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Claude Code v2.1.229 12 Aug 2026

Startup telemetry detects Android projects and pinned toolchains

Under the hood

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Telemetry

Startup reporting now notes Android projects and whether your toolchain is pinned.

What

The repo shape reported at startup now includes whether the project is an Android one and whether it pins a toolchain, which shapes what Anthropic sees about the kinds of codebases in use.

Details

Android detection looks for AndroidManifest.xml or Gradle files declaring com.android.* plugins.
Toolchain detection uses new patterns for Android Gradle plugins and CUDA declarations in CMake and conda environment files.

Evidence

has_android_project

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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