
Another new feature is the addition of a stable release of ConstraintLayout. Build Cache is a user-wide cache that is now turned on by default in Android Studio 2.3. This feature caches exploded AARs and pre-dexed external libraries which can lead to faster clean builds of your application. The Build Cache feature was added into Android Studio with its 2.2 release, but it was disabled by default. The new Apply Changes button will do its best to actually swap the recent changes you've made in the code while keeping your application running. Pressing the Run button will now always make the application restart so that your changes are reflected in the application preview. For example, Google made some significant changes to the Instant Run feature to make it more reliable.

The goal of Android Studio 2.3 is to focus on the quality of features that many have already been using. This big updates adds to what many have already been testing in the beta as Google now feels the software is solid enough for it to be released into the stable channel. The company launched the first beta of Android Studio 2.3 back in the middle of December of last year, and yesterday they they released a stable build of 2.3.

Google has been doing a lot of work to improve Android Studio over the last few months.

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