Android Studio Preview (Beta)

Google LLC · A beta preview of Android Studio for building Android applications, installable alongside the stable release.

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30-day installs9#1728 in App

1-year installs112Last 365 days

Latest version2026.2.1.7Sep 28 · Sep 28

Download size1.5GBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceEvery 2 weeks2 releases in 30 days

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: Android Studio Preview (Beta) · android-studio-preview@beta
Commands: studio-beta
Download URL: edgedl.me.gvt1.com/android/studio/install/2026.2.1.7/android-studio-rabbit1-rc2-mac_arm.dmg
SHA-256: 8fb71c27a0feb963…
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/a/[email protected]
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/android-studio-preview@beta

Installation and removal contents

Uninstall uninstall

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{
  "uninstall": [
    {
      "quit": "com.google.android.studio"
    }
  ]
}

Install app

Source file: Android Studio.app

Declared destination: /Applications/Android Studio Preview Beta.app

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{
  "app": [
    "Android Studio.app",
    {
      "target": "Android Studio Preview Beta.app"
    }
  ],
  "target": "/Applications/Android Studio Preview Beta.app"
}

Install binary

Source file: $APPDIR/Android Studio Preview Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/studio

Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/studio-beta

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{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Android Studio Preview Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/studio",
    {
      "target": "studio-beta"
    }
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/studio-beta"
}

Remove user data zap

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{
  "zap": [
    {
      "rmdir": [
        "~/AndroidStudioProjects",
        "~/Library/Android"
      ],
      "trash": [
        "~/.android",
        "~/Library/Android/sdk",
        "~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudioPreview2026.2",
        "~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudioPreview2026.2",
        "~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudioPreview2026.2",
        "~/Library/Preferences/com.android.Emulator.plist",
        "~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.studio-EAP.plist",
        "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.google.android.studio-EAP.savedState"
      ]
    }
  ]
}