We added a preview support of Android 7.0, also known as Android Nougat. Virtual devices available with this version are:
Google Nexus 5X
Google Nexus 6P
Google Nexus 9
We’re working hard on building the final release.
Known issues
no browser included
no way to update the webview
some video and audio codecs missing
no camera support
If you find more, we’ll be happy to hear from you
All other Genymotion features run properly. You can now test your apps on Android API level 24, with all new Nougat features, such as the multi-window, or the enhanced notification system.
Genymotion 2.8.0 (September 7, 2016)
September 7, 2016
Genymotion Desktop
Improvements
+20% of performance in browser and webviews.
Corrections
Some virtual devices became a lot less responsive. It is now as smooth as before!
Mac Pro (hardware): instead of displaying the virtual device, a black screen used to appear at boot. Genymotion works fine again on Mac Pro hardware.
Mac OS X (OS): it was not possible to start virtual devices if your file system was case sensitive.
Windows (OS): Indie/Business/Enterprise users couldn’t access Genymotion’s paying features if specific system components were not in the PATH.
Random crashes sometimes appeared when connecting to Genymotion servers.
Genymotion Gradle Plugin 1.2 (August 27th, 2016)
August 31, 2016
Genymotion Desktop
Improvements
It is now possible to configure the network mode of your devices (NAT/Bridge) directly from the build.gradle file.
Genymotion 2.7.2 (June 14th, 2016)
June 14, 2016
Genymotion Desktop
Corrections
This update brings back faster ADB technology, fully compatible with Android Studio this time.
Genymotion 2.7.1 (June 9th, 2016)
June 9, 2016
Genymotion Desktop
Corrections
This version fixes compatibility issues with Android Studio (virtual devices not being recognized by ADB).
Faster ADB technology has been removed and will be reimplemented in 2.7.2.
Genymotion 2.7.0 (June 8th, 2016)
June 7, 2016
Genymotion Desktop
Corrections
A crash used to occur when launching Genymotion on Mac OS X. This has been fixed.
Audio playing speed on Android 5.0 has been fixed.
Browser settings used to crash on Android 5.0 and 5.1. This has been fixed.
Some audio/video codec crashes on Android 6.0 have been fixed.
The file transfer popup window now has a proper display.
A popup window now appears for failed matching ABIs on Android 4.1.
Some irrelevant logs related to the Battery widget have been removed.
Some label inconsistencies in the French interface have been modified.
Improvements
A new configuration setting has been added. It’s now possible to select either the NAT or Bridge network mode. By forcing your connection to Bridge, any computer on your network can contact your virtual device.
The support of ADB is now faster: APKs can be pushed 10 to 30 times faster on all Android versions.
Genymotion now supports Retina.
Users with a license restricted to personal use can now see a video showcasing Premium features when clicking on the corresponding button.
The toolbar of the device window has been simplified: it now acts as a sole toolbar that you can view in full or hide partially.
The device window now rotates unconditionally, whether the application supports rotation or not, making it easier for you to see the behavior of your app when the device rotates.
GMTool now provides completion scripts for Bash and Zsh shells. For more information, please refer to GMTool documentation.
Users of GMTool can now set the following system properties: MODEL, PRODUCT, MANUFACTURER, BOARD, BRAND and DISPLAY. For more information, please refer to GMTool documentation.
A new feature has been added, enabling to share a device configuration via Genymotion Cloud for collaboration purposes: Virtual device sharing. This feature is currently restricted to users of the Cloud Beta program.
A new feature has been added, enabling to share an application via Genymotion Cloud for collaboration purposes: App sharing. This feature is currently restricted to users of the Cloud Beta program.
End of Sales
Genymotion 2.7.0 and future versions will not be made available for 32-bit Linux operating systems.
End of Support
We will support Indie and Business customers who are using previous versions of Genymotion on 32-bit Linux operating systems for 180 days from the date of this release.