2025-07-23
Genymotion’s ARM64 virtual devices are now officially live!
We, the Genymotion team, dedicate ourselves to providing the most powerful, accurate, and seamless Android emulation experience possible. And today, the Genymotion team announces a big step forward in that mission.
After a successful testing phase, Genymotion officially releases its final, production-ready ARM64 virtual devices on Genymotion SaaS!
This update is a fundamental upgrade to bring the testing environment closer to real-world conditions.
Why ARM is a true game-changer
The vast majority of the world’s smartphones runs on an ARM processor. arm64 is the target architecture for most Android apps.
Most emulators run on x86-based machines. Most emulators therefore require a translation layer to run ARM apps.
Translation-layer emulation creates subtle, critical differences between the test environment and physical devices.
With the new ARM virtual devices, Genymotion removes the translation layer. You can run ARM applications exactly how they would run on a real device. This means:
- Unmatched fidelity: Eliminate guesswork and catch architecture-specific bugs that were previously invisible in x86 environments.
- Seamless compatibility: Use Genymotion to test, debug, and showcase your ARM64-only app without any modifications.
- Apps availability: With ARM architecture support, more apps are available from the Google Play Store.
Google Play Store on an ARM64 virtual device
Experience a new standard of performance
Beyond accuracy, the new architecture unlocks a new level of performance. Genymotion builds the platform on powerful high-end ARM servers.
Customers using the new arm64 virtual devices experience boot and save operations that are over 70% faster than on the x86 virtual devices.
You can get virtual devices up and running in record time. You can streamline the entire workflow with faster, more accurate debugging cycles.
For graphically demanding applications, GPU-accelerated devices are also available on demand. GPU-accelerated devices ensure smooth rendering and accurate testing for intensive apps and games.
Android 15 recipe with ARM64 architecture
Get started with ARM today!
The new arm64 virtual devices are available right now for all Genymotion SaaS users. Simply log in to your account and select one of the new arm64-based virtual devices.
This release marks the beginning of a new chapter for Genymotion. Genymotion states that the release is the new standard for high-fidelity Android emulation.
Thank you for being on this journey with us.
Happy emulating.