How to root a Genymotion virtual device?

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This article describes the root access status for Genymotion virtual devices.

Genymotion Desktop

Android 5.5-11 are rooted by default.

No action is required.

To toggle root for Android 12 and above, please refer to Genymotion Desktop user manual.

Genymotion SaaS

All Android images are rooted by default.

Android 13 (arm64 only) and Android 14 are exceptions.

To toggle root for Android 13 (arm64) and 14, please refer to Genymotion SaaS user manual.

Genymotion Device Image

Android 9.0 and below images are rooted by default.

For Android 10.0 and above, please refer to Genymotion Device Image user manual to toggle root access.