Release Notes

• Genymotion Desktop
• Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
• Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
• Plugins
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6.0 virtual devices (January 27th, 2016)

January 27, 2016 Genymotion Desktop

We added the final support of Android 6.0, also known as Android Marshmallow. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Custom Phone;
• Custom Tablet;
• Google Nexus 5X;
• Google Nexus 6P;
• Google Nexus 7 (2013);
• Google Nexus 9;
• Google Nexus 5;
• Google Nexus 6;
• Samsung Galaxy S6.

Here’s a list of the features added since the preview:

• Doze now works correctly and is fully usable. It is possible to simulate it by following the steps below:
• Use the Battery widget to activate the Discharging state.
• Press the Power button in the Genymotion toolbar to switch off the screen.
• Run the command

adb shell dumpsys deviceidle enable

to enable Doze on the emulator.

• Run the command

adb shell dumpsys deviceidle step

to walk into the Doze graph.

• The SD Card now behaves as expected from an Android device.
• Genymotion is shipped wih Amaze File Browser by default, which makes browsing the device content easier.
• Video and audio codecs are now working.
• It is now possible to set a custom Android ID via the Identifiers widget or via GMTool.
• The microphone now works on Linux and Mac. However, it is still broken on Windows due to a VirtualBox problem.
• Noisy debug logs have been removed and the logcat file should now be easier to read.

Corrections

• The Wi-Fi now automatically connects.
• Launcher doesn’t crash at boot anymore.
• Black squares on applications using the Native WebView (Browser, etc.) don’t appear anymore.

Here’s a known issue we’re still working on:

• The Wi-Fi can take up to 10 seconds to connect. We know this is not optimal and are working on it to make sure it is up as soon as the VM boot sequence is done.

Genymotion Plugins 1.0.7 (December 10th, 2015)

December 10, 2015 Genymotion Desktop, Plugins

Correction

• This new release allows the Android Studio plugin to work with the latest Genymotion version 2.6.0 on Mac.

Genymotion 2.6.0 (December 2nd, 2015)

December 2, 2015 Genymotion Desktop

Corrections

• In some situations, cloning a virtual device could take longer than expected and fail. This has been fixed.
• The Power button is now darkening the virtual device screen on Mac OS X.
• On Linux and Mac OS X, Genymotion now properly resumes after hibernation.
• The Screencast feature on Mac OS X El Capitan doesn’t lead to a crash of Genymotion anymore.
• On Mac OS X, Genymotion would sometimes needlessly consume license activations. This has been fixed.
• In the SMS feature of the Phone widget, all Unicode characters are now properly handled.
• The command android setdeviceid of Genymotion Shell now allows upper case.
• The command gmtool license info of GMTool now takes the timezone into account when displaying the expiration time.

Improvements

• The way Genymotion installs “flashable archives” has been updated. It now executes update binary if one is present. Many tools have been added to execute complex scripts without a recovery.
• The new densities 420dpi and 560dpi provided in Marshmallow have been added.
• The UI of the Settings screen has been improved to offer an easier way to sign in, register the license key and use the license server feature.
• Genymotion’s development platform has been migrated from Qt4 to Qt5.

Virtual devices

• Marshmallow Preview
• The Launcher3 crash that sometimes occurs at boot has been fixed.
• Doze now works properly.
• Video and audio codecs have been integrated.
• Android 5.X
• Apps are no longer optimized at every boot.
• Android 2.3
• The date and time of the virtual device are now properly updated.

Gradle Plugin

• Compatibility with all versions of Android Gradle Plugin from 1.0.0 to 1.5.0 is now fixed.
• Error logging for Genymotion version compatibility checks has been improved.

4.3 virtual devices (November 28th, 2013)

November 28, 2015 Genymotion Desktop

Corrections

• Screenshot over ADB/DDMS and uiAutomatorViewer didn’t work well. This bug also exists on Android SDK emulator. But it is now fixed in Genymotion
• Battery widget is now working correctly
• Fix some inconsistencies between xdpi/ydpi and logical dpi
• Correct handling of configured dpi of system drawable ressources

6.0 beta virtual devices (October 21st, 2015)

October 21, 2015 Genymotion Desktop

We added a preview support of Android 6.0, also known as Android Marshmallow. Virtual devices available with this version are:

• Google Nexus 5X;
• Google Nexus 6P.

We’re working hard on building the final release.

Here’s a list of known issues we’re still working on:

• Launcher3 may crash when the device starts;
• The new densities 420dpi and 560dpi cannot be selected in the UI of Genymotion, but the new devices use them anyway;
• Power button locks the device, but doesn’t darken the screen on Mac OS X;
• Camera crashes when recording;
• Identifiers widget doesn’t work yet;
• Zip archives can be flashed but some hooks might be missing for some packages to work;
• Hibernation on Mac OS X freezes the device display;
• SDcard size can’t be changed;
• “Super user” app missing;
• “File manager” app missing;
• Microphone doesn’t work;
• Most video/audio codecs don’t work.

If you find more, we’ll be happy to hear from you! https://www.genymotion.com/contact

All other Genymotion features run properly. You can now test your apps on Android API level 23, with all new Marshmallow features, such as the new permission system.

Genymotion Plugins 1.0.6 (October 1st, 2015)

October 1, 2015 Genymotion Desktop, Plugins

Correction

• This new release allows plugins for Eclipse and Android Studio to work with the latest Genymotion version 2.5.4 on Windows.

Genymotion 2.5.4 (September 17th, 2015)

September 17, 2015 Genymotion Desktop

Correction – Windows only

• With the latest VirtualBox version (5.0.4), network settings on Windows 10 could take several seconds to be set, preventing Genymotion to start. This version provides a workaround for this behavior.