Release Notes

Android version

• Android Automotive OS 14.0 (beta)

Cloud providers marketplaces

• AWS: visit marketplace →
• Azure:  visit marketplace →

New features

• Removed non-relevant widget for Automotive use case.
• Added Baseband and Network widgets.
• Automatically initiates LTE network connection upon virtual device boot.

Bug fixes

• Applied minor display fixes for improved UI.
• Removed unwanted pop-up that appeared on first boot.
• Resolved issue where .apk files were not correctly installed.

Android versions

• Android 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0 and 14.0 on AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba marketplaces
• (New) Android 15.0 on AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba marketplaces

Cloud providers marketplaces

• AWS: visit marketplace →
• GCP: visit marketplace →
• Azure: visit marketplace →
• Alibaba: visit marketplace →

New features

• Enable updating Android Webview
• Default browser is now Qwant application (Android 14.0 and above)

Improvements

• Enhanced camera resolution
• Camera image uploads now maintain aspect ratio and original orientation

Bug fixes

• Resolved issues with the Javascript SDK code snippet
• Fixed a Kiosk mode issue when a Google account was signed in
• Corrected the file upload curl command in the Swagger documentation
• Fixed an issue in the camera app when capturing snapshot during a video record
• Fixed an issue where the IMEI in the system was not updated with the widget configuration or the persist.gsm.imei property

Known issues

• Rounded corners feature is not working on Android 14

Android versions

• Android 7.0 – 14.0 (final)
  • AWS: Available on marketplace
  • Alibaba: Available on marketplace
  • GCP: Available on marketplace
  • Azure: Available on marketplace
• More Android versions will be updated to Device Image v14.0 later

New features

• New fingerprint widget & API
• Forward TCP & UDP ports
• New user data parameter to boot as rooted/unrooted

Improvements

• Mouseover to view fully truncated fields
• New console message for browser usage reminder

Bug fixes

• Fix flashing archive issue for Android 10 to 14

Known Issues

• Rounded corners feature is not working on Android 14

Android versions

Android 14.0 beta image has been released. It is only available for arm64 instances on AWS. Updates and fixes will be released as soon as they are available.

Known issues

The following features are not available yet, or don’t function properly:

• When starting the messaging app, a warning popup related to the app version is triggered.
• Bluetooth is not working.
• Rounded corners feature is not working.
• Charging status is not updating correctly in the battery widget.
• Switching root status could involve troubles in adb connection.

Android versions

• Android 7.0 to 13.0 have been updated to version 13.2.

New features

Update OpenSSH

Update OpenSSH to 9.3 for android version 9.0 to 13.0

Enable screenshot of protected applications

Allow screen capture of protected activities.

Improvements

UI improvements

• Descending notifications.
• Add an ADB serial field when ADB connection is enabled.

API improvements

• Reduce API response time.

Bug fixes

• Fix translation issues

Known issues

The following features don’t work properly:

• The external storage feature is not operational, and will be fixed in a future release. Please reach out to our support team if this is a blocker for your use cases.
• In a few cases, the camera image appears upside down. This issue will be addressed in a future release.

Note

• Genymotion Device Image 13.2 is currently available on AWS and Azure; other Cloud providers will follow later.
• Android 10 and above are user build types that can be rooted dynamically. For more details please refer to our documentation Using root access.