Android 15 and 16 are very slow in Genymotion Desktop.

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/22372747242397-Android-15-and-16-are-very-slow-in-Genymotion-Desktop

Published: 2026-06-21

Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, Android 15, Android 16, VirtualBox, QEMU

Document ID: support_genymotion_com_hc_en-us_articles_22372747242397-Android-15-and-16-are-very-slow-in-Genymotion-Desktop

2 months ago. Updated.

Windows

Android 15 and 16 do not work well with Genymotion Desktop on Windows systems yet.

Linux/Mac Intel (VirtualBox)

Android 15 and 16 do not work well with Genymotion Desktop using VirtualBox hypervisor.

Make sure to use QEMU hypervisor instead. Please refer to the on-line documentation: How to switch hypervisor?

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