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I already have Android Studio 2.2 Beta installed on my computer:

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Updating to Beta 2 should be possible simply by downloading a 12 MB patch as shown on the Android Tools site:

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Instead, when I try to update the IDE, it asks me to download the whole of Beta 2 (~500 MB):

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I already went through this painful process yesterday when updating from 2.1.2 Stable to 2.2 Beta. Why do I have to go through this again, and is there a way to circumvent it? Anyone else facing the same problem?

Yash Sampat
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  • same issue happened with me.... had to download whole setup again – kiturk3 Aug 23 '16 at 06:44
  • Current Stable AS is 2.1.3 so download that one. Any reason why you are updating to Beta software? – Tasos Aug 23 '16 at 07:03
  • You're right, I probably wouldn't be facing this problem with the stable version, but 2.2 has a lot of new features and I wanted to try those! – Yash Sampat Aug 23 '16 at 07:06
  • I thought that might be the reason :) but to be on the safe side dont install Beta software on you development machine. Use another PC or Visualize one on your Main system to be on the safe side and run it there. If anything goes wrong just delete the VM machine – Tasos Aug 23 '16 at 07:10
  • I've installed it in a separate location, just as you pointed out, so hopefully it shouldn't be a problem later on ... :) – Yash Sampat Aug 23 '16 at 07:14

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Yes, you have to do what it says. See http://tools.android.com/download/studio/builds/2-2-beta

Due to a bug, you can only patch from Android Studio 2.2 Preview 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. All other versions will need to download a complete install of the IDE.

This is not the first time this happens in beta/canary channels so if you want bleeding edge versions you most likely will have to use to it. In case of doubts it worth checking http://tools.android.com

Marcin Orlowski
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  • Okay, so I suppose it would be better instead to directly update to **2.2 Stable** whenever it comes out. – Yash Sampat Aug 23 '16 at 09:28
  • If you just want to try new features, install beta/cannary in separate folder while sticking to Stable for your normal, development setup. This most likely save you some time. – Marcin Orlowski Aug 23 '16 at 10:11