Overview
Genymotion can run social media apps. Limitations exist for social media app usage on Genymotion. The article covers popular social media apps. Other apps have not been tested and may not work with Genymotion. Creating accounts for social media apps with Genymotion is not possible. Most social media apps detect that Genymotion is not a real phone. Account creation is not possible using Genymotion. A valid social media account is required to log in and use social media apps.
Compatibility List
| 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 |
Notes
*WhatsApp only works as a companion device.
**Can be installed, but log in and sign up fail.
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