Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images (Android 12.0 to 14.0)
OS images are operating system images used by Genymotion SaaS to run virtual Android devices.
Genymotion SaaS (Cloud) is a cloud-based service that provides virtual Android devices.
Date: January 21, 2026.
Update
- The following official arm64 OS images have been updated to version 3.5.0.
- The updated images are Android 12.0, Android 12.1, Android 13.0, and Android 14.0.
- For details regarding the performance improvements and bug fixes, please refer to the initial Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images release notes.
Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images
Improvements
- OS images update: Official arm64 OS images have been updated to version 3.5.0.
- The updated Android versions include Android 12.0, Android 12.1, Android 13.0, and Android 14.0.
- Other Android versions will be released later.
- Boot time: Improved performance for Android 16 (arm64).
Bug fixes
- WebRTC: Fixed an issue with virtual device interaction when the Redis connection is lost.
- ADB Tunnel: Fixed instability regarding ADB tunnel connections.
Known issues
- ADB root command timeout: On Android 16, the command executes successfully, but the device returns a timeout error while waiting for the response.
Android 16.0 (beta) for Desktop
Date: November 27, 2025.
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion Desktop.
Known Issue
- 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, simply go to your device configuration and manually enable the “Use virtual keyboard for text input” option. This ensures the keyboard appears whenever you need it.
- 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.
Android 16.0 (beta) for SaaS and Device Image
Date: August 18, 2025.
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion SaaS and Genymotion Device Image.
Known Issue
- Getting device ownership could fail on boot. This could lead to some troubles in the kiosk setup process if a user is already logged in.
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gmsaas 1.15.0
Date: July 21, 2025.
Added
- Linux arm64 wheel available for distributions with glibc 2.39 (Ubuntu 24+, Fedora 40+, Debian 13+)
Changed
- macOS: native arm64 ADB Tunnel (Rosetta 2 no longer needed)
- Linux x86 wheel upgraded and available for distributions with glibc 2.31 (Ubuntu 20+, Fedora 32+, Debian 11+)
- Windows x86 wheel upgraded
- OpenSSL 3 used for ADB Tunnel instead of OpenSSL 1.1.1
Run
- Run pip3 install [--user] --upgrade gmsaas to update
Genymotion SaaS 3.4.1 OS images
Date: May 28, 2025.
Improvements
- OS images update: Official ARM64 OS images have been updated to version 3.4.1 Android 12.0, 12.1, 13.0, 14.0 and 15.0 (released on 2025/05/28)
- Android 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0 (released on 2025/07/22)
- Android 7.0 and 8.0 (coming soon)
- Persistent settings: GPS location, battery level and status, and disk I/O settings are now persistently saved across sessions.
Bug fixes
- Keystore boot error: Resolved a booting error that occurred when the keystore.ks file was corrupted.
- Certificate generation: Fixed an error encountered during the certificate generation process.
- Wi-Fi proxy settings: Fixed an issue affecting persistent Wi-Fi proxy configurations.
- Device name display: Fixed a bug where the device name would sometimes display as “unknown” in settings.
Known issues
- ADB root command timeout: On Android 16, the command executes successfully, but the device returns a timeout error while waiting for the response.
Android 16.0 (beta) for Desktop
Date: November 27, 2025.
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion Desktop.
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion SaaS and Genymotion Device Image.
Known Issue
- Getting device ownership could fail on boot. This could lead to some troubles in the kiosk setup process if a user is already logged in.
Android 16.0 (beta) for SaaS and Device Image
Date: August 18, 2025.
New Android version
- Android 16.0 (beta) image has been released on Genymotion SaaS and Genymotion Device Image.
Known Issue
- Getting device ownership could fail on boot. This could lead to some troubles in the kiosk setup process if a user is already logged in.