FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_92"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_92-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.92-b14, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Android Studio 2.x crashes consistently after a few minutes of use. simply navigating around a project, opening/closing files, is sufficient to produce a crash. i have not yet been able to find a deterministic way to cause a crash. it seems to happen randomly, but always within a few minutes (< 5min) of light usage.

Android Studio 1.x does not suffer this problem.


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception Name: JavaNativeException
Description: java.lang.NullPointerException
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CAccessibility.getAccessibleIndexInParent(CAccessibility.java:287)

User Info: (null)

0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d6ff4f2 __exceptionPreprocess + 178
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff90b07f7e objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d6ff439 -[NSException raise] + 9
3 JavaNativeFoundation 0x000000011a39351f JNFCallStaticIntMethod + 236
4 libawt_lwawt.dylib 0x000000011c573deb +[JavaComponentAccessibility createWithAccessible:withEnv:withView:] + 76
5 libawt_lwawt.dylib 0x000000011c57430b -[JavaComponentAccessibility accessibilityFocusedUIElement] + 194
6 libawt_lwawt.dylib 0x000000011c5494f6 -[AWTView accessibilityFocusedUIElement] + 156
7 AppKit 0x00007fff99a37c97 -[NSWindow(NSWindowAccessibility) accessibilityFocusedUIElement] + 118
8 libawt_lwawt.dylib 0x000000011c574069 +[JavaComponentAccessibility postFocusChanged:] + 96
9 Foundation 0x00007fff97a2cfde __NSThreadPerformPerform + 279
10 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d694881 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
11 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d673fbc __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 556
12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d6734df __CFRunLoopRun + 927
13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d672ed8 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 296
14 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8ee21935 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 235
15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8ee2176f ReceiveNextEventCommon + 432
16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8ee215af _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
17 AppKit 0x00007fff99256df6 _DPSNextEvent + 1067
18 AppKit 0x00007fff99256226 -[NSApplication _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 454
19 libosxapp.dylib 0x000000011d8a33aa -[NSApplicationAWT nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 124
20 AppKit 0x00007fff9924ad80 -[NSApplication run] + 682
21 libosxapp.dylib 0x000000011d8a314d +[NSApplicationAWT runAWTLoopWithApp:] + 156
22 libawt_lwawt.dylib 0x000000011c5884b3 -[AWTStarter starter:] + 905
23 Foundation 0x00007fff97a2cfde __NSThreadPerformPerform + 279
24 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d694881 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
25 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d673fbc __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 556
26 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d6734df __CFRunLoopRun + 927
27 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9d672ed8 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 296
28 studio 0x00000001000012f3 main + 357
29 studio 0x000000010000116c start + 52
30 ??? 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.