How to connect to a Genymotion Desktop virtual device remotely with ADB

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002738297-How-to-connect-to-a-Genymotion-Desktop-virtual-device-remotely-with-ADB

Published: 2026-01-25

Keywords: Genymotion, ADB, remote connection, Bridged networking, VirtualBox, socat, MacOS port forwarding

Document ID: support_genymotion_com_hc_en-us_articles_360002738297-How-to-connect-to-a-Genymotion-Desktop-virtual-device-remotely-with-ADB

Windows / Linux

On Linux, this method will only work with VirtualBox Hypervisor.

1. Set your virtual device Network mode to Bridged. 2. Retrieve the IP address displayed on top of the virtual device window. 3. From another computer, open a command prompt and run the following command.

adb connect <virtual_device_IP>:5555

MacOS

VirtualBox hypervisor is not available on Mac M series.

The Bridged Network mode has not been implemented yet.

However, it is possible to forward TCP port using socat tool.

Install socat:

brew install socat

Forward your host computer local port 6555 to 127.0.0.1:6555:

socat TCP-LISTEN:6555,bind=<your-host-computer-ip>,fork TCP:127.0.0.1:6555

From another computer, connect adb with your host computer port 6555:

adb <your-host-computer-ip>:6555