I plan to use Genymotion on an Apple Silicon Mac; does Android 5.0 work there?
Does Genymotion Desktop support Android 5.0 on Apple Silicon MacDoes Genymotion Desktop support Android 5.0 on Apple Silicon Mac
❌ NO — Android 5.0 is not available for Genymotion Desktop on Apple Silicon (Mac M series). Only Android 11 and newer arm64 images are available on Mac M series at the moment.
Supporting details and notes:
- Apple Mac M series support: Rosetta is required, VirtualBox is not available, and only Android 11+ are provided for Mac M series. Apple Mac M series support
- Versions matrix: Genymotion Desktop provides arm64 images for Mac M (Apple Silicon) starting at Android 11; Android 5.0–10.0 are not available on Mac M series. Which Android versions are available?
- If you need to run Android 5.0 specifically, you must use an Intel Mac or Windows/Linux (x86/x86_64) host where Android 5.0 images are still available. Genymotion Desktop product page
Do you need to test a specific app or API level on Apple Silicon, or can you use Android 11+ for your work?