This article is intended for Genymotion users seeking to understand how social media apps behave on Genymotion and what limitations exist.
- Audience: Genymotion users.
Overview
It is possible to run social media apps with Genymotion. There are some limitations to be taken into considerations. This article will cover some of the most popular social media apps. Other apps have not been tested and may or may not work with Genymotion.
Accounts and login
It is not possible to create accounts for social media apps with Genymotion. Social media apps detect Genymotion is not a real phone. You need to already have a valid account to log in to social media apps and use them.
Compatibility List
Here is a table showing the compatibility of the tested social media apps for each Genymotion product:
| App | Genymotion Desktop for PC/Mac Intel | Genymotion Desktop for Mac M | Genymotion SaaS (arm64) | Genymotion Device Image (arm64) | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | X/Twitter | Works | Works | Works | Works | | Mastodon | Works | Works | Works | Works | | Youtube | Works | Works | Works | Works | | Instagram | Works | Works | Works | Works | | Tiktok | Fails (arm64 only) | Works | Works | Works | | WhatsApp* | Works | Works | Works | Works | | Snapchat | Fails (arm64 only) | Fails | Fails | Fails** | | Facebook | Fails | Fails | Fails | Fails |
Note *WhatsApp only works as a companion device. **Can be installed, but log in and sign up fail.
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