diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
index 8a536bad9c48..698602085fe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ pname, version, build, sha256Hash, meta }:
+{ channel, pname, version, build, sha256Hash }:
+
 { bash
 , buildFHSUserEnv
 , coreutils
@@ -128,4 +129,18 @@ in
       #!${bash}/bin/bash
       ${fhsEnv}/bin/${pname}-fhs-env ${androidStudio}/bin/studio.sh
     '';
-  } // { inherit meta; }
+  } // {
+    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+      description = "The Official IDE for Android (${channel} channel)";
+      longDescription = ''
+        Android Studio is the official IDE for Android app development, based on
+        IntelliJ IDEA.
+      '';
+      homepage = if channel == "stable"
+        then https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
+        else https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/index.html;
+      license = licenses.asl20;
+      platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos ];
+    };
+  }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/default.nix
index ab76166a8f94..73f2724f0e1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ let
     build = "173.4819257";
     sha256Hash = "196yaswbxh2nd83gimjxr8ggr5xkdxq7n3xlh6ax73v59pj4hryq";
   };
-  latestVersion = {
+  betaVersion = {
+    version = "3.2.0.22"; # "Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5"
+    build = "181.4913314";
+    sha256Hash = "016nyn1pqviy089hg0dq7m4cqb39fdxdcy4zknkaq7dmgv1dj6x9";
+  };
+  latestVersion = { # canary & dev
     version = "3.3.0.2"; # "Android Studio 3.3 Canary 3"
     build = "181.4884283";
     sha256Hash = "0r93yzw87cgzz60p60gknij5vaqmv1a1kyd4cr9gx8cbxw46lhwh";
@@ -24,48 +29,24 @@ in rec {
   # Attributes are named by the corresponding release channels
 
   stable = mkStudio (stableVersion // {
+    channel = "stable";
     pname = "android-studio";
     #pname = "android-studio-stable"; # TODO: Rename and provide symlink
-
-    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-      description = "The Official IDE for Android (stable channel)";
-      longDescription = ''
-        Android Studio is the official IDE for Android app development, based on
-        IntelliJ IDEA.
-      '';
-      homepage = https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html;
-      license = licenses.asl20;
-      platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos ];
-    };
   });
 
-  beta = mkStudio (latestVersion // {
+  beta = mkStudio (betaVersion // {
+    channel = "beta";
     pname = "android-studio-preview";
     #pname = "android-studio-beta"; # TODO: Rename and provide symlink
-    version = "3.2.0.22"; # "Android Studio 3.2 Beta 5"
-    build = "181.4913314";
-    sha256Hash = "016nyn1pqviy089hg0dq7m4cqb39fdxdcy4zknkaq7dmgv1dj6x9";
-
-    meta = stable.meta // {
-      description = "The Official IDE for Android (beta channel)";
-      homepage = https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/index.html;
-    };
   });
 
   dev = mkStudio (latestVersion // {
+    channel = "dev";
     pname = "android-studio-dev";
-
-    meta = beta.meta // {
-      description = "The Official IDE for Android (dev channel)";
-    };
   });
 
   canary = mkStudio (latestVersion // {
+    channel = "canary";
     pname = "android-studio-canary";
-
-    meta = beta.meta // {
-      description = "The Official IDE for Android (canary channel)";
-    };
   });
 }