The last VirtualBox versions (4.3.30 and 5.0) broke our plugins for Eclipse and Android Studio on Mac OS X. We updated the plugins to work around the issue. Please update them if you are running them on Mac OS X.
Genymotion 2.5.3 (July 29th, 2015)
July 29, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
Correction – Windows only
Some workarounds have been implemented in VirtualBox behavior with Windows 10, to make sure Genymotion runs properly.
Genymotion 2.5.2 (July 17th, 2015)
July 17, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
Correction
A bug was introduced with version 2.5.1, where Genymotion licenses for some users could disappear. This issue has been fixed. License keys of affected users must be registered again. Please contact us if you need help with your key.
Genymotion 2.5.1 (July 16th, 2015)
July 16, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
New feature
License Server
If your company owns many Genymotion licenses, a license server can now be used to ease license management. Please contact us if you are interested in this new feature.
Corrections
On rare occasions, the ADB process could crash and Genymotion could end up spawning a lot of ADB processes. This issue has been fixed.
The recently released VirtualBox versions 4.3.30 and 5.0 on Mac OS X changed some settings on which Genymotion used to rely. Genymotion now runs with those VirtualBox versions.
Improvements
The xxxhdpi density has been added to the custom density settings of virtual devices.
Genymotion 2.5.0 (June 18th, 2015)
June 18, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
New features
GMTool
gmtool is a command line tool allowing you to perform the following tasks from the command line:
Manage virtual devices and interact with them.
Register a license and display license information.
Configure Genymotion.
This is useful for automation. You can find more details on the GMTool documentation.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Gradle Plugin
The Gradle plugin for Genymotion allows you to control your Genymotion instances from your build.gradle file. Learn more about how to use it right here
As continuous integration is now a key for professional development, we prepared an article to explain you how to use Genymotion with your Jenkins server.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Corrections
Genymotion
Genymotion had to be restarted to take the credentials into account and log in the user. This issue has been fixed.
The adb reboot command on a running device was not working properly. This issue has been fixed.
On Mac OS X, when using a license, several software activations were consumed for the same machine. This issue has been fixed.
Genymotion could freeze when selecting a custom SDK path if a lot of file were present in the current directory. This issue has been fixed.
An upgraded virtual device cannot be factory reset anymore, but the error message was not clear enough. A specific error message has been added for this use case.
On Windows, Genymotion sometimes failed to connect to the virtual device. This issue has been fixed.
On Windows and Mac OS X, adb sometimes failed to connect to the virtual devices. This issue has been fixed.
Genymotion version and revision could not be selected in the about window. This issue has been fixed.
On Windows, Genymotion could not find vboxmanage.exe in some cases. This issue has been fixed.
Virtual devices could not start after using some VPN clients. This issue has been fixed.
Virtual devices
The INTERNET permission was not correctly handled, and applications without this permission could have internet access. This issue has been fixed.
5.1.0 virtual devices (April 13th, 2015)
April 13, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
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.
Genymotion 2.4.0 (March 3rd, 2015)
March 3, 2015
Genymotion Desktop
New feature
Phone widget
The Phone widget allows to test applications relying on telephony features and observe their behavior when receiving a call or a text message. It comes with baseband commands integrated to Genymotion Shell that send raw data directly to the baseband.
Only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Corrections
In some cases, OS hibernation could break Genymotion. Genymotion now runs properly when the OS exits the sleep mode.
The Remote control Android application encountered an installation problem due to the new ADB tool version. This issue has been fixed.
In some cases, network configuration was not complete during deployment, making virtual devices impossible to use. This issue has been fixed.
Genymotion installer for Microsoft Windows now includes Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.12.
An error occurred at license registration when pasting non-printable characters at the end of the license key. This issue has been fixed.
The GPS reception now turns off when disabled from the widget.
When modified with the Identifiers feature, the IMEI change is now visible in the System Settings>About Phone>Status panel of the virtual device.
The multi-touch rotation shortcut was not usable for some applications. This issue has been fixed.
When no Internet connection is available, Genymotion now does not take more than three minutes to start.
Some minor changes have been made in Genymotion plugins for Eclipse and Android Studio.
Virtual devices
The INTERNET permission was not correctly handled, and applications without this permission could have internet access. This issue has been fixed.
4.4.4 and 5.0.0 virtual devices
The webview OpenGL error "** ERROR unknown type 0x0 (glSizeof,73)" polluted logcat messages and has been removed.
4.1.1, 4.2.2 and 4.3 virtual devices
A crash leading to a restart of the virtual devices occurred when performing a copy-paste containing a NULL character. This issue has been fixed.
2.3.7 virtual devices
The sound of OGG audio files was corrupted. This issue has been fixed.