Corrections
- Fix a crash at startup on Mac OS.
- Fix a bug making Genymotion exit while loading VirtualBox plugin.
Release Notes
- Genymotion Desktop
- Genymotion Desktop
New features
Copy/Paste
Genymotion now supports copy/paste from the host to the virtual device, or from the virtual device to the host using Android built-in copy/paste feature. Supported on 2.1.0+ virtual devices
Genymotion ID widget
You can now edit Android ID and Device ID (IMEI/MEID number) values from Genymotion. You can also make Genymotion generate random Device ID or Android ID numbers for you. Supported on 2.1.0+ virtual devices.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Pixel perfect mode
A new “pixel perfect” mode has been added to help users with their UI developments. In this mode, each pixel of the device is displayed using exactly one pixel of your monitor.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Factory reset
It is now possible to reset a virtual device to its initial state (when first deployed): A new “Factory Reset” button is now available, next to the device settings button in the virtual devices list. This feature only works with virtual devices deployed with Genymotion v2.0.2 or earlier.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Cloning virtual devices
Users can now easily duplicate a deployed device from the available devices list.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
CPU number and memory size modifications
Virtual device CPU number and memory size can now be modified from the device settings.
Corrections
- You can now resume virtual devices download.
- When downloading a virtual device, Genymotion could crash if a timeout occured. This issue is now fixed.
- The window size of the virtual device is now correctly resized to fit the host screen when rotating.
- When uninstalling Genymotion on Linux, the directory specified on installation was deleted, sometimes deleting non-Genymotion files. Genymotion now uses its own directory to fix the problem.
Virtual devices
All Android versions
All virtual devices have been updated to 2.1.0 version to support new 2.1.0 features (Device ID/Android ID widget, copy/paste).
They now have a default device ID (000000000000000) instead of ‘none’.
Android 2.3.7
The built-in timeout that makes the device screen unresponsive after 60 seconds of inactivity has been disabled.
New Android version
All Android versions
Android 4.4 is now available for Genymotion, supporting all 2.1.0 features. The following devices are available in 4.4 version:
- Galaxy Note 3
- Moto X
- Nexus 4
- Nexus 5
- Nexus 7
- Nexus 10
- Genymotion Desktop
Corrections
- If VirtualBox DHCP server is already configured, Genymotion will start correctly.
- Modifications of virtual devices settings were only applied to the first selected one. This issue is fixed.
- Genymotion Desktop
Migrating from v2.0.1
- Genymotion comes now bundled with a version of ADB. You can still provide a path to an Android SDK if you want, and Genymotion will use Android tools from this SDK. If you previously set a path to a specific Android SDK version, Genymotion will continue to use it.
New features
Genymotion automatically reconnects to ADB
Many users reported that their IDE doesn’t detect anymore their Genymotion virtual devices after a period of time. Genymotion virtual devices are now automatically reconnected to ADB, avoiding problems when IDEs restart ADB daemon.
Sound capture in screencast feature
Sound emitted by the virtual device is now included in videos recorded with Genymotion screencast feature.
Cache cleaner
To speed up future deployments and optimize your bandwidth, Genymotion stores all downloaded virtual device files in a cache. As these files can represent a significant amount of disk space, you can easily remove them (as well as log files) from the Genymotion settings panel, in the miscellaneous tab.
Confirmation email
On Microsoft Windows platforms, Genymotion binaries are now digitally signed, avoiding some false positive alerts from antivirus software or confirmation warnings when launched.
Corrections
- Genymotion can now detect and work around the fact that VirtualBox installation path has changed.
- In the GPS widget, the map search field is now using the proxy configuration.
- The GPS widget works even if the network was unreachable at Genymotion launch.
- When deploying a new virtual device, the window listing its characteristics doesn’t show cropped text anymore on some platforms with a particular screen size.
- When using it without license, Genymotion window title do not blink anymore, making UI automation easier.
- Genymotion now reports network configuration in its log file, making easier to detect installation problems when contacting Genymotion support.
- Some typos and internationalization strings were fixed.
- Avoid CPU overheat while using remote control.
- Windows uninstaller only cleans required files.
- Users who were having white or black screen at start (with error message: “Unable to switch to context, eglGetError=3004”) will now start correctly without having to fullscreen, then un-fullscreen their Genymotion virtual devices.
- Virtual devices: HierarchyViewer, UiAutomatorViewer and DDMS file explorer are now working perfectly with Genymotion.
- Virtual devices: GeoFencing API from Play Services and GeoCoder API are now working.
- Virtual devices: Fixed some inconsistencies between xdpi/ydpi and logical dpi.
- Virtual devices: Correct handling of configured dpi of system drawable resources.
Added new devices
- Galaxy Note (2.3, 4.1)
- Galaxy S2 (2.3, 4.1)
- HTC One (4.2, 4.3)
- Moto X (4.2, 4.3)
- Nexus 10 (4.2, 4.3)
- Nexus 7 2012 (4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
- Nexus One (2.3)
- Xperia S (2.3, 4.1)
- Xperia Z (4.2, 4.3)
- Genymotion Desktop
Corrections
- Errors in SSL handshake could block user authentication with Genymotion Cloud
- Pressing Enter in authentication popup canceled user authentication process instead of launching it. Default focus have been updated
- Pressing Add new virtual device button could be inactive in some situations. This has been fixed
- Genymotion Desktop
Genymotion 2.0.0 is no more a beta version but the first Genymotion commercial release!
Migrating from v1.3.0
- To use the new features, you must deploy new virtual devices after upgrading to Genymotion v2.0.0. All previous virtual devices deployed with Genymotion v1.3.0 will continue to work but without the new features
- Warning: all Genymotion settings (ADB path, network proxy configuration, …) will be lost after upgrading to Genymotion v2.0.0. It’s not possible to recover settings from previous versions
Information
As announced earlier, Genymotion doesn’t include Google Apps and ARM libraries support anymore.Concerning ARM libraries support, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem for you developers,as there will be absolutely no impact if you use the Java SDK. As for the NDK, it is straightforward toenable x86 compilation for your native code. You need to add the x86 platform to the APP_ABI entry of theApplication.mk file.
for example: APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86 mipsThere are now a lot of good x86 devices in the wild, and this is a good opportunity to embrace this newplatform, and add x86 compatibility to your app if you haven’t done it yet.For Google apps, we are still trying to work with Google to add them back. If you decide to add theneeded package by yourself, it will be at your own risk and responsibility and we will not be liable for it.This release includes a “drag&drop” feature which will allow you to drag&drop an APK or a ZIP file to the Genymotion window:
- APK files will be installed and, if possible, automatically started
- ZIP files, if they are detected as system updates or system patches, will be automatically deployed in your Genymotion virtual device.
Licensing system
A licensing system is available in Genymotion version 2.0.0.
Genymotion can be used in Free mode (without commercial features) for your personal use or with a license (Indie or Business) enabling all features for a professional use.
Please refer to the Store section of the Genymotion website.
New features
New Remote Control widget
Control accelerometer sensor and multi-touch gestures in your application directly from any real device.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
New Screencast widget
Take screenshots and videos very easily from any Genymotion virtual device.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Drag&Drop to copy files and APK in your virtual device
With a simple drag&drop, you can copy files very easily from your computer to your virtual device.
If an APK is dropped into the virtual device, it will be installed and launched automatically! You can drop files, folders,APK, or zip files. Zip packages containing /system directory tree will be automatically installed.To use this new feature, the path to ADB must be correctly set.
Search engine in the virtual device creation window
In the new virtual device creation window, you can now filter devices by Android version, device name or with a search keyword.
Slideshow during virtual device download
A slideshow describes new Genymotion features and some useful Genymotion tips when you wait for your virtual device to be installed.
Possibility to change storage folder of Genymotion virtual devices
In the Genymotion settings, you can now choose the folder where Genymotion virtual devices will be stored.
This feature allows you to avoid filling your system disk when it has a small capacity.
Write Android logcat into a file
The Android log messages (from logcat) are automatically written to a file on your workstation. See documentation for more details.
This allows you to easily send these logs to the Genymotion Support team. To use this new feature, the path to ADB must be correctly set.
A specific toolbar for Genymotion widgets
Two toolbars are now available in Genymotion. One for Genymotion widgets and one for Android actions (recent apps, back,…).
New Android versions
Android 4.3
Android 4.3 is now available for Genymotion, supporting all 2.0.0 features (Remote Control widget, Webcam widget, Screencast widget, …).
Android 2.3 in Preview version
Android 2.3 is now available for Genymotion in preview version. Try it and give us your feedback about it!
Miscellaneous
- A memory leak as been found in the way Android applications were handled, leading to a heavy memory consumption from Genymotion software. This issue has been fixed.
- On workstations where the VirtualBox “Default Machine Folder” has been modified by the user, adding a new Genymotion virtual device could reset this setting to its VirtualBox built-in value. This issue is now fixed.
- If Genymotion cannot connect to your virtual device then you will be invited to check your network parameters
- Genymotion configuration panel has been redesigned with tabs instead of a single options list to enhance its usability.
- We now use a new filemanager inside Genymotion virtual devices: Astro has been replaced by CyanogenMod Filemanager.
