I have been on Canary Channel so I could use Compo...

# compose

[codeslubber]

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?

[Mark Murphy]

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.

[codeslubber]

I thought I was on the right canary??

[codeslubber]

I have done several updates and updated my Compose code which works?

[Mark Murphy]

I don't know how you define "right" in this case 😀

[Mark Murphy]

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).

[codeslubber]

there’s only one canary channel?

[codeslubber]

[Mark Murphy]

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.

[codeslubber]

haha amen brother..

[codeslubber]

how do I get on 4.1 canary?

[Mark Murphy]

I downloaded it from https://developer.android.com/studio/preview manually

[Mark Murphy]

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.

[codeslubber]

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…

[Mark Murphy]

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

[codeslubber]

I guess this is one of those cases where if I am wrong I don’t want to be right.

[codeslubber]

Downloaded 4.1 Preview, thanks @Mark Murphy