Android 13.0 beta is now available for Genymotion Desktop.

Known issues

• Using a VPN application may break the virtual device.
• The camera app might crash.

Android 12.1 is now available for Genymotion Desktop for users with a paying license.

• Emulated Bluetooth stack

• Using a VPN application might break the virtual device
• QEMU: Camera does not reconnect after a quick boot

• Reframe images and videos in the Media injection widget by choosing either “Crop”, “Keep aspect” or “Resize” modes
• Support GIF format as image input in the Media injection widget

• Updated dummy camera animation in the Media injection widget
• Changed screencast widget sounds
• Add release notes link in new software notification
• Add disclaimer when using personal use mode

• Support for VirtualBox 7.0.2+ on macOS
• Fix camera orientation in the Media injection widget
• Fix OpenGApps installation on Android 12
• Fix gmtool help inconsistencies

• QEMU: Camera does not reconnect after a quick boot

Android 12.0 is now available for Genymotion Desktop for users with a paying license.

• Emulated Bluetooth stack

• Using a VPN application might break the virtual device

Genymotion Desktop 3.3.2 has been released! This is an intermediate release with the following features and bug fixes:

• Support for VirtualBox 7.0.2+ on Windows and Linux.

• Fix Player crashes when using a specific KDE Plasma theme.
• Fix screencast shortcuts.
• Fix infinite startup loop of launchpad when having non-Genymotion virtual machines in VirtualBox.

New Genymotion Virtual Devices version 3.0.1 for Genymotion Desktop 3.3 have been released.

• Fixed clearkey DRM service which caused the Chrome browser to freeze after some usage.

• Fixed Wifi connection at startup. Now, Wifi is properly connected when starting a device.

• Added missing service used to install flashable archives.

• Add missing device information in log archives.
• Fix device upgrade when using QEMU hypervisor.

• Android 11 devices. Only available with a paying license.
• System images 3.0.0 are now available, bringing lots of improvements. See here for more information.
• We uncoupled the Android version from the hardware properties, to allow the deployment of any combination of simulated devices with any supported version of Android. Device creation & edition were reworked consequently, with different parameters separated in steps and tabs (depending on context: creation or edition)
• Experimental support for QEMU hypervisor. Performance throughout the launchpad and player should be much better than with VirtualBox.
• New quick boot feature: the device state at player exit is saved instead of shutting down. This allows a quick launch without going through the long boot process. Only available with QEMU on macOS and Linux, and with a paying license.
• Customizable toolbar: you can choose which widgets to show as well as their order.
• Customizable Virtual Device shortcuts.
• VM heap size (amount of RAM allocated by the Java Virtual Machine per app) can now be customized (during device creation or edition).
• Android 9 and later: rounded corners can now be set up at device creation and edition.
• New Media Injection widget, replacing the old Camera widget. This allows to feed the virtual device microphone and cameras with media files as well as any detected host camera. Only available with a paying license.
• New Settings widget, providing new features and information through several tabs:
  • Some information about the current device and useful links are now available
  • Virtual Device shortcuts are now customizable
  • Information about open-source licenses is now more easily accessible
• New Android Controls widget to simulate various physical buttons such as directional pad, multimedia buttons, call buttons. Only available with a paying license.
• Reworked Network widget, with support for simulating Wifi connection, and more detailed Mobile data connection profiles. Only available with a paying license.

• gmtool has been fully reworked. Syntax and usage have also been improved to be more consistent with other command-line tools. More help information is now available for each command in nested levels of details.
• Device rotation has been reworked: instead of simply choosing between Portrait (0°) and Landscape (270°), the display can now be rotated in any direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) by increments of 90°.
• Some light UI touch-ups, both in the launchpad and the player.
• Wording of error messages has been improved, providing clearer information and redirecting to more specific parts of the documentation.
• Share app feature has been removed.
• Support for Android 4.4 has been dropped.
• Emulator window title now shows the ADB serial instead of the IP.

• Audio file injection is not currently supported on macOS.
• There are freezes when using WebView on Windows with QEMU, especially signing in on Google Play Store.
• VirtualBox 7.x is not supported yet.
• macOS Ventura is not supported yet with VirtualBox. Using experimental QEMU hypervisor is an option.

New Genymotion Virtual Devices version 3.0.0 for Genymotion Desktop 3.3 have been released. Android 11.0 is available with this release, for our paying customers.

• QEMU Support: We have added support for the QEMU hypervisor. This allows better performances, improved boot time and device state can now be saved and resumed for even quicker availability (quick boot).
• Rounded corners: For Android 9 and higher virtual devices, it is now possible to configure rounded corners radius and padding.
• Mobile data: An emulated mobile data network interface is now available for Android 8 and higher virtual devices. Some network profiles and throttling can be applied to it.
• Sensors: New emulated sensors are now available: gyroscope, proximity sensor and magnetometer.
• Audio: It is now possible to inject audio media files to the virtual device microphone.
• VM Heap size: The VM heap size can now be adjusted in the virtual device settings.

• Android 10: Android 10 devices could not start with AMD GPUs on Windows. This issue has been fixed.
• Android 9 and higher: The OpenGL stack has been updated.

Genymotion now supports Android 11. Only available with a paying license.

Virtual images 3.0.0 are now available, bringing lots of improvements. See release notes.

We uncoupled the Android version from the hardware properties, to allow the deployment of any combination of simulated device with any supported version of Android. Device creation & edition were reworked consequently, with different parameters separated in steps and tabs (depending on context: creation or edition)

• Experimental support for QEMU hypervisor. Performance should be better than with VirtualBox.
• New quick boot feature which saves the device state at player exit instead of shutting down. Available with QEMU, only on macOS and Linux for the moment. Only available with a paying license.
• VM heap size (amount of RAM allocated by the Java Virtual Machine per app ) can now be customized (during device creation or edition).
• When using Android 9 and later, rounded corners can now be set up at device creation and edition.
• New “media injection” widget, replacing the old “camera” widget. This enables you to feed images, videos and audio files as well as any detected camera to the virtual device microphone and cameras. Only available with a paying license.
• New “settings” widget, providing new features and information through several tabs:
  • Some information about the current device and useful links are now available
  • Shortcuts for every player actions are now customizable
  • Information about open-source licenses is now more easily accessible
• New “android controls” widget, allowing the user to simulate various physical buttons such as directional pad, multimedia buttons, call buttons. Only available with a paying license..
• Reworked “network” widget, with support for simulating wifi connection, and more detailed mobile data connection settings. Only available with a paying license.

• gmtool has been fully reworked to implement hardware profiles and OS images. We also took the opportunity to improve the syntax and usage is more consistent with other command-line tools. More help information is now available for each command in nested levels of details.
• Device rotation has been reworked. Instead of simply choosing between Portrait (0°) and Landscape (270°), the display can now be rotated in any direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) by increments of 90°.
• Toolbar has been cleaned-up and reworked.
• Some light touch ups have been made throughout the UI, both in the launchpad and the player.
• Error messages have been improved, providing clearer information and redirecting to more specific parts of the documentation.
• The “App Sharing” feature has been removed.
• Support for Android 4.4 has been dropped.

• Genyshell doesn’t work with QEMU on macOS yet.
• Audio injection is not yet supported with QEMU on macOS.
• OpenGAPPS isn’t stable with QEMU on Windows yet.
• Some shortcut combinations are not possible on macOS for custom shortcuts.
• Wifi connection sometimes isn’t available when using a device with VirtualBox and Android 11. As a workaround, we recommend using QEMU if this issue appears.
• QEMU devices cannot be started when TCP port 6379 is in use (default port used by redis-server).

Bug Fixes

• gmtool: The ‘gmtool admin list’ command now displays the right IP for each listed device instead of 0.0.0.0 (this was a regression introduced in 3.2.0 by a change meant to improve performance).

• application sharing: On Android 10, foreground application detection was not working, making application sharing not possible. It is fixed now.

• player: Improved device startup reliability on slow computers. Also, Player window stays in place after performing an ‘adb reboot’. Finally, device reconnection issues for Android 9 have been fixed.

• zsh: Fix gmtool zsh completion when installing Genymotion as root.

If you are upgrading from 3.1.2, here is what’s new:

New features

Genymotion Desktop now supports OpenGL ES 3, making it possible to test more advanced 3D code.

The GPS widget now lets you load GPX files and replay them (licensed users only).

It is now possible to disable clipboard sharing between virtual devices and the host operating system.

If you have a touch screen, you can now send proper multitouch events, including gestures like pinch to zoom.

Changes

The Player user interface has received a Material facelift, giving it a more modern appearance.

The GPS widget map now uses OpenGL for rendering: maps are now crisper, zoom is smoother, and texts are always correctly oriented.

The gmtool admin list, gmtool admin start and gmtool admin stop commands no longer require a license, making it possible to use gmtool to build integration with other tools like IDE.

genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner, making it easier to integrate in scripts.

We updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.

Fixes

We made the Open GApps downloading code more robust.

“gmtool admin stop” would sometimes freeze; this has been fixed.

Some UI elements were blurry on HiDPI displays.

When using an authenticated proxy, changing the proxy username no longer requires restarting Genymotion Desktop.

On macOS, the Finder “Get Info” dialog now correctly displays Genymotion Desktop version.

For beta users

If you are upgrading from 3.2.0 beta 1, this version comes with the following changes:

• We fixed a regression in the GPS widget which made it impossible to type negative coordinates.
• The GPX replay feature now accepts GPX files without altitude or time information.
• On macOS, the overflow menu of the emulator toolbar was not showing keyboard shortcuts anymore. This has been fixed.
• In the device manager: we fixed a regression which caused keyboard shortcuts to do nothing when they were activated the first time.

New features

Genymotion Desktop now supports OpenGL ES 3, making it possible to test more advanced 3D code.

The GPS widget now lets you load GPX files and replay them (licensed users only).

It is now possible to disable clipboard sharing between virtual devices and the host operating system.

If you have a touch screen, you can now send proper multitouch events, including gestures like pinch to zoom.

Changes

The Player user interface has received a Material facelift, giving it a more modern appearance.

The GPS widget map now uses OpenGL for rendering: maps are now crisper, zoom is smoother, and texts are always correctly oriented.

The gmtool admin list, gmtool admin start and gmtool admin stop commands no longer require a license, making it possible to use gmtool to build integration with other tools like IDE.

genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner, making it easier to integrate in scripts.

We updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.

Fixes

We made the Open GApps downloading code more robust.

“gmtool admin stop” would sometimes freeze; this has been fixed.

Some UI elements were blurry on HiDPI displays.

When using an authenticated proxy, changing the proxy username no longer requires restarting Genymotion Desktop.

On macOS, the Finder “Get Info” dialog now correctly displays Genymotion Desktop version.

This release fixes a bug in the GPS widget which caused the map to appear blank.

If you are upgrading from 3.1.1 beta 1, almost nothing has changed. If you are upgrading from 3.1.0, here is what’s new:

• Windows: VirtualBox 6.1 support on Windows 10. Problems with VirtualBox 6.1 host-only interfaces on Windows have been fixed.
• Windows: virtual device screens appeared cropped in the top-left corner on high-dpi monitors on Windows. Now fixed. This correction was not in beta 1.
• Linux: new devices are now configured to use PulseAudio, improving sound support.
• Mac: mouse wheel on high-precision touchpads (Macbook touchpads, Magic Mouse) no longer causes super-fast and jittery scrolling.
• Genyshell: The “rotation setangle” Genyshell command behavior fixed. Now the display rotates whenever the accelerometer value changes, as expected. Also applies to the remote-control feature.
• Global: heterogeneous-density multi-screen setups: rotating the device would cause the display to be zoomed.
• Global: it is now possible to use Genymotion Desktop behind a SOCKS5 proxy support.

Genymotion Desktop now supports VirtualBox 6.1 on Windows. This was a long-standing issue but a workaround for the problems we encountered with VirtualBox 6.1 host-only interfaces on Windows has been found.

We also fixed an issue with heterogeneous-density multi-screen setups: rotating the device would cause the display to be zoomed.

On Linux, new devices are now configured to use PulseAudio, improving sound support.

Using the mouse wheel on high-precision touchpads such as Macbook touchpads or Magic Mouse no longer causes super-fast and jittery scrolling.

The “rotation setangle” Genyshell command behavior was surprising: the new accelerometer value was correctly sent but the display would not rotate. Now the display rotates whenever the accelerometer value changes, as you would expect. This also applies to the remote-control feature.

Finally, we added support for Socks5 proxies.

Forewords

We released 3 public beta versions of Genymotion Desktop 3.1.0, and we want to thank all our beta testers for their feedback. They greatly helped improve and make this upgrade even more stable.

Improved performances

This version brings a large number of updates to our rendering stack, improving performances with the latest versions of Android, especially on macOS.

Rewritten camera widget

Version 3.1.0 comes with a rewrite of our camera support and a simplified widget. This rewrite offers better performance and fixes the camera on macOS Catalina.

Speaking of macOS Catalina, Genymotion Desktop now supports the new macOS permission system: virtual devices ask for permissions to use the camera and microphone in a timely fashion, and detect when permissions are being granted while running.

User interface improvements

The installation of virtual devices has been moved to a separate wizard, accessible through the new “+” floating action button sitting above the virtual device list. This brings a tidier, cleaner look and highly reduces CPU usage of the application.

The user interface received lots of small touch-ups:

• On Windows and Linux, the Device Manager got its menu bar moved to the toolbar, saving vertical space.
• The Emulator has been updated as well: we reorganized the widgets in the toolbar, streamlined the layout of most widgets and refreshed the navigation icons.
• We reworked the keyboard shortcuts to make them easier to use and remember. We carefully chose them to match their widget as much as possible and to avoid conflicts with your operating system shortcuts.
• The title of the Emulator window is now more useful, giving you individual information (IP, device name) about the device first. We also removed the duplicated title from widgets, making them smaller and cleaner.
• Finally, we improved VirtualBox error messages, making it easier for you and our support team to fix problems.

Removals

This version removes support for the “–cloud” option of gmtool. It has been superseded by our new gmsaas tool.

This version also removes support for Android versions older than 4.4.

This new beta fixes an annoying bug preventing dragging the screen right edge of the device after a rotation.

We nailed the last bug regarding macOS permissions to access the camera and the microphone. Virtual devices now ask for permissions in a timely fashion, no longer crash when permissions are not granted and detect when permissions are being granted while running.

We also improved startup responsiveness: when starting a device from the Device Manager window, its icon now switches to a spinner without any delay, as it should.

Apart from these, other minor fixes have been done like some icon adjustments or a new icon for the DMG on macOS.

New install wizard

The installation of virtual devices has been moved to a separate wizard, accessible through the new floating action button sitting above the virtual device list.

This brings a tidier, cleaner look and improves performances of the application.

Always visible navigation buttons

Following up on the feedback we received from beta 1 users on the device window toolbar, we made the navigation buttons at the bottom of the toolbar (Back, Home, Overview and Menu) always visible, even if there is not enough room for all buttons.

Improved titles for the device window and its widgets

The title of the device window is now more useful, giving you individual information (IP, device name) about the device first. We also removed the duplicated title from widgets, making them smaller and cleaner.

Others

This new beta version also comes with a bunch of fixes and improvements, such as:

• A fix for a crash on macOS Catalina when using the camera
• Corrections in the Linux installer to make it work again on Fedora systems
• Improved VirtualBox error messages

This version brings a large update to our rendering stack, improving performances with the latest versions of Android, especially on macOS.

It also comes with a rewrite of our camera support and a simplified camera widget. This rewrite yields better performance and makes the camera work again on macOS Catalina.

The user interface has received lots of small touch-ups, with more important changes expected to land for 3.1.0:

• On Windows and Linux, the Device Manager got its menubar moved to the toolbar, saving vertical space.
• The Emulator has been updated as well: we reorganized the widgets in the toolbar, streamlined the layout of most widgets and refreshed the navigation icons.
• We also rethought the keyboard shortcuts to make them easier to use and remember. We carefully chose them to match their widget as much as possible and to avoid conflicts with the shortcuts of your operating system.

Drag’n’dropping images and videos on a device is now more convenient: when you drop a media file, the Android media library is automatically refreshed, ensuring your media files immediately appear in the gallery, without having to restart the device.

We added the 440 and 450 DPI buckets, making it possible for you to more closely match real-life devices like the Google Pixel 3.

We also improved network error reporting and logging, making it easier for you to understand when things go wrong and for our support team to diagnose tricky errors.

Finally, we made some last minute adjustments for Android 10. It should be available as a preview soon.

We have updated the bundled adb to version 1.0.41.

The stability when resuming from hibernation on Windows has been improved.

Some error messages have been reworded to be less confusing.

Deprecation notice

Gmtool is going to be removed from the next feature version of Genymotion Desktop: 3.1.0. We encourage all gmtool users to switch to Genymotion Cloud SaaS for their continuous integration needs. Genymotion Cloud SaaS has its own tool to manage virtual devices: gmsaas. If you need any help to migrate, do not hesitate to contact us.

Corrections

We have fixed an incompatibility with the adb tool bundled in the platform-tools 28.0.2 package of the Android SDK, which caused failures to start virtual devices.

This new version of adb changed the behavior of the “adb connect <device>:<port>” command by making the “port” part mandatory. This broke Genymotion Desktop in a few places where it did not pass the port. We have adjusted the way we call “adb connect” and also updated the version we ship with the product to match the one in platform-tools 28.0.2.

Improvements

• The version of VirtualBox bundled in the Windows installer has been updated to 6.0.4.

Corrections

• We fixed an incompatibility with VirtualBox 6.0 which caused updates of virtual devices to fail and made it impossible to modify the memory size of existing devices.
• We also fixed an issue with gmtool not being able to create a virtual device from a template shared on Genymotion Cloud SaaS.

Improvements

• New Material Design UI for the main window, dynamic filters for device and template lists, non blocking install and upgrade, sortable lists.
• The free for personal use version now allow access to all features
• This release comes with Android 9.0 Pie final.
• The Map widget has been updated from Google maps provider to Mapbox
• Added more info in the log files to help issue investigations
• The version of VirtualBox bundled in the Windows installer has been updated to 5.2.22.
• Genymotion warns you if the certificate used on an https request is not valid. (only for requests done from the main window, requests made from the virtual device will be  secured by Android OS or the browser.)

Corrections

• Android 8.0 network bridge feature has been fixed
• When changing the battery level from the command line, the mode automatically switches from host to manual.
• When signing out, every Genymotion Cloud Saas devices are disconnected from adb.
• The gmtool command to stop devices in Genymotion Cloud Saas could in some rare cases return before the device has stopped. The issue has been fixed.

Known issues

• Graphical rendering of Android 9.0 is still slow on MacOS. The next release will dramatically improve the performance.

We added a preview support of Android 9.0, also known as Android Pie. Virtual devices available with this Android version are:

• Google Pixel;
• Google Pixel XL;
• Google Pixel 2;
• Google Pixel XL;
• Google Pixel 3;
• Google Pixel 3 XL;
• Custom Phone;
• Custom Tablet;

We’re working hard on building the final release.

Here’s a list of known issues we’re still working on:

• Proper root support;
• Performance issue and some random UI crashes on macOS;
• Gmtool cannot display api level level 28 for Android Pie virtual devices;
• Auto rotation is not enabled by default;
• The anti aliasing of the Paint class is broken;
• The preview screenshots of recent apps and screencap are broken ;

If you find more issues, we’ll be happy to hear from you! https://www.genymotion.com/contact

All other Genymotion features run properly. You can now test your apps on Android API level 28, with all new Pie features, such as the new enhanced notification messages, or the support of webp and gif animated images.

Improvements

• Updated embedded adb to version 1.0.40
• Adb tunnel (used to access Genymotion Cloud devices) now warns if an old version is already running.
• The version of VirtualBox bundled in the Windows installer has been updated to 5.2.14.

Corrections

• The latest adb (v1.0.40) was incompatible with our adb tunnel : This has been fixed.
• Always suggest to update virtual devices if an update is available.
• A more meaningful error message for unallowed domains when connecting to a license server has been added.
• A more meaningful error message when no more Genymotion Cloud devices are available has been added.

Improvements

• Android 8.0 Oreo can now use an emulated WiFi connection instead of an ethernet connection.

Corrections

• In some cases, GPS sensor would become unresponsive: This has been fixed.
• If you were using Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.X with Genymotion, the sound output could completely stop, or be distorted. This has been fixed, the sound output now works with Oracle VirtualBox 5.2.X
• On old CPUs (Intel Core 2) Android 8.0 Oreo was stuck in a bootloop:This has been fixed
• The emulated GPS sensor produced a staircase effect, by updating Latitude and longitude values separately. They are now applied at the same time, removing the staircase effect.

Corrections

• An error occurring when installing Open GApps from the widget has been fixed.

Improvements

• Android 8.0 Oreo is now fully supported.
• The internal architectural has been reworked to enable more performance and modularity in the future. Old virtual devices won’t be compatible anymore but a free updater is now provided to all users.
• If you’re using an older version of Genymotion, you can now create virtual devices matching your version.
• Rendering performances have been improved.
• With a poor Internet connection, retries of network calls are automatically performed on timeouts to avoid errors.
• Support for `adb shell screenrecord` has been added for all Android versions from 4.4 onwards. The 3-minute time limit has been removed.
• Genymotion Cloud virtual devices now support the `adb reverse` command, allowing them to access chosen private endpoints inside your network.
• You can now register your newly purchased licenses while still on a trial license.
• On Genymotion Cloud, you can now start adbtunnel on a specific port
• The version of VirtualBox bundled in the Windows installer has been updated to 5.2.6.

Corrections

• In some cases, adbtunnel for Genymotion Cloud could become unresponsive. This has been fixed.
• GPS timestamps are not impacted anymore by timezone changes.
• A popup window of the “Disk I/O” feature has been reworded.
• On macOS, orientation used to stop working when the computer exited sleep mode. This has been fixed.
• On Ubuntu 17.10, the display of some Gnome 3 notifications has been fixed.
• The link to the renewal page has been fixed.
• When using the latest version of Genymotion, the device updater could create invalid devices. This has been fixed.
• On some Linux environments, licenses could not be registered. This has been fixed.
• On macOS, a bug preventing the virtual device from starting has been fixed.
• The clone command now fails when trying to overwrite an existing virtual device.

EDIT: The Disk I/O feature is only available to Business and Enterprise licenses. It won’t be available to Indie users

Improvements

• The Disk I/O feature is now available (as a widget, from Genymotion Shell and from Genymotion Java API). It allows you to emulate devices with slow internal storage.
• Some more logs have been added to various components to help diagnose future issues.
• A reboot of your virtual device is now proposed after having installed OpenGApps.
• Command gmtool logcatdump is now available for Cloud devices.

Corrections

• A rare bug preventing Android from booting has been fixed.
• Some issues occurring when using adb reboot have been fixed.
• Command adb shell input tap has been fixed
• A crash occurring on Launcher3 when changing the wallpaper has been fixed.
• The black display of the EULA window on some hardware has been fixed.
• The error message returned by the gmtool logzip command when the target folder doesn’t exist has been clarified.
• The gmtool logzip command now also works without a license.
• The gmtool --timeout switch now works with Cloud commands.
• An error that could occur when sharing an app has been fixed.
• The list of templates used to be empty for some Cloud users. This has been fixed.
• The gmtool startdisposable command happened to return various errors in some rare conditions. This has been fixed.

We added a preview support of Android 8.0, also known as Android Oreo. The virtual device available with this version is Google Pixel.

We’re working hard on building the final version that will support all features.

Known issues

• All advanced emulation widgets are disabled for now
• No internal GPS
• No accelerometer (no orientation change on device rotation)
• No webcam support
• No remote control
• No copy/paste support
• No Open GApps 8.0 support

If you find more, we’ll be happy to hear from you!

You can now test your apps on Android API level 26, with all new Oreo features such as the Notification channels feature.

Improvements

• Links to Genymobile’s social network accounts have been added to the About popup.
• A Genymotion Cloud virtual device that is restarted gets automatically reconnected to ADB and keeps the same serial number.
• An Open GApps widget has been added and allows you to install Play Services in one click.
• The license popup window has been reworded.
• A “What’s new” popup window has been added to highlight new features when Genymotion gets updated.
• Unsupported options from “gmtool startdisposable” help have been removed.

Corrections

• Some error messages have been reworded.
• A bug regarding computed cache size in the configuration panel has been fixed.
• When debugging applications, the virtual device was rebooting. This has been fixed.
• A crash used to occur with genyshell remote (-r). This has been fixed.
• Virtual devices were freezing when taking multiple screenshots. This has been fixed.
• A bug occurring when connecting to Genymotion Cloud virtual devices using adbtunnel has been fixed.

Recommended Oracle VirtualBox version

VirtualBox 5.0.28 (Windows, Linux) and VirtualBox 5.0.26 (MacOS)

Improvements

• Added Android Nougat 7.1 now available in the list of versions.
• Added a trial version of Genymotion, It gives access to every features of the Business license for 30 days.
• Genymotion’s EULA is now displayed in the software after any new installation and it must be explicitly accepted to be able to use the software.
• Displayed User ID in the about pop-up
• Optimized ADB tunnel – tool enabling remote connection with cloud devices. It is now 50% faster during data transfers
• Removed device automatic shutdown when battery is empty.
• Fixed a race condition at device boot that could slow down the booting process.
• Added 4 new system properties that can be updated from command line, allowing better emulation of real device characteristics.
• Updated ADB to last version. It is faster and produces better behaviors after hibernation.

Corrections

• Fixed a lock file on Genymotion settings preventing Genymotion launch on Linux distributions.
• Fixed a bug making device characteristics incorrect when sent to Genymotion Cloud.
• Removed unneeded libraries from Linux package (libdrm or libxcb for instance)
• Fixed a bug causing temporary files to remain after canceled shares to Genymotion Cloud.
• Removed an irrelevant warning about minor version mismatch in genyshell.
• Fixed a bug causing Genymotion Cloud shared device cache not being updated.
• Removed a wrong token expiration notification.
• Added an error warning when gmtool detects ambiguous parameters.
• Fixed the output of ImageReader’s images.

Kernel Update

• For Android 5.0, 5.1 & 6.0, Linux kernel has been updated from version 3.10.0 to version 4.4.10

Recommended Oracle VirtualBox version

• VirtualBox 5.0.28 (Windows, Linux) and VirtualBox 5.0.26 (MacOS)

Genymotion 2.8.1 now fully supports Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Google Nexus 6
• Google Nexus 9
• Google Nexus 5X
• Google Nexus 6P

Android 7.0 is also available for custom phones and tablets. Enjoy Nougat in your own virtual device configurations!

Improvements

• Hardware (OpenGL) acceleration on webviews and browsers
• Updated ADB client to make it compatible with the latest ADB version from Android SDK
• Genymotion, the Player and GMtool now have a distinct app/bundle ID (identifier) on Mac OS
• GMtool can now handle disposable (non-persistent) devices for Cloud devices
• VirtualBox version tracking for the support team

Corrections

• Automatic adb tunnel reconnection if a cloud device dies (network interruption)
• Genymotion virtual devices do not freeze anymore (used to happen on some cases after Windows went out of hibernation mode)
• Fixed unexpected log error on Windows (“Got unexpected locking error 3”)
• Improved virtual devices & application sharing with Genymotion Cloud

Recommended Oracle VirtualBox version

• Genymotion 2.8.1 has been validated on VirtualBox 5.0.28. Please use this version if you are installing VirtualBox as a third party software

End of support for Gingerbread

• This version is the last version to support Gingerbread (Android 2.3 / API 9) devices

Known issue

• If the IP address changes after Windows goes out of hibernation, Genymotion virtual devices might still freeze.

We added a preview support of Android 7.0, also known as Android Nougat. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Google Nexus 5X
• Google Nexus 6P
• Google Nexus 9

We’re working hard on building the final release.

Known issues

• no browser included
• no way to update the webview
• some video and audio codecs missing
• no camera support

If you find more, we’ll be happy to hear from you!

All other Genymotion features run properly. You can now test your apps on Android API level 24, with all new Nougat features, such as the multi-window, or the enhanced notification system.

Improvements

• +20% of performance in browser and webviews.

Corrections

• Some virtual devices became a lot less responsive. It is now as smooth as before!
• Mac Pro (hardware): instead of displaying the virtual device, a black screen used to appear at boot. Genymotion works fine again on Mac Pro hardware.
• Mac OS X (OS): it was not possible to start virtual devices if your file system was case sensitive.
• Windows (OS): Indie/Business/Enterprise users couldn’t access Genymotion’s paying features if specific system components were not in the PATH.
• Random crashes sometimes appeared when connecting to Genymotion servers.

Corrections

We added the final support of Android 6.0, also known as Android Marshmallow. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Custom Phone;
• Custom Tablet;
• Google Nexus 5X;
• Google Nexus 6P;
• Google Nexus 7 (2013);
• Google Nexus 9;
• Google Nexus 5;
• Google Nexus 6;
• Samsung Galaxy S6.

Here’s a list of the features added since the preview:

• Doze now works correctly and is fully usable. It is possible to simulate it by following the steps below:
  1. Use the Battery widget to activate the Discharging state.
  2. Press the Power button in the Genymotion toolbar to switch off the screen.
  3. Run the command adb shell dumpsys deviceidle enable to enable Doze on the emulator.
  4. Run the command adb shell dumpsys deviceidle step to walk into the Doze graph.
• The SD Card now behaves as expected from an Android device.
• Genymotion is shipped wih Amaze File Browser by default, which makes browsing the device content easier.
• Video and audio codecs are now working.
• It is now possible to set a custom Android ID via the Identifiers widget or via GMTool.
• The microphone now works on Linux and Mac. However, it is still broken on Windows due to a VirtualBox problem.
• Noisy debug logs have been removed and the logcat file should now be easier to read.

Corrections

• The Wi-Fi now automatically connects.
• Launcher doesn’t crash at boot anymore.
• Black squares on applications using the Native WebView (Browser, etc.) don’t appear anymore.

Here’s a known issue we’re still working on:

• The Wi-Fi can take up to 10 seconds to connect. We know this is not optimal and are working on it to make sure it is up as soon as the VM boot sequence is done.

Correction – Windows only

Correction – Windows only

Correction

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.

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Genymotion 2.0.0 is no more a beta version but the first Genymotion commercial release!

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