Android Studio 4.2 Canary 8 does not start on macOS [166489396]

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am...@bam-boo.eu

created issue #1

Aug 27, 2020 10:01AM

When I downloaded the latest build of Android Studio, it won't start after accepting security warning. Looks like it silently fails. Further investigation showed that there is no bundled JDK in the .app package.

Here is the output I get when trying to start Studio from command line:

./studio                                                                  ─╯
2020-08-27 12:52:50.586 studio[14613:4454137] allVms required 1.8*,1.8+
2020-08-27 12:52:50.586 studio[14613:4454137] Can't find bundled java.The folder doesn't exist: /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/jbr
2020-08-27 12:52:50.586 studio[14613:4454137] Can't find bundled java.The folder doesn't exist: /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/jdk
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] WorkingDirectory is absent in Info.plist. Current Directory: /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/MacOS
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] fullFileName is: /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/bin/studio.vmoptions
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] fullFileName exists: /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/bin/studio.vmoptions
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Value of STUDIO_VM_OPTIONS is (null)
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Processing VMOptions file at /Applications/Android Studio 4.2 Preview.app/Contents/bin/studio.vmoptions
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Done
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Processing VMOptions file at /Users/fobo66/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudioPreview4.2/studio.vmoptions
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Done
2020-08-27 12:52:50.589 studio[14613:4454143] Processing VMOptions file at
2020-08-27 12:52:50.591 studio[14613:4454143] No content found
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: Option UseConcMarkSweepGC was deprecated in version 9.0 and will likely be removed in a future release.
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Multiple garbage collectors selected

Studio Build: 4.2 Canary 8 (android-studio-ide-202.6787931-mac) Version of Gradle Plugin: 4.2.0-alpha08 Version of Gradle: 6.6 Version of Java: openjdk version "1.8.0_265" OS: macOS 10.15.6

Steps to Reproduce:

Download and extract Android Studio 4.2 Canary 8 from Android Developers website
Start the app
Accept security warning if not already accepted
Observe that app is not starting

Comments

am...@bam-boo.eu <am...@bam-boo.eu> #2Aug 27, 2020 10:35AM

Also, here is the content of bundled jre folder:

> ls /Applications/Android\ Studio\ 4.2\ Preview.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/MacOS
libjli.dylib

There is no jdk folder:

ls /Applications/Android\ Studio\ 4.2\ Preview.app/Contents/             
CodeResources  MacOS          _CodeSignature jre            license
Info.plist     Resources      bin            lib            plugins

Message last modified on Sep 2, 2020 09:58AM

vi...@google.com <vi...@google.com> Aug 27, 2020 11:32AM

Assigned to an...@google.com.

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #3Aug 28, 2020 04:32PM

Have the same exact issue on macOS 10.15.6 and now I can't revert back to canary 7 and have to use the stable version :D

am...@bam-boo.eu <am...@bam-boo.eu> #4Sep 3, 2020 11:57AM

Same bug observed with Android Studio 4.2 Canary 9

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #5Sep 8, 2020 06:49PM

Same bug observed with Android Studio 4.2 Canary 10 on MacOS 10.15.6

sk...@gmail.com <sk...@gmail.com> #6Sep 8, 2020 07:32PM

Similar issue on Windows 10 on Studio Canary 10 build: Studio won't start when you launch it via executable (studio64.exe), but it starts when using studio.bat script and having JAVA_HOME set.

ca...@gmail.com <ca...@gmail.com> #7Sep 9, 2020 07:11PM

Found this blog post and it helped me find a workaround.

The workaround is to edit studio.vmoptions located at:

$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudioPreview4.2

and change -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC to -XX:+UseG1GC. This allowed Studio to launch on my mac.

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #8Sep 10, 2020 09:10PM

Also just removing the file "studio.vmoptions" works :smile:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63723196/cannot-open-android-studio-4-2-canary-8-or-9-after-having-installed-canary-7

sp...@google.com <sp...@google.com> Sep 21, 2021 06:37PM

Status: Duplicate of

167341770

cb...@google.com <cb...@google.com> #9Jul 14, 2022 09:47PM

Hello: the Android Studio team is working to address situations in which the IDE fails to open. If you are willing to share your experience in the survey below it would help us create a more comprehensive solution. Thank you!

https://forms.gle/h6vUXRkSVtUTtKbg8

ni...@gmail.com <ni...@gmail.com> #10Jan 18, 2023 05:54PM

I am using Mac 13.1 Ventura & successfully used Android Studio for 2 days & sometimes I try launching the studio from the dock & it fails to even start!!!
Please let me know for any fixes!!!