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Genymotion is a relatively fast Android emulator which comes with pre-configured Android (x86 with OpenGL hardware acceleration) images, suitable for application testing.

Genymotion is a relatively fast Android emulator which comes with pre-configured Android (x86 with OpenGL hardware acceleration) images, suitable for application testing. The project has evolved from the old AndroidVM and comes with a new player design and installer.

Genymotion features:

  • Easily download and run pre-configured virtual images: covering a range of Android versions from 2.x onwards, and various phone and tablet screen sizes.
  • Networking: Ethernet (emulates Wi-Fi connection)
  • GPS (with configurable coordinates) and battery (with configurable battery levels) emulation widgets.
  • Display: OpenGL hardware acceleration, multiscreen, full screen display
  • Genymotion shell which allows you to interact with your VM using a command line
  • ADB support
  • Eclipse and Android Studio plugins
  • Supports Linux, Windows and Mac.
  • "Drag&Drop" APK installs
  • "Drag&Drop" ZIP support for system updates/patches

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to transfer data from Genymotion to host machine?

I am using Genymotion version 2.3.1 in my Ubuntu machine. I am able to copy files from the host machine to Genymotion by a simple drag and drop method. But I am unable to copy Genymotion data to the host machine. I want to move data from Genymotion…
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Is there any "Ubuntu touch" vmdk/iso for trying on VirtualBox?

I have Genymotion and VirtualBox installed on my Ubuntu 15.10 with which I can explore almost-all the mobile android Operating Systems. I am very much exited to try out Ubuntu touch in the same way before I buy an Ubuntu phone. So, Is there any…
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I just can't uninstall genymotion from Ubuntu 16.04

I installed Genymotion in my Ubuntu 16.04 But now I want to uninstall it. I tried executing ./genymotion-2.7.2-linux_x64.bin --uninstall But that returned bash: ./genymotion-2.7.2-linux_x64.bin: Permission denied How can I uninstall genymotion…
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Why Genymotion doesn't work even if VirtualBox installed?

Firstly, I have installed VirtualBox throught the terminal. After that installed Genymotion. My OS is Ubuntu 16.04. But Genymotion tells that I need to install VirtualBox. What can be the reason for that?
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Genymotion hangs while starting VM on Ubuntu 16.04

I have a problem with starting a NEXUS 7 Android 6.0 - API 23 with Genymotion 2.8.1 on Ubuntu 16.04. Deploying/creating works fine, initializing works fine, but I get the black screen with "Android" and my whole pc hangs; the only thing that moves…
Joost Döbken
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VirtualBox Error : The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist

I am trying to install virtualbox for genymotion on ubuntu 16.04. But failing everytime. First of all I tried to install virtualbox with simple command sudo apt-get install virutalbox But, still virtual box was failing to start. Then I searched for…
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Genymotion unable to start VirtualBox (ubuntu 16.10)

I'm trying to install Genymotion on ubuntu 16.10 here is what I did: wget https://dl.genymotion.com/releases/genymotion-2.8.1/genymotion-2.8.1_x64.bin sudo chmod +x genymotion-2.8.1_x64.bin sudo ./genymotion-2.8.1_x64.bin Then I installed…
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Genymotion Device does not boot up

I'm on Kubuntu 16.10 and my problem is that all the virtual devices I create get stuck there forever. It works fine on Windows 10 so I don't know what's going on. I've already tried opening it 100 times and reinstalling genymotion and the virtual…
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No sound on Genymotion 2.8 emulator

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 I have installed genymotion-2.8.0-linux_x64 on my Ubuntu 16.04, with virtualbox version 5.1.8. when launching the emulator, there is no voice at all. I tried to change android version or the device type with no luck. Can anyone give…
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How to install Genymotion on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 32 bits and I want to install Genymotion. But when I go to the official Genymotion's website to download its packages, I see that there is only Genymotion 2.7.2 with support for Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) or above…
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Rooted Genymotion

I use genymotion to emulate Google Nexus 9.I want to run an app which can be only run in rooted mode.So I want to know is there any way that genymotion can be rooted...is so how? Thnx for any help.
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How do I install Genymotion on Ubuntu 20.04?

How do I install Genymotion on Ubuntu 20.04?
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How to Enable AMD-V virtualization on Lenovo G585

According to genymotion I don't have virtualization enabled (VM installed through apt-get and genymotion from the page) cannot virtualize with VM either... your CPU is incompatible with virtualization technologies My CPU should support…
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Virtual machine freezes computer

I am using android studio and using Genymotion as my virtual device in Ubuntu 14.0.4 LTS. I was having a good time with Genymotion. Since a week as i run Virtual machine to use Genymotion computer Suddenly Freezes. But as soon as i close the Virtual…
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Genymotion no sound after virtualbox update

I have an old android virtual machine on Genymotion. I use it regularly and I have my apps on it. After a recent virtualbox update the audio had issues. Now I almost can't hear any sound. I can hear part of the audio being played every about 3…
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