Genymotion Desktop 2.17 (March 17, 2021)
- March 17, 2021
- Genymotion Desktop, Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
- New Genymotion Virtual Devices version 2.17 for Genymotion Desktop and Genymotion SaaS (Cloud) have been released.
New features
- Android now reports a speed, instead of 0, when using the GPS widget.
Bug Fixes
- Microphone has been fixed for Android 5.0 to 10.0.
- SELinux policy failure errors have been fixed.
- Devices no longer crash when data saver mode is enabled.
Genymotion Desktop 3.2.0 (Jan. 25, 2021)
- January 25, 2021
- Genymotion Desktop
- If you are upgrading from 3.1.2, here is what’s new:
New features
- Genymotion Desktop now supports OpenGL ES 3, making it possible to test more advanced 3D code.
- The GPS widget now lets you load GPX files and replay them (licensed users only).
- It is now possible to disable clipboard sharing between virtual devices and the host operating system.
- If you have a touch screen, you can now send proper multitouch events, including gestures like pinch to zoom.
Changes
- The Player user interface has received a Material facelift, giving it a more modern appearance.
- The GPS widget map now uses OpenGL for rendering: maps are now crisper, zoom is smoother, and texts are always correctly oriented.
- The gmtool admin list, gmtool admin start and gmtool admin stop commands no longer require a license, making it possible to use gmtool to build integration with other tools like IDE.
- genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner, making it easier to integrate in scripts.
- We updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.
Fixes
- We made the Open GApps downloading code more robust.
- “gmtool admin stop” would sometimes freeze; this has been fixed.
- Some UI elements were blurry on HiDPI displays.
- When using an authenticated proxy, changing the proxy username no longer requires restarting Genymotion Desktop.
- On macOS, the Finder “Get Info” dialog now correctly displays Genymotion Desktop version.
For beta users
- If you are upgrading from 3.2.0 beta 1, this version comes with the following changes:
- We fixed a regression in the GPS widget which made it impossible to type negative coordinates.
- The GPX replay feature now accepts GPX files without altitude or time information.
- On macOS, the overflow menu of the emulator toolbar was not showing keyboard shortcuts anymore. This has been fixed.
- In the device manager: we fixed a regression which caused keyboard shortcuts to do nothing when they were activated the first time.
Genymotion Cloud PaaS 10.0 (December 3rd, 2020)
- December 3, 2020
- Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
Android versions
- Android 10.0 images have been updated.
- Pie (Android 9.0) images have been updated.
- Oreo (Android 8.1) images have been updated.
- Oreo (Android 8.0) images have been updated.
- Nougat (Android 7.0) images have been updated.
- Marshmallow (Android 6.0) images have been updated.
- Lollipop (Android 5.1) images have been updated.
All images are available on all supported cloud providers, including AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba Cloud.
Features
- Added a “letsencrypt” section in configuration to easily generate a valid SSL certificate directly from the user interface
- Added the possibility to plug an external disk as a “/data” partition, to store users configuration independently from the machine
- Added a SSH entry in the configuration to be able to easily add/remove allowed SSH keys
- Added our first ARM-based version on AWS
- Bumped TLS version from TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2 and above
- Bumped Webrtc libraries to version 85 to improve smoothness and fluidity of display
Fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing the camera to work properly
- Fixed an issue with file upload progress circle displaying negative percentage
- Fixed an issue preventing large files (>850MB) upload
- Fixed some performance and security issues with Android 10
Genymotion Plugins 1.0.8 (December 3, 2020)
- December 3, 2020
- Plugins
Fixes
- Bring back Genymotion plugin to life: supports 2020.1+/201.*+ versions of IntelliJ (Android Studio 4.1+)
- Fix heavy CPU workload on device list interactions
Changes
- Modify device selection window to improve readability
- Move configuration panel from Genymotion to Tools/Genymotion plugin
- Modify plugin Release Notes URL to https://www.genymotion.com/product-release-note/plugins/
Genymotion Desktop 3.2.0 beta 1
- December 1, 2020
- Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Genymotion Desktop now supports OpenGL ES 3, making it possible to test more advanced 3D code.
- The GPS widget now lets you load GPX files and replay them (licensed users only).
- It is now possible to disable clipboard sharing between virtual devices and the host operating system.
- If you have a touch screen, you can now send proper multitouch events, including gestures like pinch to zoom.
Changes
- The Player user interface has received a Material facelift, giving it a more modern appearance.
- The GPS widget map now uses OpenGL for rendering: maps are now crisper, zoom is smoother, and texts are always correctly oriented.
- The gmtool admin list, gmtool admin start and gmtool admin stop commands no longer require a license, making it possible to use gmtool to build integration with other tools like IDE.
- genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner, making it easier to integrate in scripts.
- We updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.
Fixes
- We made the Open GApps downloading code more robust.
- “gmtool admin stop” would sometimes freeze; this has been fixed.
- Some UI elements were blurry on HiDPI displays.
- When using an authenticated proxy, changing the proxy username no longer requires restarting Genymotion Desktop.
- On macOS, the Finder “Get Info” dialog now correctly displays Genymotion Desktop version.
Genymotion Desktop 3.1.2
- October 8, 2020
- Genymotion Desktop
This release fixes a bug in the GPS widget which caused the map to appear blank.
Genymotion Desktop 3.1.1
- July 30, 2020
- Genymotion Desktop
If you are upgrading from 3.1.1 beta 1, almost nothing has changed. If you are upgrading from 3.1.0, here’s what's new:
- Windows: VirtualBox 6.1 support on Windows 10. Problems with VirtualBox 6.1 host-only interfaces on Windows have been fixed.
- Windows: virtual device screens appeared cropped in the top-left corner on high-dpi monitors on Windows. Now fixed. This correction was not in beta 1.
- Linux: new devices are now configured to use PulseAudio, improving sound.
- Mac: mouse wheel on high-precision touchpads (Macbook touchpads, Magic Mouse) no longer causes super-fast and jittery scrolling.
- Genyshell: The “rotation setangle” Genyshell command behavior fixed. Now the display rotates whenever the accelerometer value changes, as expected. Also applies to the remote-control feature.
- genyshell learned the -q command line option to avoid printing a banner, making it easier to integrate in scripts.
- We updated the bundled version of VirtualBox in the Windows installer to 6.1.14.
- Fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing the camera to work properly
- Fixed an issue with file upload progress circle displaying negative percentage
- Fixed an issue preventing large files (>850MB) upload
- Fixed some performance and security issues with Android 10
Genymotion Desktop 3.1.1 (additional notes)
- Reiterates and expands on prior 3.1.1 notes with additional refinements and bug fixes not fully captured in the beta text above.