Genymotion Desktop Global Settings

Genymotion Desktop global settings can be reached by navigating to Settings: Account settings, Network settings, Hypervisor settings, Switch Hypervisor, Change Virtual Devices Folder, ADB settings, Device settings, Clipboard sharing, Screen capture folder, Update, Storage, Misc, Shortcuts.

Account settings

• The Account tab allows signing out.
• The Account tab provides an option to upgrade to Genymotion Desktop Pro license.
• The Account tab provides an option to register a license.
• The Account tab provides an option to connect to a company license server.

Network settings

• The Network tab allows configuring a HTTP proxy that Genymotion Desktop uses to connect to Genymobile servers.
• Use HTTP Proxy enables Genymotion Desktop to use a proxy when connecting to Genymobile servers. Set your HTTP proxy address and port in the corresponding fields.
• Use authentication enables proxy authentication. Enter your proxy username and password in the corresponding fields.

Hypervisor settings

• Switch Hypervisor changes the default hypervisor between QEMU (default on Linux and macOS) and VirtualBox (default on Windows). You will be prompted to restart Genymotion to apply the change.
• Change Virtual Devices Folder sets the location where virtual device images are stored.
• In the Virtual devices section, you can choose where the virtual devices images are stored.
• It is not recommended to change this setting unless you are familiar with VirtualBox and QEMU.

Switch Hypervisor

• To change the default hypervisor, use the drop-down box to select your preferred Hypervisor.
• You will then be prompted to restart Genymotion to apply the change.
• Virtual devices created with VirtualBox will disappear from Genymotion dashboard if the hypervisor is switched to QEMU, and vice versa.

Change Virtual Devices Folder

• The Virtual devices folder location determines where the virtual device images are stored.
• In the Virtual devices section, you can choose where the virtual devices images are stored.
• It is not recommended to change this setting unless you are familiar with VirtualBox and QEMU.

ADB settings

• In the ADB tab, you can set which ADB tool Genymotion Desktop uses.
• By default, Genymotion Desktop uses its own built-in Android tools, located in the following paths for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• You may need to use specific Android tools from a third-party Android SDK. For example, if you use Android Studio with Genymotion, it is recommended to set Genymotion to use Android Studio's Android SDK tools.
• To do so, follow these steps: Android Studio; Android SDK tools; The easiest way to get the Android SDK tools is to install Android Studio.
• By default, Android Studio installs the SDK tools in the following folders: Windows, macOS, Linux.
• After installing Android Studio, open Genymotion and: Go to Settings > ADB; Select Use custom Android SDK tools; Click Browse to set the path to the Android SDK.
• You must set the path to the SDK tools root, such as Android\SDK, not the platform-tools sub-folder.
• Android command-line tools require Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment.
• If you don't wish to install Android Studio, you will need to use sdkmanager from the Android stand-alone command-line tools to install ADB: sdkmanager (all) androidsdk (Ubuntu).
• To install: Download Android Studio command-line tools from developer.android.com; Extract the archive; Then in Genymotion: Go to Settings > ADB; Select Use custom Android SDK tools; Browse to set the path to the Android SDK.
• You must set the path to the SDK tools root, not the platform-tools or build-tools sub-folders. For example, if you installed the tools in C:\adt-bundle, C:\adt-bundle\ is valid whereas C:\adt-bundle\platform-tools is incorrect.
• Android command-line tools require Java SE Runtime Environment.
• If you use Android Studio with Genymotion, set Genymotion to use Android Studio's Android SDK tools.

Device settings

• In the Device tab, you can change the Clipboard sharing settings.
• In the Device tab, you can change the Screen capture folder.

Clipboard sharing

• Clipboard sharing is disabled by default and is available per device in the emulator toolbar. See Clipboard sharing for details and usage.

Screen capture folder

• The folder where screen captures and screencasts are saved can be changed in the Device section. Default value is your home folder.

Update

• The Update tab displays the release notes and information of your current and the latest version of Genymotion Desktop.
• If a new version is available, you will be notified and prompted to update your copy of Genymotion.

Storage

• The Storage tab displays your PC/Mac disk space used for Virtual Devices, Caches and Other (Media folder).
• Virtual devices: disk usage by active and inactive virtual devices, as well as system images.
• Caches: disk usage by cached Android images and temporary files. Click CLEAR to clear each cache.
• Other: disk usage by the Media folder. Click OPEN to open the Media folder.
• The total disk used by Genymotion and all its components is displayed in the launcher footer.

Misc

• In the Misc tab, you can control whether Genymotion collects usage statistics or not.

Shortcuts

• The table below lists global shortcuts that can be used in Genymotion Desktop:

| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS | |---|---|---| | Add a new virtual device | Ctrl + N | Cmd + N | | Open Genymotion Desktop settings | Ctrl + , | Cmd + , | | Open virtual device settings | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I | | Delete virtual device | Del | Delete or Fn + Backspace | | Duplicate virtual device | Ctrl + D | Cmd + D | | Generate virtual device log archive | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K | | Quit Genymotion Desktop | Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Q |

Genymotion Desktop Usage