Genymotion Desktop 3.9.0
April 24, 2025
Genymotion Desktop
New features
- Android 15: Genymotion Desktop now supports Android 15. Enjoy improved quick start functionality and no more lockscreen interruptions between sessions.
- Cloud instances: A new tab on the main page lists your Genymotion SaaS instances. Future updates will bring seamless integration of cloud devices within Genymotion Desktop.
- Storage management: Easily manage disk space used by Genymotion in the settings. Access detailed information and tools for cache and virtual device storage management.
Changes
- UI improvements: The user interface has been refreshed with a new sidebar, footer, and subtle enhancements to the main page.
- Simplified filters: Filters have been streamlined to better match common usage. The UI has been cleaned up; the bar and sorting options are now the main tools to find your virtual devices.
- Notifications: The notification panel has been improved to display more information and be more user-friendly.
- Update management: Information about the latest version of Genymotion Desktop is now displayed in the settings. You can now easily check if you are up to date and download the latest version.
- Troubleshooting page: “About” information and various troubleshooting tools and links have been consolidated in a new page for easier access.
- Linux installer: The Linux binary installer extension has been changed from “.bin” to “.run” for better consistency with the Linux ecosystem.
Bug fixes
- Fixes & Improvements: Compatibility issue with QEMU on Apple Silicon M4: Fixed an issue where devices would not start on Apple Silicon M4.
- Windows: Fixed license activation issue on some Windows hosts with high security settings.
Known issues
- Camera: The camera may not work correctly after a device is resumed from a snapshot (quick boot). A cold boot may be required. a blank screen (when this happens, mirroring is unavailable, but other features still work).
- Quick boot: quick boot issue when foreground app is a Gecko-based app.
- Android 15: on Windows hosts, Android 15 may be slow and unresponsive on some hardware, we’re working on it.
- VirtualBox: Android 15 is not functioning properly with VirtualBox hypervisor.
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Genymotion SaaS Android 15 & 3.3.1 os images
December 23, 2024
Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
New features
- Android 15 ARM64 (beta) OS Image: A beta version of the Android 15 ARM64 OS image is now available.
- New official recipe: The “Xiaomi 15” recipe has been added, featuring the Android 15 OS image.
- Image version update: Images for Android 12, 12.1, 13, and 14 have been updated to version 3.3.1
Improvements
- Alternative webviews: You can now install alternative WebView packages on virtual devices.
- Image injection: Injected images now maintain their aspect ratio and original orientation.
- IMEI configuration: The IMEI is now properly set according to the widget configuration or the
persist.gsm.imei property.
Bug fixes
- Device name matching: The running device name now correctly matches the OS image name.
- Home button: The home button on virtual devices works as expected.
- Camera errors: Resolved camera errors encountered in Instagram and other third-party apps.
Known issues
- Rounded corners feature is not working on Android 14
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Genymotion Device Image v14.1
December 5, 2024
Genymotion Device image (PaaS)
Android versions
- Android 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0 and 14.0 on AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba marketplaces
- (New) Android 15.0 on AWS, GCP, Azure and Alibaba marketplaces
Cloud providers marketplaces
- AWS: visit marketplace →
- GCP: visit marketplace →
- Azure: visit marketplace →
- Alibaba: visit marketplace →
New features
- Enable updating Android Webview
- Default browser is now Qwant application (Android 14.0 and above)
Improvements
- Enhanced camera resolution
- Camera image uploads now maintain aspect ratio and original orientation
Bug fixes
- Resolved issues with the Javascript SDK code snippet
- Fixed a Kiosk mode issue when a Google account was signed in
- Corrected the file upload curl command in the Swagger documentation
- Fixed an issue in the camera app when capturing snapshot during a video record
- Fixed an issue where the IMEI in the system was not updated with the widget configuration or the persist.gsm.imei property
Known issues
- Rounded corners feature is not working on Android 14
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Android 12 ARM image for Genymotion SaaS
November 8, 2024
Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
New Features
- Android 12 ARM64 (beta) os image: You can use Android 12 ARM64 os image for your virtual devices.
Known issues
- Home button: The toolbar’s home button is not working as expected.
- Camera: The camera crashes upon startup.
- Note: ARM64 images are currently in beta. We are actively working on resolving the known issues, and we appreciate your patience. Please report any problems you encounter, and we will address them as soon as possible.
- about this release in our blog post.
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gmsaas 1.13.0
November 6, 2024
Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)
New features
- Added gmsaas adb start|stop commands.
Changed
- Included architecture information in the gmsaas portal.
- Updated exit_code_des for exit code 12 from ADBTUNNEL_GENERIC_ERROR to ADBTUNNEL_TIMEOUT_ERROR.
- Updated exit_code_desc for exit code 9 from APPLE_M1_CHIP_ERROR to APPLE_SILICON_CHIP_ERROR.
- Refined error wording for exit code 7 (PACKAGE_ERROR).
- Refined error wording for exit code 12 (ADBTUNNEL_TIMEOUT_ERROR).
Fixed
- Enhanced ADB Tunnel reliability.
- See our documentation for more details.
- Run pip3 install [--user] --upgrade gmsaas to update
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