Genymotion provides a shell to script the modification of sensor statuses.
Starting Genymotion Shell
To start Genymotion Shell, perform the action corresponding to your operating system.
Windows
Double-click in your application menu or desktop, or run this command in a command prompt.
macOS
Click from the Applications directory or run this command in a terminal:
/Applications/Genymotion
Shell.app/Contents/MacOS/genyshell
Linux
In a terminal, run:
~/genymotion/genymotion-shell
or
/opt/genymotion/genymotion-shell
Interacting with Genymotion Shell
With the commands below, you can perform various basic actions related to the use of Genymotion Shell.
help: Displays the list of available commands.pause: Pauses the execution of Genymotion Shell. The value must be set in seconds.version: Returns Genymotion Shell version.exit/quit: Closes Genymotion Shell.
Interacting with virtual devices
To modify sensor statuses and values of a virtual device, Genymotion Shell provides commands grouped by category corresponding to the component of the virtual device the commands interact with. This section lists available commands of each category.
Devices
The devices command interacts or returns results about virtual devices themselves. Available subcommands are:
list: Lists available virtual devices and provides details such as current status, IP address, and name.refresh: Refreshes the virtual device list.select <device_ID>: Selects a virtual device. Add the ID of the virtual device you wish to select (as displayed in the device list).ping: Sends a ping message to check that the virtual device is responding.factoryreset <device_ID> [force]: Resets the virtual device to factory state. Add the ID of the device you wish to reset (as displayed in the device list). Adding the optionforceat the end skips the warning message about data loss.
Example
Genymotion Shell > devices list
|-- No Genymotion virtual device running found
| Please, run at least one Genymotion virtual device to use this shell |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Available devices:
Id | Select | Status | Type | IP Address | Name
---+--------+---------+--------+------------+----------------
0 | | Off | virtual| 0.0.0.0 | Samsung Galaxy S8
1 | | Off | virtual| 0.0.0.0 | Samsung Galaxy S9
Battery
The battery commands interact with the Battery widget. Available subcommands are:
getmode: Returns the current battery mode of the selected virtual device.setmode: Sets the battery mode of the selected virtual device:host: the virtual battery values reflect the host battery values (if any).manual: the virtual battery charge level and state of charge can be manually set.getlevel: Returns the current battery charge level of the selected virtual device. If the battery mode ishost, the returned value is the host value.setlevel: Sets the battery charge level of the selected virtual device. The value must range from 0% to 100%. This command forces the activation of the manual mode.getstatus: Returns the current battery state of charge of the selected virtual device.setstatus: Sets the battery state of charge of the selected virtual device. Available statuses are:discharging <0-100>: simulates that the power supply is unplugged and the battery is discharging.charging <0-100>: simulates that the power supply is plugged in and the battery is charging.notcharging <0-100>: simulates that the power supply has just been unplugged and the battery is not discharging yet.full: simulates that the battery is fully charged.
Example
Genymotion Shell > battery getlevel
Battery level: 97%
GPS
The gps command interacts with the GPS widget. Available subcommands are:
getstatus: Returns the activation status of the GPS signal reception.setstatus: Sets the activation status of the GPS signal reception:enabled: the GPS signal reception is enabled.disabled: the GPS signal reception is disabled.getlatitude: Returns the current latitude value.setlatitude: Sets the latitude value. The value must range from -90° to 90°.getlongitude: Returns the current longitude value.setlongitude: Sets the longitude value. The value must range from -180° to 180°.getaltitude: Returns the current altitude value.setaltitude: Sets the altitude value. The value must range from -10000m to 10000m.getaccuracy: Returns the current accuracy value.setaccuracy: Set the accuracy value. The value must range from 0m to 200m.getbearing: Returns the current bearing value.setbearing: Sets the bearing value. The value must range from 0° to 359.99°.
Example
Genymotion Shell > gps setstatus enabled
GPS status set to: enabled
Genymotion Shell > gps setlatitude 50
Latitude set to: 50
Genymotion Shell > gps setlongitude 40
GPS Longitude set to: 40
Rotation
The rotation command interacts with the rotation feature.
Available subcommand is setangle <value> to set the rotation angle value of the virtual device. Value must be 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees.
Example
Genymotion Shell > rotation setangle 180
Device angle for rotation set to: 180
Android
The android command interacts with the Identifiers widget. Available subcommands are:
version: Returns the Android version of the selected virtual device.getandroidid: Returns the Android ID number of the selected virtual device.setandroidid: Sets the Android ID number of the selected virtual device:random: a random Android ID number is generated.custom <value>: Sets a custom AndroidID. The value must contain 16 hexadecimal digits.getdeviceid: Returns the device ID (IMEI/MEID) number of the selected virtual device.setdeviceid: Sets the device ID (IMEI/MEID) number of the selected virtual device:none: no device ID number is generated.random: a random device ID number is generated.custom <value>: set a custom device ID. The value must contain alphanumeric characters, dots, dashes and/or underscores.
Example
Genymotion Shell > android version
Version: 8.1.0
Genymotion Shell > android getandroidid
Android ID: e77d9eeb469a647b
Disk I/O
The diskio command interact with the Disk I/O widget. Available subcommands are:
clearcache: Clears the disk cache.getreadratelimit: Returns the read rate limit in KB/sec. If no read rate limit is set, the read rate is unlimited.setreadratelimit: Sets the disk read rate limit in KB/sec. The value must range from 1 to 2097151. Use 0 to disable read rate limit.
Example
Genymotion Shell > diskio getreadratelimit
Read btye rate is unlimited
Network
The network command interact with the Network widget. Available subcommands are:
Android 8.0 and higher
setstatus: Set the status of the given interface.wifi <enabled/disabled>: Toggle Wifi.mobile <enabled/disabled>: Toggle Mobile data.getstatus <wifi/mobile>: Returns the current status of the given interface ("wifi" or "mobile").setsignalstrength: Set the signal strength of the given interface.wifi <none/poor/moderate/good/great>mobile <none/poor/moderate/goof/great>getsignalstrength <wifi/mobile>: Returns the signal strength of the given interface ("wifi" or "mobile").setmobileprofile: Set the mobile network profile of the selected virtual device.none: no network connection.gsm: 2G GSM network connection.gprs: 2G GPRS network connection.edge: 2G EDGE network connection.umts: 3G UMTS network connection.hsdpa: 3D HDSPA network connection.lte: 4G LTE network connection.5g: 5G network connection.getmobileprofile: Returns the current mobile network profile.
Android 5.0 - 7.1
getprofile: Returns the current network profile of the selected virtual device.setprofile: Sets the network profile of the selected virtual device.no-data: no network connection.gprs: GPRS network connection.edge: Edge network connection.3g: 3G network connection.4g: 4G network connection.4g-high-losses: 4G network connection with packet losses set to 10%.4g-bad-dns: 4G network connection with a DNS delay set to 3000ms.wifi: Wi-Fi network connection.
Example
Genymotion Shell > network getstatus wifi
wifi interface is enabled
Genymotion Shell > network setmobileprofile edge
Mobile network profile set to edge
Genymotion Shell > network setsignalstrength mobile moderate
Signal strength for mobile set to moderate
Phone
The phone command interact with the Phone widget. Available subcommands are:
call <number>: Simulates an incoming phone call from a given phone number.sms <number> <string>: Simulates an incoming text message from a given phone number.baseband <subcommand>: Sends raw data directly to the baseband:gsm list: Lists all incoming and outgoing phone calls and their state.gsm call <number>: Simulates a new incoming call from a given phone number.gsm busy <number>: Hangs up an outgoing call (performed from the integrated Dialer application) and reports the remote phone as busy.gsm hold <number>: Simulates that an incoming or outgoing phone call (performed from the integrated Dialer application) is put on hold.gsm accept <number>: Simulates that the outgoing phone call (performed from the integrated Dialer application) is answered.gsm cancel <number>: Simulates that an incoming or outgoing phone call is hung up.gsm <data/voice> <value>: Modifies data or voice connection state. Values can be:unregisteredoroff: no network available.homeoron: on local network, non-roaming.roaming: on roaming network.searching: searching networks.denied: emergency calls only.gsm status: Displays the current status of the GSM emulation.gsm signal: Changes the reported strength and error rate on next (15s) update:rssi <value>: the value must range from 0 to 31. Returns 99 if the value is unknown.ber <value>: the value must range from 0% to 7%. Returns 99 if the value is unknown.rs_snr <value>: the value must range from -200 to 300.cdma ssource: Sets the current CDMA subscription source. Values can be:nv: the subscription is read from non-volatile RAM.ruim: the subscription is read from RUIM.cdma prl_version <value>: Dumps the current PRL version.sms send <number> <string>: Simulates an incoming text message from a given phone number.sms pdu <hex_string>: Simulates a new incoming text message defined in the PDU format.
Example
Genymotion Shell > phone baseband sms send 123456789 Hello!
Interacting with Genymotion
The genymotion command allows you to perform actions related to the Genymotion application via Genymotion Shell.
Available subcommands are:
capabilities: Returns Genymotion features available on the selected virtual device.clearcache: Clears temporary files and logs.version: Returns the Genymotion version of the selected virtual device.license: Returns information about the Genymotion license (type, validity).
Example
Genymotion Shell > genymotion capabilities
{"accelerometer":true,"baseband":true,"battery":true,"camera":true,"deviceid":true,"diskio":true,"gps":true,
...
}
Using Genymotion Shell from a command prompt or script
You can connect to Genymotion Shell and interact with a virtual device from a command prompt or in a script.
Options below are specific to the command line interface:
-q: Remove header in output. This option makes Genyshell output less verbose and easier to integrate in scripts.-h: Displays the list of available options.-r <IP>: Connects to a given virtual device with its IP address.-c "<command>": Runs a command on the selected virtual device and returns corresponding values.-f <file>: Runs the content of a file on the selected virtual device. Returns the corresponding values line by line.
Example
./genyshell -c "battery getlevel"
Connection mode: local host
Welcome to Genymotion Shell
Genymotion virtual device selected: Samsung Galaxy S8_1
Battery level: 100%