# DevTools 2.31.0 release notes

> Release notes for Dart and Flutter DevTools version 2.31.0.



The 2.31.0 release of the Dart and Flutter DevTools
includes the following changes among other general improvements.
To learn more about DevTools, check out the
[DevTools overview](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools).

## General updates

* Added a new feature for deep link validation,
  supporting deep link web checks on Android. - [#6935](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6935)
* Added the basic plumbing to allow connections to a Dart Tooling Daemon. - [#7009](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/7009)
* Made table text selectable [#6919](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6919)

## Inspector updates

* When done typing in the search field, the
  next selection is now automatically selected - [#6677](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6677)
* Added link to package directory documentation,
  from the inspect settings dialog - [#6825](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6825)

  ![Link to documentation](/assets/images/docs/tools/devtools/release-notes/images-2.31.0/link-to-doc.png "Link to documentation")

* Fix bug where widgets owned by the Flutter framework were
  showing up in the widget tree view - [#6857](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6857)
* Only cache pub root directories added by the user - [#6897](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6897)
* Remove Flutter pub root if it was accidentally cached - [#6911](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6911)

## Performance updates

* Changed raster layer preview background to a checkerboard. - [#6827](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6827)

## CPU profiler updates

* Added hover cards to show sampling rate for the item in drop down. - [#7010](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/7010)

  ![Sampling rate for dropdown](/assets/images/docs/tools/devtools/release-notes/images-2.31.0/hover-for-dropdown.png "Sampling rate for dropdown")

## Debugger updates

* Highlight `extension type` as a declaration keyword,
  highlight the `$` in identifier interpolation as part of the interpolation,
  and properly highlight comments within type arguments. - [6837](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6837)

## Logging updates

* Added scrollbar to details pane. - [#6917](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6917)

## VS Code Sidebar updates

* Fixed an issue that prevented the VS code sidebar from
  loading in recent beta/master builds. - [#6984](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6984)

## DevTools Extension updates

* Fixed a couple bugs preventing Dart server apps from
  connecting to DevTools extensions. - [#6982](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6982), [#6993](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/6993)

## Full commit history

To find a complete list of changes in this release, check out the
[DevTools git log](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/tree/v2.31.0).