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# compose
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 6:44 PM
I have been on Canary Channel so I could use Compose, why is AS constantly offering me the beta releases? do they support compose now?
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Mark Murphy

03/22/2020, 8:00 PM
Are you on 4.0 Canary or 4.1 Canary? I can see getting that prompt if you are on 4.0 Canary, but I would not expect it if you are on 4.1 Canary.
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 8:52 PM
I thought I was on the right canary??
I have done several updates and updated my Compose code which works?
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Mark Murphy

03/22/2020, 8:52 PM
I don't know how you define "right" in this case 😀
4.0 has proceeded to having beta releases, so you will get update notices about that if you are running a 4.0 canary. 4.1 is also out, purely as canary builds (Canary 3 right now), and you should not get update notices there. Leastways, I don't. AFAIK there is nothing wrong with sticking with the last 4.0 canary build (Canary 9 IIRC).
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 8:54 PM
there’s only one canary channel?
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Mark Murphy

03/22/2020, 8:56 PM
If it weren't for Compose, I would never run a canary build -- I have enough problems with pre-release OS and library versions. But, from your symptoms, it appears that a 4.0 canary will offer an upgrade to 4.0 beta instead of 4.1 canary.
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 8:57 PM
haha amen brother..
how do I get on 4.1 canary?
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Mark Murphy

03/22/2020, 8:58 PM
I downloaded it from https://developer.android.com/studio/preview manually
Since I've had problems with pre-release Studio builds clobbering my stable Studio installation, I never upgrade pre-release Studio builds via the channel. I always manually delete the old pre-release and unpack the new one.
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 10:01 PM
so, I have not gotten a single release on Canary since these betas have started and even with it set to canary if I say check now, it shows me the beta?? jesus I wish there was a language in programming that just made illogical contradictions impossible…
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Mark Murphy

03/22/2020, 10:03 PM
if you consider the rule to be "give me the latest up to and including canary, for the current minor release", you get the symptoms that you are describing
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codeslubber

03/22/2020, 10:04 PM
I guess this is one of those cases where if I am wrong I don’t want to be right.
Downloaded 4.1 Preview, thanks @Mark Murphy
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