User Guide

Version 2.6.0 | December 2nd, 2015

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Copyright
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means, without prior written
permission of Genymobile.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

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Table of contents
Overview

Requirements

Operating system

Hardware

Software

Web browser

Installation

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux

License

10

Registering the license key

10

Managing licenses

11

Enabling the license server

11

Basic steps

13

Application

18

Starting Genymotion

18

Adding a new virtual device

19

Starting a virtual device

22

Configuring Genymotion

22

Getting details and help

29

Updating Genymotion

29

Virtual Devices

30

Managing virtual devices

30

Starting virtual devices

33

Deploying an application

34

Emulating sensors and features

34

Interacting with virtual devices

43

Updating virtual devices

45

Generating virtual device logs

46

Keyboard Shortcuts

48

Genymotion shortcuts

48

Virtual device shortcuts

49

Glossary

52

Index

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Overview
Genymotionis an Android emulator which comprises a complete set of sensors and features in
order to interact with a virtual Android environment. With Genymotion, you can test your
Android applications on a wide range of virtual devices for development, test and
demonstration purposes.
Genymotionis fast, simple to install and powerful thanks to user-friendly sensor widgets and
interaction features. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.
This user guide will take you through Genymotiondownload and installation steps and will help
you get familiar with the interface so that you can make full use of Genymotionresources and
have a fully operational application.
In this guide, the following instructional icons are used:
Notes, tips or additional information.
Situations that could cause performance issues or data losses.
Follow the simple installation process, start one of the Android virtual devices and enjoy playing
with your application!

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Requirements
This chapter lists the prerequisites for an optimal use of Genymotion.

Operating system
Genymotionis compatible with the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10 (32 or 64bit);
Mac OS X 10.8 or above;
Linux Ubuntu14.04 (Trusty Tahr) or above (64 bit);
Linux Debian 8 (Jessie) (64 bit).
Genymotioncannot be run from a virtual machine. Indeed, it needs a
direct access to the hardware in order to provide OpenGL acceleration.
Running Genymotionfrom a virtual machine prevents it to directly access
the hardware components. Therefore, Genymotionis incompatible when
installed from VMWare, Parallels, Hyper-V or VirtualPC.

Hardware
Genymotionrequires that you have the following hardware on your computer:
OpenGL2.0 capable video card, with an up-to-date driver. We recommend the use of one of
the following minimum graphic chips: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2012), Nvidia GeForce 500
Series (2011), ATI Radeon HD 6000 Series (2011);
64 bit CPU, with VT-x or AMD-V capability, enabled in BIOS settings;
RAM memory: at least 2GB;
Screen resolution greater than 1024x768 pixels;
Free space on hard disk: at least 100MB.
A minimum of 2GB of free space is required to deploy a virtual device.
You might need more than 8GB depending on your use of the virtual
devices and the applications you have installed.

Software
To run virtual devices, you must install Oracle VM VirtualBox5.0.4 or above. Genymotion
might work with older versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox but we cannot guarantee it.

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Web browser
For installation, updates and services provided by the Genymotionwebsite, one of the following
web browsers is required:
Internet Explorer: version10 or above;
Mozilla Firefox: version3.0 or above;
Google Chrome: version2.0 or above;
Safari: version4.0 or above.

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Installation
Genymotionoperation relies on the use of Oracle VM VirtualBoxin the background. This
enables virtualizing Android operating systems. If you do not already have Oracle VM
VirtualBoxinstalled, you will be asked to do so prior to installing Genymotion.
If you already have Oracle VM VirtualBox, note that we recommend
version 5.0.4 or above.
To install Genymotion, follow the steps corresponding to your operating system.

Windows
To download Genymotionfor Windows:
1. Go to the Genymotion download page.
From this page, you can:
download the ready-to-run Genymotion installer for Windows (recommended).
This package includes Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstaller.
download the Windows 32/64-bit package.
In this case, you must first download and install VirtualBox for Windows hosts from the
Download VirtualBox page.
When installing VirtualBox, in the Custom setup window, make sure
VirtualBox Networking is enabled.
2. Save and run the .exe file.
3. Select the setup language and click OK. By default, the Genymotion language corresponds
to your system language.
The Genymotion setup wizard opens. Click Next.
4. Select the destination folder by clicking Browse.
The default destination folder is C:\Program Files\Genymobile\Genymotion. Then
click Next.
5. Select the start menu folder by clicking Browse or check Don't create a Start menu folder
and click Next.
6. Select whether or not to create a desktop icon and click Next.
7. Click Install and Finish.

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Mac OS X
To download Genymotionfor Mac OS X:
1. Download and install VirtualBox for OS X hosts from the Download VirtualBox page.
When installing VirtualBox, in the Custom setup window, make sure
VirtualBox Networking is enabled.
2. When finished, reboot.
3. Go to the Genymotion download page and download the Mac OS X 64-bit package.
4. Open the .dmg file.
5. Drag and drop Genymotionand Genymotion Shell to the Applications directory.

Linux
Almost every GNU/Linux system comes with an installer package for Oracle VM VirtualBox.
1. Browse for the Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstaller in your directories.
If you do not have the installer or if you need to install a specific version, download and
install VirtualBox for Linux hosts from the Download VirtualBox page.
When installing VirtualBox, in the Custom setup window, make sure
VirtualBox Networking is enabled.
2. Go to the Genymotion download page and download the Linux package corresponding to
your system.
3. Run the following commands:
chmod +x <Genymotion installer path>/genymotion-<version>_
<arch>.bin
cd <Genymotion installer path>
./genymotion-<version>_<arch>.bin -d <Genymotion installer path>
4. Run Genymotionusing the following command:
cd <Genymotion installer path>
./genymotion

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Make sure that the dkms package is installed and that it compiles
VirtualBox kernel modules each time a new kernel update is available.
To do so, run sudo/etc/init.d/vboxdrvstatus. You should get
the message "VirtualBox kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt,
vboxnetadp, vboxpci) are loaded". If not, force VirtualBox kernel modules
compilation by running sudo/etc/init.d/vboxdrvsetup .
Make also sure that you are part of the vboxusers group. If not, run
sudousermod-a-Gvboxusers<login>.

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License
This chapter explains how to register and manage your license or how to enable the license
server if your company uses one. In this case, refer directly to section Enabling the license server.

Registering the license key

To register your license key, you must have a valid Genymotion account.
To create your account, please visit the Account creation page.
To register your Genymotionlicense key:
1. Start Genymotionin one of the following ways depending on your operating system:
Windows: Click

from your application menu.

Mac OS X: Click

from the Applications directory.

Linux: Run <Genymotion installer path>/genymotion.

2. Click

and open the Account tab.

3. Click Sign in to authenticate to Genymotion.

4. In the Credentials window, enter your username and password and click Sign in.

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5. Enter your license key and click Register.

Once you are registered, your license details are displayed in this window.
Genymotionautomatically connects to your useraccount to check the validity of the license
key. If Genymotioncannot connect to your account for several days, the license type switches
to Personal use until the next connection of Genymotionto your account. This ensures nobody
else uses your license.
If you have any problems registering your license key, please contact us via the Support form.

Managing licenses
Once your license(s) validated, you can at any time refer to your user settings on the
Genymotion website to view their details.
To manage your license(s):
1. Sign in to the Genymotion website.
2. Go to your user settings by clicking

3. Click Orders.
In Current License, you can see the license key associated with your account, as well as
its validity period. In this section, you can download Genymotion by clicking Download
Genymotion.
In Other Licenses, you can see all licenses already purchased, their validity period as well
as their related user accounts and e-mails. In this section, you can renew these licenses by
clicking Extend License.
If you wish to renew licenses and add some new ones at the same
time, you must make two separate transactions.

Enabling the license server

This section is only intended to users whose company has subscribed to the license server.
The license server 1.0 is only compatible with Genymotion 2.6.0 and
above.
This section explains how you can retrieve a license from the license server in order to use
Genymotion within your company's network. To retrieve a license, follow the steps below:
1. Create a user account from www.genymotion.com.
2. Install Genymotion by following the steps detailed in chapter Installation.
3. Start Genymotion and go to Settings > Account.
4. Click Sign in to authenticate to Genymotion.

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5. In the Credentials window, enter your username and password and click Sign in.
6. Check My company uses an enterprise license server.
7. Enter the server address by clicking Edit.
The location as well as the expiration date and time of your license are displayed.
Depending on your network configuration, you may need to add a
port number, eg: server_ip:8888. The default port is 443 as HTTPS
protocol is used.
This allocates you a license. Then you can:
free the license to make it available for other users by clicking Release. This also closes
Genymotion.
renew the license by clicking Renew.

Requesting an offline license

To use Genymotion outside the company's network for a given period of time and if your IT
manager has enabled this option, you can request an offline license.
To request an offline license, from Settings > Account, you must enter the desired duration in
days and click Request. Then you can:
free the offline license to make it available for other users by clicking Release. This also
closes Genymotion.
renew the offline license by clicking Renew.

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Basic steps
To start using Genymotionand run your Android application in a virtual device, follow the steps
below:
1. Start Genymotionin one of the following ways depending on your operating system:
Windows: Click

from your application menu.

MacOSX: Click

from the Applications directory.

Linux: Run <Genymotion installer path>/genymotion.

The Genymotionmain window opens:

2. When the following window pops up, click Yes:

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The Select a new virtual device window opens:

3. Click Signin.
The Credentials window opens:

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4. Fill in the fields with your username and password and click Signin.
The Available virtual devices list appears:

5. Select a virtual device from the list and click Next.

If you cannot add a virtual device at this step, you may be running out
of free space. We recommend that you check the free remaining space
on your hard disk.
The Create a new virtual device window opens:

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6. Enter a name for your new virtual device and click Next.
Your virtual device is being downloaded and deployed:

7. Click Finish to close the deployment window.

Your virtual device appears in the Genymotionmain window:

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8. Click

to start your newly created virtual device.

The virtual device window opens:

9. Deploy your Android application in either of the following ways:

Drag and drop the application APK file into the virtual device window.
Run the following command: adb install <application name>.apk.
Download and install the application directly from the virtual device using a web link.
For more information about sensor and feature emulation as well as interaction with a virtual
device, please refer to chapter Virtual Devices.

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Application
This chapter introduces Genymotionuser interface and actions you can perform from the
different windows. Therefore, you will learn to start Genymotion, to add and start a virtual
device, to configure the application, to get information and help, and finally to update
Genymotion.

Starting Genymotion
Start Genymotionin one of the following ways depending on your operating system:
Windows: click

from your application menu.

Mac OS X: click

from the Applications directory.

Linux: run <Genymotion installer path>/genymotion.

The Genymotionmain window opens:

From the menu bar, you can perform the following actions:
Start the selected virtual device using Start
Add a new virtual device using Add

Open Genymotionsettings using Settings

Open the information window using About
Open the documentation using Help

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Adding a new virtual device

To add a virtual device, perform the action corresponding to your situation:
You have never created a virtual device:
When the following window pops up, click Yes:

You have already created a virtual device:

Click

from the main window.

The Select a new virtual device window opens:

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If you cannot see any virtual device in the list, you need to sign in to your Genymotionaccount:
1. In the Select a new virtual device window, click Signin:

The Credentials window opens:

2. Enter your username and password and click Sign in.

For more information about deploying a virtual device, please refer to chapter Basic steps.
You can then select a virtual device from the Available virtual devices list, filter virtual devices
by Android version or device model or add a custom virtual device, as explained in the
procedures mentioned below.

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Filtering virtual devices by Android version

From the Android version drop-down list of the Genymotionmain window, you can choose to
display only virtual devices running a specific Android version.
You can also filter virtual devices using the search bar.
Available versions are:
2.3.7, also known as APIlevel 10 or Gingerbread;
4.1.1, also known as APIlevel 16 or Jelly Bean;
4.2.2, also known as APIlevel 17 or Jelly Bean;
4.3, also known as APIlevel 18 or Jelly Bean;
4.4.4, also known as APIlevel 19 or KitKat;
5.0.0, also known as API level 21 or Lollipop;
5.1.0, also known as API level 22 or Lollipop;
6.0.0, also known as API level 23 or Marshmallow.

Filtering virtual devices by model

From the Device model drop-down list of the Genymotionmain window, you can choose to
display only a certain range of virtual devices.
You can also filter virtual devices using the search bar.
Available models are:
Google devices: Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 9, Nexus 6, Nexus 10, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7,
Nexus 7 2013, Nexus One, Nexus S, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P.
HTC devices: Evo, One, One X, One XL.
LG devices: Optimus L3 II.
Motorola devices: Droid Razr, Moto X, Xoom.
Samsung devices: Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3,
Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6.
Sony devices: Xperia S, Xperia Tablet S, Xperia Z, Tablet Z.

Adding a custom virtual device

If you cannot find the virtual device you need, you can select a customizable phone or tablet
from the available ones:
Custom Phone - 4.1.1 - API level 16 - 768x1280;
Custom Phone - 4.2.2 - API level 17 - 768x1280;

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Custom Phone - 4.3 - API level 18 - 768x1280;

Custom Phone - 4.4.4 - API level 19 - 768x1280;
Custom Phone - 5.0.0 - API level 21 - 768x1280;
Custom Phone - 5.1.0 - API level 22 - 768x1280;
Custom Tablet - 4.1.1 - API level 16 - 2560x1600;
Custom Tablet - 4.2.2 - API level 17 - 2560x1600;
Custom Tablet - 4.3 - API level 18 - 2560x1600;
Custom Tablet - 4.4.4 - API level 19 - 2560x1600;
Custom Tablet - 5.0.0 - API level 21 - 2560x1600;
Custom Tablet - 5.1.0 - API level 22 - 2560x1600.
Once you have deployed one of those virtual devices, you can edit the RAM, screen size and
density from the Configuration menu by clicking .
For more information about configuring virtual devices, please refer to section Configuring a
virtual device.

Starting a virtual device

After having created one or several virtual devices, they are made available in the Your virtual
devices list of the Genymotionmain window.
To start a virtual device:
1. Select the virtual device you wish to run.
2. Click

For more information about running a virtual device, please refer to chapter Virtual Devices.

Configuring Genymotion
When clicking

from the main window, you can configure Genymotionwith different kinds of

parameters:
Account;
Network;
VirtualBox;
ADB;
Misc.

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Account
From the Account tab, you can sign in to the application and register your license key or enable
the license server if your company uses one.
To sign in to Genymotion and use all the features corresponding to your license plan, follow the
procedure corresponding to your situation:
You have a license
If you are using a Personal use, an Indie or a Business license:
1. Click Sign in to authenticate to Genymotion.
2. In the Credentials popup, enter your username and password and click Sign in.
3. Once you are signed in, your license type and expiration date are displayed in this window.
4. If you are using an Indie or a Business license, you must then register your license key by
copying it in the corresponding field and clicking Register.

Your company uses an enterprise license server

If your company uses a license server, you must define its location:
1. Click Sign in to authenticate to Genymotion.
2. In the Credentials window, enter your username and password and click Sign in.
3. Check My company uses an enterprise license server.

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4. Enter the license server address by clicking Edit.

The location server address as well as the expiration date and time of the license you've
been allocated are displayed. Then you can:
renew your license by clicking Renew.
release your license and make it available to other users by clicking Release.

If offline licenses have been enabled by the administrator of the license server, the offline
license request option is enabled in this window.
To request an offline license, enter a duration in days and click Request. Once you have been
allocated an offline license, you can:
renew your offline license by clicking Renew.
release your offline license and make it available to other users by clicking Release.

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Network
From the Network tab, you can modify the network settings to adapt to your Internet access.

To define your HTTP proxy settings, check the following options:

Use HTTP Proxy: enables Genymotionto use a proxy when connecting to the
Genymotionwebsite.
You must set your HTTP proxy address and port in the corresponding fields.
Use authentication: enables proxy authentication.
You must enter your proxy username and password in the corresponding fields.

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VirtualBox
From the VirtualBox tab, you can define the storage location of your virtual devices.

In the Virtual devices field, set where to store Genymotionvirtual devices by clicking Browse.
The virtual device path must be an absolute path.

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ADB
By default, Genymotionuses its own Android tools. From the ADB tab, you can configure
Genymotionto use specific Android tools (from the Android SDK).

Use Genymotion Android tools (default) is the option enabled by default.

If you wish to use specific Android tools:
1. Download Android Developer Tools (ADT) from the ADT Download page.
2. Extract the archive files in the folder of your choice.
3. Check Use custom Android SDK tools.
4. In the Android SDK field, set the path to the Android SDK folder by clicking Browse.
5. Click OK.
adt-bundle\sdk\platform-tools is not a valid value.

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Misc
From the Misc tab, you can define various settings related to the use of Genymotion.

You can perform the following actions:

Check or uncheck Allow Genymotion to collect usage statistics: this helps us understand
how the application is used in order to further improve it.
Define the storage path of screenshots and screencasts: set the location of the screen
capture folder by clicking Browse.
Remove temporary files by clicking Clear cache.
Generate an archive containing all virtual device logs by clicking Save all logs.
By default, the archive containing all log files is stored in the following folders:
Windows: %LocalAppData%\Genymobile\Genymotion\deployed\<virtual
device name>\
Mac OS X: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device
name>/
Linux: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device name>/
If you generate an archive for assistance purposes, you can send it to us via the Support
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Getting details and help

To get details on the Genymotionversion you are using and your license type, click
When using Genymotion, to open this online documentation, click

Updating Genymotion
If your virtual devices are up-to-date and a new version of Genymotion has been released, a
pop-up window prompts you to download the latest version of Genymotion.
To update Genymotion:
1. When the following window pops up, click Download.

2. Follow the steps mentioned in chapter Installation.

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Virtual Devices
Virtual devices are Android devices preconfigured and deployed by Genymotion. They allow you
to deploy and test your own application with the sensors and features provided by Genymotion.
This chapter explains how to manage and run virtual devices, deploy an application, emulate
sensors and features, interact with virtual devices, update them and generate their logs.

Managing virtual devices

Your deployed Android virtual devices are displayed in the Your virtual devices list of the
Genymotionmain window:

From this list, you can:

configure a virtual device using
clone a virtual device using

reset a virtual device using

delete a virtual device using

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Configuring a virtual device

When clicking , the Configuration window opens:

From this window, you can configure the following parameters:

System
Processor(s): sets the number of processors used by the virtual device.
By default, the value is set to 1, which is the recommended value for an optimal use.
When defining more processors, we advise setting one less than the
total amount of processors to leave one dedicated to the host and
avoid performance issues.
Base memory (MB): sets the memory space allocated to the virtual device.
The value must be below the memory of your computer and take into account the
memory space used by your computer.
We advise that you set the values recommended for the real devices
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Screen size - density

Predefined: sets the screen size and density from a predefined list.
Custom: sets a custom screen size and density.
You may experience display or performance issues when using
custom screen size and density values.
Run virtual device in full-screen mode: displays the virtual device in full-screen mode,
adjusted to your screen size.
Android system options
Show Android navigation bar: displays the Android navigation bar in the virtual device.

Use virtual keyboard for text input: uses the virtual keyboard when selecting a text input
area.

Cloning a virtual device

Cloning a virtual device consists in duplicating a virtual device. The clone contains all settings of
the original virtual device.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.
To clone a virtual device:
1. Select the virtual device you wish to clone.
2. Click

3. Enter a name for the new virtual device.

4. Click Clone.
5. Wait until the cloning process is finished and click Finish.

Resetting a virtual device

After the deployment of a new virtual device, a snapshot is created. Thus, you can restore the
factory settings of your virtual device at any time.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.
To reset a virtual device, click

and Yes.

All installed applications, system patches, settings and data will be lost.

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Deleting a virtual device

To delete a virtual device:
1. Select the virtual device you wish to delete.
2. Click

3. In the confirmation window, click Yes.

Starting virtual devices

You can start virtual devices using either the Genymotion main window or a command prompt.

From the Genymotion main window

To start a virtual device from the Genymotion main window:
1. Select the virtual device you wish to run.
2. Click

From a command prompt

This is only possible with Indie and Business licenses. For more information,
please refer to section GMTool.
1. Open a command prompt.
2. Retrieve the list of available virtual devices by running:
Windows: <Genymotion installer path>\gmtool admin list
Genymotion default installation path is C:\Program
Files\Genymobile\Genymotion
Mac OS X: /Applications/Genymotion.app/Contents/MacOS/gmtool admin
list
Linux: <Genymotion installer path>/gmtool admin list
3. Start one of the virtual devices by running:
Windows: <Genymotion installer path>\gmtool admin start "<virtual
device name>"
Mac OS X: /Applications/Genymotion.app/Contents/MacOS/gmtool admin
start "<virtual device name>"
Linux: <Genymotion installer path>/gmtool admin start "<virtual
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After starting a virtual device, the following window opens. This is where your virtual device
runs and where you can interact with it:

For more information about deploying a virtual device, please refer to chapter Basic steps.

Deploying an application
To deploy an application to a virtual device, use either of the following methods:
Drag and drop the application APK file into the virtual device window.
Run the following command: adb install <application name>.apk.
Download and install the application directly from the virtual device using a web link.

Emulating sensors and features

To simulate various behaviors of your application according to specific use cases,
Genymotionprovides easy-to-use widgets which emulate the following sensors and features:
Battery;
GPS;
Camera;

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Capture;
Remote control;
Identifiers;
Network;
Phone;

Battery
The Battery widget allows you to test how your application reacts with different battery charge
levels and states of charge.

To use the Battery widget:

1. Click .
2. Activate the battery simulation mode by clicking On.
3. Modify the charge level using the slider or enter a value in the Charge level field.
4. Modify the state of charge by clicking the State of charge button:
Click once to activate the Charging state.
This simulates that the power supply is plugged in and the battery is charging.
Click twice to activate the Discharging state.
This simulates that the power supply is unplugged and the battery is discharging.
By default, the virtual device emulates the same battery charge level as
the one of your computer. If your computer does not have a battery
(desktop computer), the simulation mode is automatically activated.

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GPS
The GPS widget allows real-time activation and modifications of a position, accuracy and
bearing.

To use the GPS widget:

1. Click

2. Activate the GPS simulation mode by clicking On. This enables the reception of generated
GPS frames in the virtual device.
3. Set the latitude value you wish to simulate using the Latitude field.
The latitude value must range from -90 to 90.
4. Set the longitude value you wish to simulate using the Longitude field.
The longitude value must range from -180 to 180.
5. Set the altitude value you wish to simulate using the Altitude field.
The altitude value must range from -20m to 10000m.
6. Set an accuracy value using the slider or by entering a value in the Accuracy field.
The accuracy value must range from 0m to 200m.
7. Set a bearing value using the compass or by entering a value in the Bearing field.
The bearing value must range from 0 to 359.99.
Many applications do not rely on the GPS orientation, but use the
device accelerometer or gyroscope to determine the bearing of the
device, which are not yet supported.

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Camera
The Camera widget allows you to send a video stream from a virtual device to the Android
system. With this widget, you can test an Android application that uses an Android built-in
camera.

The video stream can come from a dummy camera or a real physical webcam connected or
integrated into your computer.
To use the Camera widget:
1. Click

2. Activate the Camera widget by clicking On.

Genymotion detects available webcams on your computer.
3. Select the source of data you wish to use in the Front camera and Back camera fields. The
front camera sends data to the Android front camera and the back camera sends data to the
Android back camera.
Dummy webcam: data are images generated by the widget;
Physical (real) webcam: data are images sent by the selected webcam.
4. Click Preview to see the video stream sent to the Android system. You can check the
following options:
None: does not display any data;
Front: displays the front camera data;
Back: displays the back camera data.

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Capture
The Capture widget allows you to take a screenshot or screencast of virtual devices. This way,
you can broadcast images or videos of your applications.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.

To use the Capture widget, click

Screenshot: When clicking

.
, a screenshot of your virtual device is captured and stored in

the configured folder.

Screencast: When clicking

, a video of your virtual device starts recording. Clicking twice

stops the recording.

If your virtual device emits sound, it will be captured in the video.
Browse files: When clicking

, your file explorer opens, allowing you to directly access your

screenshots and screencasts.

All screenshots and screencasts are stored in your home directory, in a folder named with
your virtual device name. You can change this default folder in Genymotion Settings > Misc,
as explained in section Misc.
All features can be accessed via shortcuts even if the Capture widget is not
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Remote control
With the Remote control widget, you can take control of a virtual device from a physical device
(any phone or tablet running Android version 2.2/APIlevel 8/Froyo or above). This widget
works with a specific Android application that runs on the physical device and forwards touch
inputs and accelerometer events to Genymotion. As a result, you can test your application as if
you were holding a device in your hands.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.

The Remote control widget requires to have ADB installed on your computer. For more
information, please refer to section ADB.
To use the Remote control widget:
1. Connect your physical device either by wire or with Wi-Fi.
To connect with Wi-Fi, your physical device must support ADB over network. If so:
1. On your physical device, go to Menu > System settings > Developer options.
If you have not unlocked this menu yet, go to Menu > System
settings > About and click several times on Build number until you
get a message meaning that Developer options are now available.
2. Check Android debugging and then ADB over network.
3. Connect your physical device to the Wi-Fi and retrieve its IP address from the Wi-Fi
menu.
4. Open a command prompt and enter <path to ADB>\connect <IP>.
2. Click

3. Activate the widget by clicking On.

Genymotion tries to detect any connected Android device.

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4. Select your device from the Available devices drop-down list and click Start.
If the device is connected to ADB and not visible in the list, restart the
widget.
5. Check the desired options:
Enable preview: enables previewing your Genymotionscreen on your physical device.
Enable touch screen: allows your physical device to send touch events to Genymotion.
Enable accelerometer: allows your physical device to send accelerometer events to
Genymotion.
The Remote control widget automatically stops when you disconnect your device.

Identifiers
The Identifiers widget shows Device ID and Android ID numbers. You can view and edit these
values at any time, without having to reboot your virtual device.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.

To use the Identifiers widget, click .

Android ID
An Android ID is a 64-bit number randomly generated when the user first sets up the device.
It remains the same for the whole lifetime of the user's device. Android 4.2.2 and greater
versions support multiple user accounts, each one having a unique Android ID.
When clicking , a random Android identifier is generated. Valid Android ID numbers are 16hexadecimal digit long.
You are not allowed to set an empty Android ID.
Device ID / IMEI / MEID
By default, a new virtual device is deployed with the default device ID number
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When clicking , a random identifier is generated.

As IMEI or MEID numbers are used as device ID, Genymotiongenerates numbers compliant
with the GSM 02.16 standard and the 3GPP2 specification (14 digits or hexadecimal digits +
a checksum digit).
Valid characters for setting device ID/IMEI/MEID are:
lower-case and upper-case letters [a-z, A-Z];
digits [0-9];
dots [.];
dashes [-];
underscores [_].

Network
The Network widget allows you to test how your application reacts with different network
quality and performance types.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.

To use the Network widget:

1. Click

2. Activate the network simulation by clicking On.

When activating the widget for the first time, the profile network is
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3. Select a network type from the Profile drop-down list. Network profiles and their
corresponding values are listed in the table below.
Upload
speed

Download
speed

Upload
delay

Download
delay

Upload
packet
loss

Download
packet
loss

DNS
delay

No data

0Kb/s

0Kb/s

0ms

0ms

100%

100%

0ms

GPRS

40Kb/s

40Kb/s

500ms

500ms

0.01%

0.01%

1000ms

Edge

200Kb/s

240Kb/s

400ms

400ms

0.01%

0.01%

800ms

3G

1.5Mb/s

7.2Mb/s

100ms

100ms

0.01%

0.01%

200ms

4G

5.5Mb/s

17.9Mb/s

50ms

50ms

0.01%

0.01%

100ms

5.5Mb/s

17.9Mb/s

50ms

50ms

0.01%

0.01%

3000ms

5.5Mb/s

17.9Mb/s

50ms

50ms

10%

10%

100ms

33.0Mb/s

40.0Mb/s

0ms

0ms

0%

0%

0ms

4G
(high DNS delay)

4G
(high packet losses)

Wifi

Phone
The Phone widget allows you to test applications relying on telephony features and observe
their behavior when receiving a call or a text message.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.

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To use the Phone widget, click

or Ctrl+8.

To simulate an incoming call:

1. Enter an incoming phone number.
2. Click Call.
To simulate an incoming message:
1. Enter an incoming phone number.
2. Enter a text message.
3. Click Send message.
The text message is displayed in the virtual device via a notification and can also be read in
the Messaging application.

Interacting with virtual devices

This section describes features that help you easily interact with your virtual devices.

Multi-touch simulation
Because in most cases, virtual devices are controlled with mouse and keyboard, some shortcuts
have been implemented to help simulate common gestures:
Zoom in: right click + move mouse left
Zoom out: right click + move mouse right
Tilt forth: right click + move mouse up
Tilt back: right click + move mouse down
Clockwise rotation: Shift + right click + move mouse right
Counterclockwise rotation: Shift + right click + move mouse left
If you use Mac OS X, replace right click with ctrl + click.

Drag and drop

To drag and drop files from your computer to the virtual device, ADB must be installed. To
configure ADB, please refer to section ADB. The behavior of dragged and dropped files is
different according to the file type:
Regular files: Regular files are stored in /sdcard/Download.
They can be accessed via the File Manager application provided in the virtual device.

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Android applications: APK files are installed on the virtual device.

If the same application already exists but with another signature, you can decide to override
the existing application.
Flashable archives:
Zip archives detected as flashable (containing a /system folder) are flashed on the device.
Such archives may damage your virtual device. We recommend
restarting your virtual device after flashing an archive.

Copy and paste

The clipboard is shared between your computer and Genymotion. Thus, you can easily copy and
paste text from your computer to Genymotion, and vice versa.

Sound volume
You can control the volume of the sound emitted by your virtual device by clicking

or

Rotate screen
You can rotate the screen of your virtual device by clicking .
Depending on the Android version and the density of your virtual device,
the Rotate screen feature may not be available. If you are using an
Android version 4.2 or above, make sure that the Rotate screen feature is
not locked in the right-hand bar. Rotation might also be locked in portrait
or landscape mode by the current running application. In this case, it is not
possible to change it via the Rotate screen button or via the rotation
setangle command in Genymotion Shell.

Pixel Perfect
With Pixel Perfect, you can be highly precise in the development of your user interface and
ensure every pixel of your application really looks as it should. One pixel of the virtual device is
displayed using one pixel of your computer screen.
This feature is only available with Indie and Business licenses.
Click

once to enable Pixel Perfect. Click twice to disable it.

If the virtual device screen size is larger than your computer screen size,
the virtual device window will be maximized and you will be able to use
scrollbars to move inside the screen.

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Navigation buttons
With the navigation buttons, you can navigate between applications or display actions that can
be performed.
Back
Click

once to go back to the previous page. Click twice to exit the application.

Recent apps
Click

to display the recently used applications.

Menu
Click

to display actions you can perform within an application.

Home
Click

to display the home page at any time.

Power
Click

to shut down the running virtual device.

Display tips
When navigating within a virtual device, you can at any time change its display:
Full-screen mode: You can switch to full-screen mode by pressing F11. Pressing a second
time reverts to the original screen size.
On Mac OS X, you may have to use the key combination ctrl + fn +
F11.
Custom size: You can resize the virtual device window by selecting and dragging an edge or a
corner of the window.
Fit to content: When the virtual device window is resized, black areas appear on the borders.
Double-click in one of those areas to fit the virtual device window size to its content.

Updating virtual devices

If Genymotion is up-to-date and a new version of virtual devices has been released, a pop-up
window prompts you to automatically update your virtual devices while keeping all your
installed packages and applications.
This is only possible with an Indie or a Business license. If you are using the
Personal use mode of Genymotion, you must deploy the new version of
virtual devices.

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To update your virtual devices:

1. When the following window pops up, click Update.

2. Wait until the update process is finished and click Finish.

You must have the latest version of Genymotionto update your virtual
devices.

Generating virtual device logs

In some cases, notably for assistance purposes, you may need to generate a log archive, either
for a specific virtual device or for all virtual devices. Follow either of the procedures below.

For one virtual device

From the Genymotionmain window:
1. Right-click on the virtual device.
2. Click Generate log archive.
3. Select the path to save the generated archive.
By default, log files are stored in the following folders:
Windows:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Genymobile\Genymotion\deployed\<vi
rtual device name>\Logs
Mac OS X: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device
name>/
Linux: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device
name>/
4. Wait until the archive is generated and click Close.

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If you have generated logs for assistance purposes, you can send the archive or the log files to
us via the Support form.

For all virtual devices

From the Genymotionmain window:
1. Click

2. From the Misc tab, click Save all logs.

3. Select the path to save the generated archive.
By default, log files are stored in the following folders:
Windows:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Genymobile\Genymotion\deployed\<vi
rtual device name>\Logs
Mac OS X: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device
name>/
Linux: $HOME/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/<virtual device
name>/
4. Wait until the archive is generated and click Close.
If you have generated logs for assistance purposes, you can send the archive or the log files to
us via the Support form.

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Keyboard Shortcuts
In this section, you will find all available keyboard shortcuts for a faster use of Genymotionand
virtual device features.

Genymotion shortcuts
The table below lists all shortcuts that can be used in Genymotion. For shortcuts related to the
use of virtual devices, please refer to section Virtual device shortcuts.
Action

Start virtual device

Add virtual device

Open About window

Open User Guide

Open Genymotion settings

Delete virtual device

Open virtual device settings

Clone virtual device

Reset virtual device

Generate virtual device log

archive

Shortcut
Windows/Linux

Shortcut
MacOSX

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Virtual device shortcuts

The table below lists all shortcuts that can be used in virtual devices. For shortcuts related to
the use of the application, please refer to section Genymotion shortcuts.

Category

Action

Widgets

Open Battery widget

Widgets

Open GPS widget

Widgets

Open Camera widget

Widgets

Open Capture widget

Widgets

Open Remote Control

widget

Widgets

Open Identifiers widget

Widgets

Open Network widget

Widgets

Open Phone widget

Capture

Take screenshot

Capture

Make screencast

Capture

Open screen capture

destination folder

Multi-touch

Zoom in

Shortcut
Windows/Linux

Shortcut
MacOSX

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Shortcut
Windows/Linux

Shortcut
MacOSX

Category

Action

Multi-touch

Zoom out

Multi-touch

Tilt forth

Multi-touch

Tilt back

Multi-touch

Rotate clockwise

Multi-touch

Rotate counterclockwise

Volume

Increase volume

Volume

Decrease volume

Display

Rotate screen

Display

Enable/Disable
Pixel Perfect

Display

Activate full-screen

Display

Show/Hide widget toolbar

Display

Show/Hide display
and volume tools

Navigation

Back

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Category

Action

Navigation

Recent apps

Navigation

Menu

Navigation

Home

Navigation

Power

Shortcut
Windows/Linux

Shortcut
MacOSX

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Glossary
A
Accelerometer
A sensor that detects motion and orientation of a device.

ADB
See Android Debug Bridge.

ADT
See Android Developer Tools.

Advanced Micro Dynamics virtualization

A set of hardware extensions for the X86 processor architecture, designed to perform repetitive
tasks normally performed by software and improve resource use and virtual machine
performance.

AMD-V
See Advanced Micro Dynamics Virtualization.

Android Debug Bridge

A command line utility that allows communication with an emulator instance or a connected
Android device. Android Debug Bridge is a client-server program that includes three components:
a client, a server and a service. Genymotion is compliant with Android Debug Bridge.

Android Developer Tools

A plugin for Eclipse IDE that provides a suite of tools for developing applications on Android
platforms.

Android ID
A 64-bit number randomly generated when the user first sets up a device. It remains the same for
the whole lifetime of the user's device. Android 4.2.2 and greater versions support multiple user
accounts, each one having a unique Android ID.

Android SDK
The software development kit that provides developer tools to build, test and debug Android
applications, containing among others ADB, ADT and AAPT.

Android Studio
An integrated development environment from which you can develop Android applications. It is
based on IntelliJ IDEA.

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B
Baseband
The component in charge of a device telephony features. Genymotion emulates a baseband and
interacts with it via the Phone widget, an API or Genymotion Shell.

Basic Input Output System

An instruction program which checks each component during machine boot to adapt the
operating system to the hardware environment.

Battery widget
A Genymotion feature that tests how your application reacts with different battery charge levels
and states of charge.

BIOS
See Basic Input Output System.

C
Cache
A buffer storage where temporary files are stored.

Camera widget
A Genymotion feature that sends a video stream from a webcam to the Android system. It aims
at testing an Android application that uses an Android built-in camera.

Capture widget
A Genymotion feature that takes a screenshot or makes a screencast of actions performed on
virtual devices.

Central Processing Unit

The functional unit of a computer that consists of one or more processors and their internal
storages.

CPU
See Central Processing Unit.

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D
Device ID/IMEI/MEID
A device unique identification number which comprises 14 digits or hexadecimal digits and a
checksum digit, complying with the GSM 02.16 standard and the 3GPP2 specification. The device
ID corresponds to the IMEI number for GSM phones and to the MEID number for CDMA phones.

E
Eclipse
An integrated development environment from which one can develop various types of
applications.

F
Flashable archive
A zip-compressed archive file containing a system folder.

G
Genymotion Shell
A command prompt designed to interact with Genymotion virtual devices.

GPS widget
A Genymotion feature that allows real-time activation and modifications of a position, accuracy
and bearing of a virtual device.

Gradle
A build engine running on the Java platform.

H
Host-only network
A virtual network contained within the host computer. Host-only network must be enabled when
installing VirtualBox for Genymotion to run on your computer.

HTTP proxy
An intermediary component between a local network and the Internet that a HTTP request
queries to retrieve information from the web.

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I
IDE
See Integrated Development Environment.

Identifiers widget
A Genymotion feature that shows device ID and Android ID numbers and allows viewing and
editing these values at any time, without having to reboot the virtual device.

Integrated Development Environment

An application from which one can develop applications.

Intel virtualization technology

The Intel processors hardware ability to divide and isolate its computing capacity for multiple
host virtual machines and their operating systems.

Intel VT-x
See Intel virtualization technology.

L
License server
A feature allowing large companies to manage Genymotion licenses without needing to register a
license key for every employee.

Log file
A file that records all events that occur when using an application.

M
Maven
A build engine running on the Java platform.

Multi-touch
The ability of a device to recognize common gestures in order to interact with a touch screen.

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N
Network widget
A Genymotion feature that tests the behavior of an application with different network qualities
of service.

O
OpenGL
An application programming interface for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

Oracle VM VirtualBox
A software that virtualizes operating systems by using hardware resources of the host system to
install guest systems.

P
Phone widget
A Genymotion feature that allows to test applications relying on telephony features.

Pixel Perfect
A Genymotion feature that enables being highly precise in the development of a user interface:
one pixel of a virtual device is displayed using one pixel of the computer screen.

Plugin
A software element that can be added to an existing application to extend its capabilities.

R
Remote control widget
A Genymotion feature that takes control of a virtual device from a physical device (any phone or
tablet running Froyo/API 8 or greater).

S
Software Development Kit
A set of tools designed for helping developers create applications meant to run on a specific
environment.

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V
Virtual device
An Android device preconfigured in Genymotion and run by Oracle VM VirtualBox. Genymotion
virtual devices are the platforms on which applications are tested.

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Index
A
ADB 27
Android application
Deployment 17, 34
Drag and drop 44

Android SDK tools

Custom 27
Default 27

Android version 21

B
Battery
Charge level 35
State of charge 35
Widget 35

C
Cache 28
Camera
Back camera 37
Dummy webcam 37
Front camera 37
Widget 37

Capture
File location 38
Screencast 38
Screenshot 38
Widget 38

Compatibility
OpenGL 5
VirtualBox 5

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Web browsers 6

Copy and paste 44

Credentials 14

D
Download
Genymotion 7-8, 29
VirtualBox 7-8

Drag and drop 43

F
Filters
Android version 21
Device model 21

G
GPS
Accuracy 36
Altitude 36
Bearing 36
Latitude 36
Longitude 36
Widget 36

I
Identifiers
Android ID 40
Device ID/IMEI/MEID 40
Widget 40

L
Language 7

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License
Registration 10

License server 11, 23

Offline license 12, 24

Linux
Genymotion installation 8
Log archive location 28

M
Mac OS X
Genymotion installation 8
Log archive location 28

Multi-touch 43

N
Navigation
Android navigation bar 32
Navigation buttons 45

Network 25
Profiles 42
Widget 41

P
Phone
Call 43
SMS 43
Widget 42

Pixel Perfect 44
Proxy
Authentication 25
Settings 25

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R
Remote control
Accelerometer 40
Touch screen 40
Wi-Fi 39
Widget 39

Rotate screen 44

S
Statistics 28

V
Virtual device
Clone 32
Configure 31
Custom 21
Delete 33
Reset 32
Update 45

VirtualBox
Installation 7
Networking 7-8
Settings 26

W
Widgets
Battery 35
Camera 37
Capture 38
GPS 36
Identifiers 40
Network 41
Phone 42
Remote control 39

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Windows
Genymotion installation 7
Log archive location 28

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