifying an app's database, whether using Jetpack Room or the platform SQLite API, with real‑time connection allowing live value changes to be viewed in the running app.

Support Dagger navigation

A new "gap icon" appears between the editor and line numbers; clicking it navigates between Dagger‑related code such as producers, consumers, components, subcomponents, and modules, and the same information is available via Find Usages.

Use TensorFlow Lite models

TensorFlow Lite support makes importing mobile machine‑learning models into Android apps easier; Android Studio generates convenient, type‑safe classes similar to view binding, reducing boilerplate.

Android emulator supports foldable devices

Beyond the recent 5G cellular testing, the new version adds support for foldable devices in the Android emulator (version 30.0.26+), allowing configuration of various fold designs.

Native Memory Profiler

The memory profiler now includes a Native Memory Profiler for analyzing native memory usage on physical devices running Android 10 or higher.