Android Studio hangs / Freezes when project build fails

Question

I am experiencing a very wired problem since this evening.

If I have any errors in my android project, and build is failed, then my Android studio gets frozen / stuck. I

Answer 1

Well, I uninstalled android studio and installed it again, and now the problem has gone away. I still wonder how in the world it broke in the first place.

In case some one else is facing the same issue, try reinstalling your studio. In case if you are using Mac osx refer How to completely uninstall Android Studio? to uninstall Android studio properly; Because only deleting App will not completely uninstall it.