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Are you confusing AndroidX & gradle updates with Android or Android Studio updates? Android & Android Studio, the core platform, doesn't update very often at al
by kllrnohj 6y ago
Are you confusing AndroidX & gradle updates with Android or Android Studio updates? Android & Android Studio, the core platform, doesn't update very often at all.
Gradle does update regularly, as does AndroidX, and a typical Android app will usually have half a dozen dependencies all on their own update schedule. Plus the build tools & emulator get regular updates. All in all there's probably a dozen different individual components.
But none of this is the result of "immaturity" nor does it make any sense to create a big huge monolithic update schedule.
- la_fayette 6y agoAndroid studio has a couple of minor or patch updates per month (https://androidstudio.googleblog.com https://androidstudio.googleblog.com). Every now and then when you open the IDE you are asked to update. Every Android developer knows that, it is almost a meme.
- nailer 6y agoWhy doesn’t it update itself?