Genymotion Desktop Release Notes

3.10.0

New:

• Genymotion SaaS Integration: View and interact with Genymotion Cloud virtual devices directly within Genymotion Desktop.

Use remote devices just like local ones with automatic ADB connection.

• Streamlined Creation: Simplified local virtual device creation with one-click deployment.
• Dedicated Resource Pages: Hardware profiles and Android images are now listed on their own separate pages.
• Hardware Previews: Added a screen preview within the hardware profile selection.
• OBS Virtual Camera Support: Experimental support now available on Linux and macOS.

Changes:

• Modern Interface: Fully redesigned UI for a cleaner and more functional experience.
• Flexible Clipboard Sharing: The feature is now managed per virtual device.

The feature can be toggled at runtime.

• Updated Iconography: Refreshed all feature icons for better clarity.
• Bundled VirtualBox: Updated the VirtualBox version embedded in the Windows installer to 7.2.6a.
• QuickBoot: Now disabled by default to ensure better stability.

Fixes:

• Startup Reliability: Improved the reliability of local device boot-up sequences.
• Hyper-V Warning: Added a notification regarding Hyper-V usage on Windows when running VirtualBox.
• Update Stability: Improved the reliability of the Virtual Device update process.
• PowerShell Fix: Fixed issues with PowerShell interactions on Windows in specific circumstances.
• General Polish: Various minor UI fixes and improvements.
• Multi-display: Fixed a crash that may occur on recent Android versions.

Known issues

• Full-screen mode may not work properly with cloud virtual devices.
• If gmsaas is used for ADB tunneling but not configured with the same user account, the ADB connection will fail silently.
• Snapshot recovery may malfunction.

3.9.0

New:

• Android 15: Genymotion Desktop now supports Android 15.

Enjoy improved quick start functionality.

Avoid 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.

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.
• VirtualBox (Windows): Supported VirtualBox version is 7.0.26.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where devices would not start on Apple Silicon M4.
• Fixed license activation issue on some Windows hosts with high security settings.

Known issues

• The camera may not work correctly after a device is resumed from a snapshot (quick boot).

A cold boot may be required.

• Quick boot issue when foreground app is a Gecko-based app.
• On Windows hosts, Android 15 & 16 may be slow and unresponsive.
• Android 15 & 16 have performance issues with VirtualBox hypervisor.
• Multi-display is broken.

3.8.0

New:

• Device Link: Use your smartphone to capture touch events and motion sensor data.
• Motion Sensors: Emulate accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope sensors.

Use your smartphone as a sensor provider via the Device Link feature.

• High-Resolution Camera Injection (720p): 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.

Changes:

• The Remote Control widget has been replaced with the Device Link feature.
• Added preview for paid features.

Fixes:

• Improved support for High-DPI screens.
• Fixed Cut/Copy/Paste keyboard shortcuts on macOS.
• Enhanced error messaging for APK installation failures.
• Restricted QEMU port forwarding to the localhost interface.
• Fixed screenshot issues in landscape mode when using the Capture widget.

Known issues

• Device Link app may occasionally display a blank screen.

Mirroring is unavailable when the blank screen appears.

Other features still work.

• Dummy Camera does not support HD.

Image injection works.

• Motion Sensors 3D scene is disabled on some systems, such as Mac.

The lack of OpenGL 3.3 support disables the Motion Sensors 3D scene.

3.7.1

Fixes:

• Fixed a regression introduced with 3.7.0 when a fresh virtual device fails to start.

3.7.0

New:

• Toggle root access dynamically at runtime.

Toggle root access during the deployment of a virtual device.

• News and updates feed.

Fixes:

• Fixed Virtual Device startup issue when using a proxy.
• Removed obsolete startup operations.

Removed obsolete startup operations can improve startup performance in some cases.

3.6.0

New:

• Biometrics widget to pass fingerprint authentication.
• Ability to disable Quickboot with QEMU.
• Android camera inputs are persistent after reboot of virtual devices.
• -n option to genyshell to specify the default virtual device to use.

Changes:

• QEMU is now the default hypervisor on Linux and macOS.
• Improved QEMU capabilities by using host CPU.

Fixes:

• Fixed the use of genyshell with several virtual devices and QEMU.
• Fixed VMHeap size change being ignored.

3.5.1

New:

• Added a “Beta” flag for Android Images released as beta version.

Fixes:

• Fixed cloned devices startup issue.
• Fixed issue when cloning devices with the “Return” key.
• Improve VirtualBox reliability on Windows.
• Fixed macOS permissions on Sonoma.
• Fixed graphical issues on macOS.

3.5.0

New:

• New Baseband widget allowing to set Network/SIM operators properties.
• KML support to GPS replay track feature.
• JSON output format for the command “gmtool admin list”.

Changes:

• Improved GPS widget UX.
• Improved event-based communication between gmtool and launchpad.

Fixes:

• Fixed delete shortcut icon.

Known issues

• Android 5: Sim Operator information requires to switch Airplane mode ON and OFF to be taken in consideration.
• Android 11 and lower: MSIN will appear as invalid in the Baseband widget.

Remove one digit to apply further changes.

3.4.0

New:

• Apple Silicon chip (Mac M1) compatibility (Rosetta 2 required).
• Skin support and ability to use your own custom skins.
• “Advanced developer tools” widget.

The widget provides quick access to most common Android developer options.

• Multi-display for the Android versions that support it.
• Refresh button on OsImage list in virtual device creation wizard.

Fixes:

• Fixed MSVCR100.dll missing error on Windows.
• Fixed virtual device memory size limitation when using Genymotion on Apple Silicon.
• Force cold boot with QEMU when snapshot is not compatible anymore.
• Improve quick boot reliability.

Known issues

• Multi-display does not work properly with Android 13.
• Skin rendering may not work properly with some multi-display configuration.
• Skin rendering may not work properly on Linux when auto tilling is enabled in the window manager.

3.3.3

New:

• Reframe images and videos in the Media injection widget by choosing either “Crop”, “Keep aspect” or “Resize” modes.
• Support GIF format as image input in the Media injection widget.
• Release notes link in new software notification.
• Disclaimer when using personal use mode (Free edition).

Changes:

• Updated dummy camera animation in the Media injection widget.
• Changed screencast widget sounds.

Fixes:

• Support for VirtualBox 7.0.2+ on macOS.
• Fixed camera orientation in the Media injection widget.
• Fixed OpenGApps installation on Android 12.
• Fixed gmtool help inconsistencies.

Known issues

• Camera does not reconnect after a quick boot (QEMU)

3.3.2

New:

• Support for VirtualBox 7.0.2+ on Windows and Linux.

Fixes:

• Fixed Player crashes when using a specific KDE Plasma theme.
• Fixed screencast shortcuts.
• Fixed boot loop of launchpad when having non-Genymotion virtual machines in VirtualBox.

3.3.1

Fixes:

• Fixed missing device information in log archives.
• Fixed device upgrade when using QEMU hypervisor.

3.3.0

New:

• Android 11.
• System images 3.0.0 are now available, bringing lots of improvements.
• Android version and hardware properties are uncoupled.

Any combination of simulated devices with any supported version of Android is allowed.

Device creation & edition were reworked accordingly.

Different parameters are separated in steps and tabs.

The separation depends on context.

The context is creation or edition.

• Experimental support for QEMU hypervisor.

Performance throughout the launchpad and player should be much better than with VirtualBox.

• New quick boot feature.

The device state at player exit is saved instead of shutting down.

This allows a quick launch without going through the long boot process.

The quick boot feature is only available with QEMU on macOS and Linux.

• Customizable toolbar.

Choose which widgets to show.

Choose the order of the widgets.

• Customizable Virtual Device shortcuts.
• VM heap size can now be customized.

VM heap size is the amount of RAM allocated by the Java Virtual Machine per app.

VM heap size can be customized during device creation or edition.

• Android 9 and later: rounded corners can now be set up at device creation and edition.
• New Media Injection widget, replacing the old Camera widget.

The Media Injection widget allows feeding the virtual device microphone and cameras with media files.

The Media Injection widget also allows feeding media files from any detected host camera.

• New Settings widget, providing new features and information through several tabs.

Some information about the current device and useful links are now available.

Virtual Device shortcuts are now customizable.

Information about open-source licenses is now more easily accessible.

• New Android Controls widget to simulate various physical buttons.

Physical buttons include directional pad, multimedia buttons, call buttons.

• Reworked Network widget.

The Network widget supports simulating Wifi connection.

The Network widget also provides more detailed Mobile data connection profiles.

Changes:

• gmtool has been fully reworked.

Syntax and usage have also been improved to be more consistent with other command-line tools.

More help information is now available for each command in nested levels of details.

• Device rotation has been reworked.

The display can now be rotated in any direction.

The display rotation is clockwise or counterclockwise.

The display rotation happens by increments of 90°.

The rework replaces the previous Portrait (0°) and Landscape (270°) choice.

• Some light UI touch-ups are included.

UI touch-ups apply to both the launchpad and the player.

• Wording of error messages has been improved.

The improvement provides clearer information.

The improvement redirects to more specific parts of the documentation.

• Share app feature has been removed.
• Android 4.4 is deprecated and has been removed.
• Emulator window title now shows the ADB serial instead of the IP.

3.2.1

Fixes:

• gmtool: The ‘gmtool admin list’ command now displays the right IP for each listed device instead of 0.0.0.0.

This was a regression introduced in 3.2.0 by a change meant to improve performance.

• Fixed foreground application detection not working with Android 10.
• Improved device startup reliability on slow computers.
• Player window stays in place after performing an ‘adb reboot’.
• Fixed device reconnection issues with Android 9.
• Fixed gmtool zsh completion when installing Genymotion as root.

3.2.0

New:

• OpenGL ES 3.0 support.

OpenGL ES 3.0 support makes it possible to test more advanced 3D code.

• The GPS widget now lets you load GPX files and replay them.
• Clipboard sharing can be disabled between virtual devices and the host operating system.
• Touch screen users can send proper multitouch events.

Multitouch events include gestures like pinch to zoom.

Changes:

• The Player user interface has received a Material facelift.

The Player user interface now has a more modern appearance.

• The GPS widget map now uses OpenGL for rendering.

Maps are now crisper.

Zoom is smoother.

Texts are always correctly oriented.

• The gmtool admin list, gmtool admin start and gmtool admin stop commands no longer require a license.

This makes it possible to use gmtool to build integration with other tools like IDE.

• genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner.

The -q option makes it easier to integrate in scripts.

• Updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.

Fixes:

• The Open GApps downloading code is more robust.
• Fixed gmtool admin stop command freeze.
• Some UI elements were blurry on HiDPI displays.
• When using an authenticated proxy, changing the proxy username no longer requires restarting Genymotion Desktop.
• On macOS, the Finder “Get Info” dialog now correctly displays Genymotion Desktop version.
• Fixed a regression in the GPS widget which made it impossible to type negative coordinates.
• The GPX replay feature now accepts GPX files without altitude or time information.
• Fixed the overflow menu of the emulator toolbar not showing keyboard shortcuts anymore on macOS.
• Fixed a regression which caused keyboard shortcuts to do nothing when they were activated the first time.

3.1.2

New:

• SOCKS5 proxy support (for Genymotion Desktop launcher).

Changes:

• Windows: VirtualBox 6.1 support.
• Linux: New devices are now configured to use PulseAudio, improving sound support.

Fixes:

• Fixed problems with VirtualBox 6.1 host-only interfaces on Windows.
• Fixed virtual device screens appearing cropped in the top-left corner on high-dpi monitors on Windows.
• Fixed mouse wheel on high-precision touchpads (Macbook touchpads, Magic Mouse) causing super-fast and jittery scrolling on macOS.
• Fixed rotation setangle command in Genyshell.

The display rotates whenever the accelerometer value changes.

The rotation behavior also applies to the remote-control feature.

• Fixed heterogeneous-density multi-screen setups.

Rotating the device no longer causes the display to be zoomed.

3.1.0

New:

• Revamped User Interface:
• On Windows and Linux, the Device Manager got its menu bar moved to the toolbar.

This saves vertical space.

• Widgets in the toolbar were reorganized.

The layout of most widgets was streamlined.

Navigation icons were refreshed.

• The title of the Emulator window is now more useful.

The title shows individual information.

The individual information includes IP and device name.

The title shows the individual information about the device first.

• Duplicated title from widgets was removed.

Widgets are smaller and cleaner.

• VirtualBox error messages were improved.

Changes:

• Removed the --cloud option from gmtool.

The option has been superseded by the gmsaas CLI tool for Gneymotion SaaS.

• All Android images older than 4.4 have been removed.

Fixes:

• Improved performances with the latest versions of Android, especially on macOS.
• Better performance with Camera feature on macOS Catalina.

3.0.4

New:

• 440 and 450 DPI buckets to match real-life devices like the Google Pixel 3.

Changes:

• Drag’n’dropping images and videos has been improved.

When a media file is dropped, the Android media library is automatically refreshed.

The refresh happens without having to restart the device.

• Network error reporting and logging have been improved.

3.0.3

Changes:

• Bundled adb version has been bumped to 1.0.41
• Some error messages have been reworded.

Fixes:

• Better stability when resuming from hibernation on Windows.

3.0.2

Changes:

• The way “adb connect” is called has been adjusted.

The bundled version shipped with the product was updated.

The bundled version now matches the one in platform-tools 28.0.2.

Fixes:

• Fixed compatibility with the adb tool bundled in the platform-tools 28.0.2 package of the Android SDK.

The incompatibility caused failures to start virtual devices.

3.0.1

Changes:

• VirtualBox bundled with Genymotion Desktop installer for Windows has been bumped to 6.0.4.

Fixes:

• Fixed an incompatibility with VirtualBox 6.0.

The incompatibility caused updates of virtual devices to fail.

The incompatibility also made it impossible to modify the memory size of existing devices.

• Fixed an issue with gmtool not being able to create a virtual device from a template shared on Genymotion Cloud.

3.0.0

New:

• New Material Design UI for the main window.
• Dynamic filters for device and template lists.
• Non blocking install and upgrade.
• Sortable lists.
• Android 9.0 Pie final.
• The Map widget has been updated from Google maps provider to Mapbox.

Changes:

• Added more info in the log files to help issue investigations.
• Genymotion warns you if the certificate used on an https request is not valid.

The warning applies only for requests done from the main window.

Requests made from the virtual device will be secured by Android OS or the browser.

• The version of VirtualBox bundled in the Windows installer has been updated to 5.2.22.
• When changing the battery level from the command line, the mode automatically switches from host to manual.
• When signing out, every Genymotion Cloud devices are disconnected from adb.

Fixes:

• Android 8.0 network bridge feature has been fixed.
• Fixed gmtool command to stop devices in Genymotion Cloud returning before the device has stopped.

Known issues

• Graphical rendering of Android 9.0 is still slow on MacOS.

The next release will dramatically improve the performance.