Description
Android Studio freezes on Flutter project creation – stuck on “Loading Header Maps” or “Configuring Kotlin Language Settings”
After creating a new Flutter project in Android Studio (version 2025.1.x), the IDE completely freezes. The UI becomes unresponsive, and the project structure (lib/, pubspec.yaml, etc.) never loads — only "Loading..." appears on the left panel. The only way to close Android Studio is to force quit the application.
This issue does not happen with all projects. A clean untitled Flutter project might load once, but any subsequent project (even new ones) causes the same freezing behavior.
The problem seems to be related to Kotlin configuration running in the background: the bottom right status bar displays “Configuring Kotlin Language Settings…” indefinitely.
My Setup:
Device: MacBook Air M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
macOS: 15.3 Sequoia
Android Studio: 2025.1.1
Flutter: 3.32.5 (stable channel)
Dart & Flutter plugins: Latest
Xcode: not fully installed yet (but not relevant to Android project)
Troubleshooting Tried (but did not work):
Reinstalling Android Studio
Deleting all caches, preferences, SDKs, and .android / .gradle folders
Reinstalling Flutter and Dart plugins
Running flutter clean, flutter pub get
Disabling Kotlin plugin
Creating projects without Kotlin support
Switching between Flutter versions and SDK paths
This issue does not happen when using VS Code, so the Flutter SDK is functional.
Expected Behavior:
Flutter project should load normally after creation, and project structure should appear immediately.
Actual Behavior:
Android Studio hangs on project load, becomes completely unresponsive, and must be force-quit.
Please investigate this critical issue. Many users on Apple Silicon (M1–M4) are experiencing the same problem.