How to change product properties (manufacturer, model, etc.) with Genymotion Desktop

Audience

This article is for Genymotion Desktop users with a paid license.

Note

This feature is not available with the free for personal use edition.

Genymotion OS and properties

The system.prop file does not exist in the Genymotion OS build. The system.prop file is merged with build.prop. The build.prop file is partially read-only.

How to modify product properties

To modify these product properties, use gmtool with the admin edit option and the --sysprop flag.

gmtool admin edit "Virtual_device_name" --sysprop=<PROPERTY:VALUE>

Example: change model for a device

To change the model property value to "new_phone" for a virtual device called Samsung Galaxy S9:

gmtool admin edit "Samsung Galaxy S9" --sysprop=MODEL:new_phone

Available properties

Available properties are MODEL, PRODUCT, MANUFACTURER, BOARD, BRAND, DEVICE, DISPLAY, SERIAL, TYPE, FINGERPRINT, and TAGS.

Multiple properties

Multiple system properties can be set.

Additional information

For more information, please refer to the GMTool user guide.

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