System Requirements & Compatibility

Genymotion Desktop 3.4 released with Apple Silicon support, skins, developer tools widget, and multi-display support.

Genymotion Desktop guidance for standard (non admin) user accounts on Windows, including VirtualBox steps for errors and current QEMU experimental sup...

Genymotion Desktop crashes when starting a Virtual Device on Linux due to the open-source GPU driver “nouveau” for Nvidia video cards. Use NVIDIA prop...

Learn how to enable hardware virtualization (VT-x/SVM) on Windows 11 to use Genymotion Desktop, including BIOS access steps and CPU-specific options l...

Starting a virtual device fails with "VBoxHeadless.exe - Application Error. [...] The memory could not be read." on Windows. Force Windows to use the ...

Fix Genymotion Desktop on Windows with hybrid graphics (dual GPU) by using global high-performance GPU settings for NVIDIA Optimus or AMD Switchable G...

Starting with Genymotion Desktop 3.10, Windows 10 is no longer officially supported. Genymotion will no longer be able to provide help or fixes for Wi...

Magis TV is not compatible with Genymotion products; Magis TV can be installed but will not start.

macOS - Unable to start the Virtual Device: QEMU hypervisor guidance, macOS firewall local TCP ports, and compatibility notes for Mac M4 and macOS Seq...

This issue only affects Apple Mac M series computers. Due to compatibility issues with Qt and Rosetta, video files via the Media Injection widget are ...

Genymotion Help Center article about a known bug on old macOS and Genymotion Desktop versions and the recommended update steps.

Verify Genymotion Desktop installer integrity by checking installer checksums on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Download Genymotion Desktop again if check...

Troubleshooting steps for “Linux - Unable to start the Virtual Device” on Genymotion Desktop, including QEMU vs VirtualBox, supported Linux distributi...

Troubleshooting for when drag and drop does not work with Genymotion Desktop on Windows and Linux, including permission issues and running Genymotion ...

The virtual device display is black, white or distorted (NVIDIA GPU + Linux) due to the open-source GPU driver “nouveau” for Nvidia video cards.

Linux error troubleshooting for creating a virtualbox host-only network interface. Includes a warning that QEMU is now the default and recommended hyp...

Genymotion Desktop does not support deprecated versions of macOS. Check the macOS versions currently supported in [What are Genymotion Desktop require...

Device link troubleshooting for a white and/or frozen screen. It covers two known bugs and the fixes for smartphone/tablet white screen and macOS froz...

macOS help article about an error while trying to create a virtualbox host-only network interface, including VirtualBox kernel installation blocking, ...

Windows workarounds for Genymotion Desktop when VirtualBox fails to verify or create a VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter, including reboot, Virtua...

Deploy Applications methods include From Google Play Store with Open GApps using the Google Apps Widget or Device content, plus installing APKs via Dr...

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

Fix the Genymotion Desktop error "Unable to start the virtual device" after a Windows update by uninstalling and re-installing VirtualBox, then reboot...

Fix for a macOS issue where the device starts but widgets are greyed out by resolving local port 6379 blocking or conflicts.

Genymotion Desktop is fast, simple to install and powerful, with user-friendly sensor widgets and interaction features for PC & Mac. Download, pricing...

Release notes for Genymotion Desktop 3.7.1 including bug fixes for a regression introduced by 3.7.0.

Maintenance release adds VirtualBox 7.0.2+ support for Windows and Linux; macOS support is in progress; includes bug fixes.

Beta testing is over; final Android 12 image for Genymotion is released on AWS (arm64) and GCP (x86_64).

Genymotion announces Android 12 images are now available on Azure and Alibaba Cloud for respective architectures.

Genymotion Desktop 3.3.3 adds VirtualBox 7.0 support on macOS and introduces camera re-framing options and GIF support.

Genymotion Desktop 3.4.0 beta for macOS introduces preliminary support for Apple M1/M2 via Rosetta 2 and native ARM64 Android 11 devices; Rosetta 2 mu...

Genymotion Desktop 3.6.0 release with Biometrics widget, QEMU as default, and other updates.

Alibaba Cloud ECS setup guide for Genymotion, covering available Android images, instance setup, storage, networking, and access.

Genymotion Desktop 3.9.0 fixes the macOS Sequoia 15.2 issue. Upgrade Genymotion Desktop. Remove export GM_QEMU_START_ARGS from ~/.zprofile and/or ~/.z...

This article explains the warning about missing msvcr100.dll and states the issue affects legacy versions of Genymotion Desktop, recommending download...

Genymotion Desktop starts but the main window does not show or is white. Steps for a Dual screen bug and a White screen after a Windows update.

Fix blurry icons and UI elements out of screen on 4K monitors in Genymotion Desktop by disabling or customizing auto-scaling using QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCAL...

Genymotion states it cannot test or guarantee Genymotion Desktop on every Linux distribution. The article lists the only officially supported distribu...

Genymotion Desktop for 32-bit systems is not provided. Genymotion relies on hardware, OS, drivers, and virtualization technology, and x86 32-bit archi...