Genymotion Release Notes Archive (September 2016) — Page 21

7.0 beta virtual devices (September 14th, 2016)

• Date: September 14, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

We added a preview support of Android 7.0, also known as Android Nougat. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Google Nexus 5X
• Google Nexus 6P
• Google Nexus 9

We’re working hard on building the final release.

Known issues

• no browser included
• no way to update the webview
• some video and audio codecs missing
• no camera support

If you find more, we’ll be happy to hear from you!

All other Genymotion features run properly. You can now test your apps on Android API level 24, with all new Nougat features, such as the multi-window, or the enhanced notification system.

Genymotion 2.8.0 (September 7th, 2016)

• Date: September 7, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

Improvements

• +20% of performance in browser and webviews.

Corrections

• Some virtual devices became a lot less responsive. It is now as smooth as before!
• Mac Pro (hardware): instead of displaying the virtual device, a black screen used to appear at boot. Genymotion works fine again on Mac Pro hardware.
• Mac OS X (OS): it was not possible to start virtual devices if your file system was case sensitive.
• Windows (OS): Indie/Business/Enterprise users couldn’t access Genymotion’s paying features if specific system components were not in the PATH.
• Random crashes sometimes appeared when connecting to Genymotion servers.

Genymotion Gradle Plugin 1.2 (August 27th, 2016)

• Date: August 31, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop, Plugins

Improvements

• It is now possible to configure the network mode of your devices (NAT/Bridge) directly from the build.gradle file.

Genymotion 2.7.2 (June 14th, 2016)

• Date: June 14, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

Corrections

• This update brings back faster ADB technology, fully compatible with Android Studio this time.

Genymotion 2.7.1 (June 9th, 2016)

• Date: June 9, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

Corrections

• This version fixes compatibility issues with Android Studio (virtual devices not being recognized by ADB).
• Faster ADB technology has been removed and will be reimplemented in 2.7.2.

Genymotion 2.7.0 (June 8th, 2016)

• Date: June 7, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

Corrections

• A crash used to occur when launching Genymotion on Mac OS X. This has been fixed.
• Audio playing speed on Android 5.0 has been fixed.
• Browser settings used to crash on Android 5.0 and 5.1. This has been fixed.
• Some audio/video codec crashes on Android 6.0 have been fixed.
• The file transfer popup window now has a proper display.
• A popup window now appears for failed matching ABIs on Android 4.1.
• Some irrelevant logs related to the Battery widget have been removed.
• Some label inconsistencies in the French interface have been modified.

Improvements

• A new configuration setting has been added. It’s now possible to select either the NAT or Bridge network mode. By forcing your connection to Bridge, any computer on your network can contact your virtual device.
• The support of ADB is now faster: APKs can be pushed 10 to 30 times faster on all Android versions.
• Genymotion now supports Retina.
• Users with a license restricted to personal use can now see a video showcasing Premium features when clicking on the corresponding button.
• The toolbar of the device window has been simplified: it now acts as a sole toolbar that you can view in full or hide partially.
• The device window now rotates unconditionally, whether the application supports rotation or not, making it easier for you to see the behavior of your app when the device rotates.
• GMTool now provides completion scripts for Bash and Zsh shells. For more information, please refer to GMTool documentation.
• Users of GMTool can now set the following system properties: MODEL, PRODUCT, MANUFACTURER, BOARD, BRAND and DISPLAY. For more information, please refer to GMTool documentation.
• A new feature has been added, enabling to share a device configuration via Genymotion Cloud for collaboration purposes: Virtual device sharing. This feature is currently restricted to users of the Cloud Beta program.
• A new feature has been added, enabling to share an application via Genymotion Cloud for collaboration purposes: App sharing. This feature is currently restricted to users of the Cloud Beta program.

End of Sales Genymotion 2.7.0 and future versions will not be made available for 32-bit Linux operating systems.

End of Support We will support Indie and Business customers who are using previous versions of Genymotion on 32-bit Linux operating systems for 180 days from the date of this release.

Genymotion 2.7.0 (June 8th, 2016) – Additional notes

(End of Sales and End of Support information continued as above.)

6.0 virtual devices (January 27th, 2016)

• Date: January 27, 2016
• Genymotion Desktop

We added the final support of Android 6.0, also known as Android Marshmallow. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Custom Phone;
• Custom Tablet;
• Google Nexus 5X;
• Google Nexus 6P;
• Google Nexus 7 (2013);
• Google Nexus 9;
• Google Nexus 5;
• Google Nexus 6;
• Samsung Galaxy S6.

Here's a list of the features added since the preview:

• Doze now works correctly and is fully usable. It is possible to simulate it by following the steps below:

1. Use the Battery widget to activate the Discharging state.

2. Press the Power button in the Genymotion toolbar to switch off the screen.

3. Run the command adb shell dumpsys deviceidle enable to enable Doze on the emulator.

4. Run the command adb shell dumpsys deviceidle step to walk into the Doze graph.

• The SD Card now behaves as expected from an Android device.
• Genymotion is shipped with Amaze File Browser by default, which makes browsing the device content easier.
• Video and audio codecs are now working.
• It is now possible to set a custom Android ID via the Identifiers widget or via GMTool.
• The microphone now works on Linux and Mac. However, it is still broken on Windows due to a VirtualBox problem.
• Noisy debug logs have been removed and the logcat file should now be easier to read.

Corrections

• The Wi-Fi now automatically connects.
• Launcher doesn’t crash at boot anymore.
• Black squares on applications using the Native WebView (Browser, etc.) don’t appear anymore.

Here’s a known issue we’re still working on:

• The Wi-Fi can take up to 10 seconds to connect. We know this is not optimal and are working on it to make sure it is up as soon as the VM boot sequence is done.