When I open Android Studio I receive a notification saying that an update is available:
The latest stable release of Android Studio is now available for download.
Android Studio Bumblebee | 2021.1.1 Patch 1 is a major new release and includes performance improvements, bug fixes and new features.
- Intellij 2021.1.1 Platform Update
- New Device Manager
- ADB over Wi-Fi
- Run Instrumented Tests in Android Studio using Gradle
- Android Gradle Plugin Upgrade Assistant now updates API usage
- Non-Transitive R classes on for new projects
- Apple Silicon Support Update
- Jank detection track in Profilers
- Profileable app profiling support in Studio Profilers
- Network Inspection and ability to capture Layout Inspector snapshots
- Support for Compose semantics in the Layout Inspector
- Interactive Preview
- Animated Vector Drawables Preview
- Updated Device picker for Design Tools
Important After updating, you need to restart Android Studio to apply any memory settings you migrate from an earlier version of the IDE.
Release Notes
However when I click on the Download button it opens a web page to re-download the whole program instead of updating it. It's a bit confusing because it's a minor update.
This issue was fixed by Google (10 February 2022).
You can now update Android Studio normally.
Thank you all for helping to bring this problem to Google's attention.