Correction
- The last VirtualBox versions (4.3.30 and 5.0) broke our plugins for Eclipse and Android Studio on Mac OS X. We updated the plugins to work around the issue. Please update them if you are running them on Mac OS X.
Genymotion Desktop Release Notes
- Genymotion Desktop, Plugins
- Genymotion Desktop
Correction – Windows only
- Some workarounds have been implemented in VirtualBox behavior with Windows 10, to make sure Genymotion runs properly.
- Genymotion Desktop
Correction
- A bug was introduced with version 2.5.1, where Genymotion licenses for some users could disappear. This issue has been fixed. License keys of affected users must be registered again. Please contact us if you need help with your key.
- Genymotion Desktop
New feature
License Server
If your company owns many Genymotion licenses, a license server can now be used to ease license management. Please contact us if you are interested in this new feature.
Corrections
- On rare occasions, the ADB process could crash and Genymotion could end up spawning a lot of ADB processes. This issue has been fixed.
- The recently released VirtualBox versions 4.3.30 and 5.0 on Mac OS X changed some settings on which Genymotion used to rely. Genymotion now runs with those VirtualBox versions.
Improvements
- The xxxhdpi density has been added to the custom density settings of virtual devices.
- Genymotion Desktop
New features
GMTool
gmtool is a command line tool allowing you to perform the following tasks from the command line:
- Manage virtual devices and interact with them.
- Register a license and display license information.
- Configure Genymotion.
This is useful for automation. You can find more details on the GMTool documentation.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Gradle Plugin
The Gradle plugin for Genymotion allows you to control your Genymotion instances from your build.gradle file. Learn more about how to use it right here
As continuous integration is now a key for professional development, we prepared an article to explain you how to use Genymotion with your Jenkins server.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Corrections
Genymotion
- Genymotion had to be restarted to take the credentials into account and log in the user. This issue has been fixed.
- The adb reboot command on a running device was not working properly. This issue has been fixed.
- On Mac OS X, when using a license, several software activations were consumed for the same machine. This issue has been fixed.
- Genymotion could freeze when selecting a custom SDK path if a lot of file were present in the current directory. This issue has been fixed.
- An upgraded virtual device cannot be factory reset anymore, but the error message was not clear enough. A specific error message has been added for this use case.
- On Windows, Genymotion sometimes failed to connect to the virtual device. This issue has been fixed.
- On Windows and Mac OS X, adb sometimes failed to connect to the virtual devices. This issue has been fixed.
- Genymotion version and revision could not be selected in the about window. This issue has been fixed.
- On Windows, Genymotion could not find vboxmanage.exe in some cases. This issue has been fixed.
- Virtual devices could not start after using some VPN clients. This issue has been fixed.
Virtual devices
- The INTERNET permission was not correctly handled, and applications without this permission could have internet access. This issue has been fixed.
- Genymotion Desktop
Genymotion 2.4.0 now supports Android 5.1.0. Virtual devices available with this version are:
- Google Nexus 4;
- Google Nexus 5;
- Google Nexus 6;
- Google Nexus 7;
- Google Nexus 7 2013;
- Google Nexus 9;
- Google Nexus 10.
Customizable virtual devices for phones and tablets are also available with version 5.1.0, allowing to create your own devices.
