Android 13.0 beta for Genymotion Desktop
May 24, 2023
Genymotion Desktop
Android 13.0 beta is now available for Genymotion Desktop.
Known issues
- Using a VPN application may break the virtual device.
- The camera app might crash.
Android 12.1 for Genymotion Device image
May 3, 2023
Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
Android 12.1 image has been released for Genymotion Device Image v13.0.0.
It will be available soon for arm64 instances on AWS and Alibaba, and x86_64 instances on GCP and Azure.
Features
Android 12.1 provides the same features as Android 12.0 image. In particular:
- An emulated Bluetooth stack
- An updated frontend
- The latest HTTP APIs
Known issues
The following features don’t function properly:
- The external storage feature does not work properly, and will be fixed in a future release. Please reach out to our support team if this is a blocker for your use case.
- adb remount will fail. As a workaround, you can use:
- adb shell mount -o rw,remount /
Genymotion Device Image v13.0
April 7, 2023
Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
Android versions
- Android 7.0 to 11.0 have been updated to version 13.0.
- Android 12.0 is already available in version 13.0.
- Due to their low usage, Android 5.1 and 6.0 have been deprecated and won’t receive any updates in the future.
New features
- Dynamic device rooting
- With this release, the Android 10.0 image can be dynamically rooted and unrooted. See our documentation to discover how it works. Feel free to give your feedback on this feature on our GitHub discussions.
- Web user interface
- The Instance information page has been improved with the following items:
- Cloud provider
- CPU architecture
- Hypervisor
- Rendering technology
- In the Configuration panel we have added:
- Support for rounded corners on Android 9.0 and higher
- Root activation on Android 10.0
- There is a new Device Content page with:
- A file browser
- Storage statistics
- The following changes have been made to the widgets:
- Network widget: enable/disable wifi and mobile data. Select mobile network type and signal strength.
- New Baseband widget: configuration of network/sim operator (this was previously in the network widget).
- Camera widget: New icon to emphasize that it allows to capture both camera and microphone.
- More translations: عربي, 中国话文, Español, Português, and Русский.
System
- The following features have been added:
- Emulated Bluetooth stack in Android 10.0 and higher.
- SSL certificates are now automatically renewed.
HTTP APIs
- The following changes were made to our HTTP APIs.
New APIs
- Rounded corners
- Storage
- SSL certificates
- SSH keys
- Directories
- Apk
Improvements
- Improved the Files API
- Improved Mouse and SMS API examples
Depreciation
- Removed unsupported GET method on the /sensors/orientation/ API
Bug fixes
- The camera is properly oriented now
- Removed the need for TURN servers in private/local networks
- Azure: fixed public IP addresses retrieval
- Fixed SSL generation issue in Android 7.0, 8.0 and 8.1
- Fixed network/baseband management in Android 10.0 and higher
Known issues
The following features don’t work properly:
- The external storage feature is not operational, and will be fixed in a future release. Please reach out to our support team if this is a blocker for your use cases.
- In a few cases, the camera image appears upside down. This issue will be addressed in future releases.
Android 12.1 for Genymotion Desktop
March 16, 2023
Genymotion Desktop
Android 12.1 is now available for Genymotion Desktop for users with a paying license.
New Features
- Emulated Bluetooth stack
Known issues
- Using a VPN application might break the virtual device
- QEMU: Camera does not reconnect after a quick boot
Android 12.1 for Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
March 16, 2023
Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
Android 12.1 is now available for Genymotion SaaS (Cloud). To create a new recipe using Android 12.1, check out this blog post.
New Features
- Emulated Bluetooth stack
Known issues
- Using an Android VPN application may break the virtual device
Genymotion Desktop 3.3.3
March 2, 2023
Genymotion Desktop
New Features
- 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
Changes
- Updated dummy camera animation in the Media injection widget
- Changed screencast widget sounds
- Add release notes link in new software notification
- Add disclaimer when using personal use mode
Bug Fixes
- Support for VirtualBox 7.0.2+ on macOS
- Fix camera orientation in the Media injection widget
- Fix OpenGApps installation on Android 12
- Fix gmtool help inconsistencies
Known bugs
- QEMU: Camera does not reconnect after a quick boot