Creating & Configuring Devices

Yes, we offer a free version of Genymotion Desktop for PC & Mac, known as Genymotion Desktop free edition, with limitations and personal-use condition...

Step-by-step setup for using OBS Virtual Camera with Genymotion, including OBS Studio output scaling to 1280x720 and configuring Media Injection widge...

Warning and instructions for stopping virtual devices in Genymotion SaaS. Closing the browser does not stop devices. Set timeouts in the Administratio...

How to screen record with Genymotion PaaS/Device image using the Capture feature, ADB, and HTTP API.

Forgetting to shutdown an instance is a common cause of extra charges. Learn how to set alarms, schedules, and auto-shutdowns using AWS, GCP, Alibaba,...

Genymotion Desktop is designed for a personal computer, not a server or a virtual environment. Running it on AWS, Google Cloud, MS Azure, or Alibaba C...

Microphone and audio recording support in Genymotion Desktop/SaaS, Genymotion Device Image, and Genymotion SaaS (Cloud). Includes Mac limitation and b...

Instructions for rooting Genymotion virtual devices, covering Genymotion Desktop, Genymotion SaaS, and Genymotion Device Image with links to the corre...

To establish a TCP session to a virtual device, set up port forwarding with ADB using adb forward tcp:<host port> tcp:<virtual device port>.

Find how many devices can run simultaneously in Genymotion Desktop, Genymotion SaaS (Cloud), and Genymotion Device Image. The Pay-As-You-Go plan runs ...

Windows virtual device start fails with "VBoxHeadless.exe - Application Error" where the memory could not be read by forcing Windows to use the AMD/NV...

Genymotion Desktop troubleshooting for slow and unstable performance by checking hardware requirements, Android virtual device CPU/RAM recommendations...

Android Automotive for Genymotion Device Image. Learn about AAOS, virtual IVI emulator features, the customized VHAL with gRPC, and Android Automotive...

Troubleshooting steps for Genymotion Desktop on Linux when the Virtual Device cannot start, including unsupported distributions, hardware requirements...

Device link troubleshooting for a smartphone or tablet: a white frozen screen issue and a macOS-only frozen display issue in the Genymotion Link App.

Guidance for incorrect charges on Genymotion SaaS. It explains frontend inactivity time out behavior for gmsaas, the 30-minute virtual device timeout ...

Use a VPN with Genymotion PaaS (Device Image) using an Android VPN client or a cloud provider VPN gateway.

In accordance with the EULA, Genymobile does not normally offer a refund for Genymotion PaaS (Device image) access after purchase, even if the instanc...

Unlike Genymotion Desktop and Genymotion SaaS, there are no physical device templates with Genymotion PaaS (Device image).

Android 16.0 (beta) release note for Genymotion SaaS and Genymotion Device Image, dated 2025-08-18. Includes a known issue and cloud marketplace links...

How to connect a virtual device to a proxy, including HTTP proxy without authentication, HTTP proxy with authentication, Socks5 proxy, and Extra (Geny...

Troubleshooting steps for Genymotion Desktop on Windows when the virtual device crashes, freezes, or fails to boot, including Android 15 & 16 compatib...

This Genymotion Help Center troubleshooting article addresses the SSH error "no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa" and provides worka...

Troubleshooting steps for “Unable to start the Virtual Device” when Genymotion Desktop is failing due to host OS issues, unmet requirements, or an inc...

Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images release notes. Official arm64 OS image added for Android 8.0. Official arm64 OS images updated to version 3.5.0 for An...

Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images (Android 12.0 to 14.0) update on 2026-01-21. Official arm64 OS images updated to version 3.5.0 for Android 12.0, 12.1,...

Genymotion SaaS 3.5.0 OS images release note dated 2025-12-04. Includes Improvements, Bug fixes, and Known issues for Android 15.0 and Android 16.0 (b...

The new Media Injection widget for Genymotion SaaS is here! Learn what it is, how to start, and how to inject media or stream a host webcam with Genym...

Quickstart steps to set up, launch, use, and save a virtual device instance in Genymotion SaaS, including starting virtual devices, stopping them, and...

Genymotion SaaS collaboration features for sharing a custom recipe and starting a Live session, including steps for sharing recipes, inviting particip...

Genymotion SaaS Overview. This page presents the web interface accessed from Genymotion SaaS dashboard, including Profile, Virtual devices, Recipes, A...

User Data Parameters for Genymotion PaaS. Defines user data JSON keys like applyEveryBoot, configuration, hwProfile, and user_dns, plus provider-speci...

Generate a SSH key pair, import a SSH key pair, connect to a Virtual Device with SSH, and add additional SSH keys on Genymotion PaaS.

Genymotion Desktop Virtual Devices Settings. Learn how to quick boot or cold boot virtual devices, edit virtual device system and display settings, co...

Genymotion Desktop Launchpad Overview explains the Devices dashboard, Android Images, Hardware profiles, Settings, and Troubleshooting panels.

Command reference for gmsaas CLI. Includes hardware profiles, images, recipes, instances (start/get/list/ADB connect-disconnect/save/stop/display), an...

Genymotion Shell is a shell to script the modification of sensor statuses. It covers starting Genymotion Shell, interacting with commands, and virtual...

Genymotion SaaS quick-start: requirements, network security firewall rules, creating an account with SSO or email, logging in, starting a plan, and qu...

Genymotion Desktop settings page sections for Information, Toolbar, Shortcuts, Device link, and Licenses, including ADB serial, device linking steps, ...

The Motion Sensors widget allows simulation of Android motion sensors, including Accelerometer, Gyroscope, and Magnetometer, and configuration like En...

Genymotion Clipboard feature page that explains Clipboard sharing for Copy/Paste to the virtual device and Copy/Paste from the virtual device.

The Camera injection widget sends a video stream from a virtual device to the Android system. The camera and microphone input are controlled via the M...

The Biometrics widget simulates fingerprint recognition. The page includes Android 13+ availability warnings and setup steps for fingerprint enrollmen...

A list of Genymotion emulated features and widgets, including Root Access, Basic Controls, Google Play Store, Clipboard, Camera and Microphone, Media ...

Genymotion Device image “Platform as a Service (PaaS)” offers an Android environment with Multiple Android Versions, HTTP API, Dynamic Rooting, ARM64 ...

Genymotion SaaS features include Emulated Features, ARM64 devices, Integrated CLI, and integrations. The page includes Pricing SaaS and Frequently Ask...

Genymotion Device Image End User License Agreement defining Product, Orders, Documentation, access rights, use restrictions, refunds, confidentiality,...

Refund eligibility for Genymotion Device Image (Cloud PaaS) is at Genymobile sole and exclusive discretion, including cases after purchase and after c...

Genymotion Desktop troubleshooting for macOS when a Virtual Device cannot start, including QEMU vs VirtualBox, macOS firewall local ports, and compati...

Genymotion Device Image tutorials list. Items include Install Magisk on Genymotion, Dynamically change vehicle properties in Android Automotive, Use B...

Mobile Testing and Development page describing Genymotion features for Test Automation, Game Development, Security, Application Development VDI, and v...

Troubleshooting steps for Genymotion when Wifi is disabled (no network) after boot, including proxy unsetting, quick boot cold boot, and China-specifi...

Android 16.0 OS image is available on Genymotion cloud-based solutions. Learn how to start with Genymotion SaaS and Genymotion Device Image, plus mark...

Tutorial for running parallel tests with Appium and Genymotion Device Image, including Python (Pytest, xdist, rerunfailures) and Java (Riddle app) par...

Tutorial for setting up MobSF with a Genymotion Device Image instance using ADB on a physical local machine and configuring ANALYZER_IDENTIFIER and AD...

Genymotion Desktop supports skins. This page shows how to create a custom skin using background.png and skin.json, including display offset/size and r...

Genymotion emulates Bluetooth with preliminary Bluetooth emulation in Android 10.0, Android 11.0, and Android 12 and above images. Pairing and connect...

Genymotion only uses the stock AOSP vanilla ROM version of Android. Genymotion legally cannot distribute custom ROMs or custom interfaces, and custom ...

It is not possible to provide templates for each and every existing devices. You can customize virtual device specifications using the Genymotion Desk...

Genymotion support content stating that root hiding methods such as Magiskhide do not work with Genymotion and that Genymotion offers un-rooted Androi...

Create your own skin for Genymotion Desktop. Learn how to create background.png and skin.json for Genymotion Desktop skins, including display, offsets...

This page covers how to create, manage and use custom recipes, custom hardware and custom images.

The Identifiers widget shows Android ID and Device ID/IMEI/MEID values in Genymotion, and lets you view and edit them using the Identifiers widget and...

Genymotion GPS widget documentation for Single Position and Simulate Routes. It covers activation, parameter ranges, browser location warning, GPX/KML...

Genymotion Basic Controls for Desktop widgets include Sound Volume, Rotate Screen, Full screen, Pixel Perfect, Battery, Navigation, and Power. Pixel P...

Baseband widget for Genymotion Desktop, Genymotion SaaS, and Genymotion PaaS. It emulates network operator and SIM operator information and controls n...