Android 16.0 (beta) for Desktop
Date
2025-11-27
Product
Genymotion Desktop
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion Desktop.
Known Issues
- On-Screen Keyboard Trigger: Currently, the on-screen keyboard toggle button may not automatically appear when you click into a text input field.
- Workaround: If you require the soft keyboard, manually enable the “Use virtual keyboard for text input” option in your device configuration.
- Quick Boot Consistency: In specific circumstances, the Quick Boot feature may fail to initialize properly, resulting in a crash of the emulator or the last Android app.
- Workaround: If you encounter this issue with your workflow, just disable quick boot in your device configuration.
Genymotion Desktop 3.9.0
Date
2025-04-24
Product
Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Android 15: Genymotion Desktop now supports Android 15. Enjoy improved quick start functionality and no more lockscreen interruptions between sessions.
- Cloud instances: A new tab on the main page lists your Genymotion SaaS instances. Future updates will bring seamless integration of cloud devices within Genymotion Desktop.
- Storage management: Easily manage disk space used by Genymotion in the settings. Access detailed information and tools for cache and virtual device storage management.
- See our blog post to see them in action.
Changes
- UI improvements: The user interface has been refreshed with a new sidebar, footer, and subtle enhancements to the main page.
- Simplified filters: Filters have been streamlined to better match common usage. The UI has been cleaned up; the search bar and sorting options are now the main tools to find your virtual devices.
- Notifications: The notification panel has been improved to display more information and be more user-friendly.
- Update management: Information about the latest version of Genymotion Desktop is now displayed in the settings. You can now easily check if you are up to date and download the latest version.
- Troubleshooting page: “About” information and various troubleshooting tools and links have been consolidated in a new page for easier access.
- Linux installer: The Linux binary installer extension has been changed from “.bin” to “.run” for better consistency with the Linux ecosystem.
Fixes & Improvements
- Compatibility issue with QEMU on Apple Silicon M4: Fixed an issue where devices would not start on Apple Silicon M4.
- Windows: Fixed license activation issue on some Windows hosts with high security settings.
Known issues
- Camera: The camera may not work correctly after a device is resumed from a snapshot (quick boot). A cold boot may be required. a blank screen (when this happens, mirroring is unavailable, but other features still work).
- Quick boot: quick boot issue when foreground app is a Gecko-based app.
- Android 15: on Windows hosts, Android 15 may be slow and unresponsive on some hardware, we’re working on it.
- VirtualBox: Android 15 is not functioning properly with VirtualBox hypervisor.
Genymotion Desktop 3.8.0
Date
2024-10-23
Product
Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Device Link: Use your smartphone to capture touch events and motion sensor data.
- Motion Sensors: Emulate accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope sensors. You can also use your smartphone as a sensor provider via the Device Link feature.
- High-Resolution Camera Injection: Now available with updated Android images (version 12.0 and above).
- Gamepad support: Connect your gamepad controller to play Android games for a more immersive experience (available for Android 12 and higher).
- Dynamic Root Access: Now available for Android 12 and higher.
- See our blog post to see them in action.
Changes
- The Remote Control widget has been replaced with the Device Link feature.
- Added preview for paid features.
Fixes & Improvements
- Improved support for High-DPI screens.
- FIX: Cut/Copy/Paste keyboard shortcuts now work on macOS.
- Enhanced error messaging for APK installation failures.
- SECURITY: Restricted QEMU port forwarding to the localhost interface.
- FIX: Fixed screenshot issues in landscape mode when using the Capture widget.
Known issues
- The Device Link app may occasionally display a blank screen (when this happens, mirroring is unavailable, but other features still work).
- The Dummy Camera does not support HD, but image injection works.
- The Motion Sensors 3D scene is disabled on some systems, such as Mac, due to the lack of OpenGL 3.3 support.
Genymotion Desktop 3.7.1
Date
2024-05-28
Product
Genymotion Desktop
Bug Fixes
- Genymotion Desktop 3.7.1 fixes a regression introduced by Genymotion Desktop 3.7.0.
- The bug is related to Virtual Device deployment when installing Genymotion Desktop 3.7.0 for the first time, see the following summary to know if you have been impacted:
- Creating a virtual device worked.
- This situation is rare but may occur, especially on Linux systems.
- Install 3.7.1 and re-create your Virtual Device.
- Remove the folder of your Virtual Device located in the working directory at the time you’ve used Desktop 3.7.0.
- Creating a virtual device failed.
- Install 3.7.1 and it will work.
- Note: This bug only affects fresh Genymotion Desktop installs. You should not have any issues if you upgraded from a previous Genymotion Desktop version.
Android 14 image for Genymotion Desktop
Date
2024-05-23
Product
Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Android 14.0 final image for Genymotion Desktop has been released! Don’t hesitate to update your virtual devices to enjoy bug fixes and new features.
- Please note that this image is only available with a paying license.
Genymotion Desktop 3.7.0
Date
2024-05-23
Product
Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Added the ability to toggle root access dynamically at runtime or during the deployment of a virtual device.
- Added news and updates feed.
Bug Fixes
- Fix Virtual Device startup issue when using a proxy.
- Removed obsolete startup operations. Can improve startup performance in some cases.
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