Genymotion is an Android simulator that lets you create virtual replicas of Android systems and run them on your Windows computer. This handy tool lets you emulate a large number of Android devices and control simulated sensors like battery, GPS, and accelerometer. Therefore, testing Android applications will be both easy and effective, as comprehensive tests can be performed on a large amount of different emulated Android devices and in many different conditions. Relevant complex tests can be built and run also thanks to the powerful command line tools provided by Genymotion. In other words, testing an app on all the main devices available on the market is very easy and affordable when using Genymotion.
Genymotion is remarkably easy to use. The intuitive and straightforward interface makes creating virtual Android devices and running them a very simple job that can be performed with ease even by beginners without any problem. Installing it is also a simple matter. It can also be integrated with Eclipse and Android Studio platforms.
I also like its versatile displaying settings: it allows testing apps on full screen, using Open GL acceleration, or even using multiple screens. The only things that bothers me a little about Genymotion is the fact that it depends on Oracle VM VirtualBox and other apps and drivers in order to properly function and do its job. Anyway, it’s a minor aspect that can be easily ignored, especially considering the many advantages that it offers.
In conclusion, Genymotion is a really handy and powerful Android device emulator that lets you simulate a large variety of virtual Android devices and offers a really effective and convenient manner of testing Android apps.
v2.9 [Apr 14, 2017]
Improvements
Added Android Nougat 7.1 now available in the list of versions.
Added a trial version of Genymotion, It gives access to every features of the Business license for 30 days.
Genymotion’s EULA is now displayed in the software after any new installation and it must be explicitly accepted to be able to use the software.
Displayed User ID in the about pop-up
Optimized ADB tunnel – tool enabling remote connection with cloud devices. It is now 50% faster during data transfers
Removed device automatic shutdown when battery is empty.
Fixed a race condition at device boot that could slow down the booting process.
Added 4 new system properties that can be updated from command line, allowing better emulation of real device characteristics.
Updated ADB to last version. It is faster and produces better behaviors after hibernation.
Corrections
Fixed a lock file on Genymotion settings preventing Genymotion launch on Linux distributions.
Fixed a bug making device characteristics incorrect when sent to Genymotion Cloud.
Removed unneeded libraries from Linux package (libdrm or libxcb for instance)
Fixed a bug causing temporary files to remain after canceled shares to Genymotion Cloud.
Removed an irrelevant warning about minor version mismatch in genyshell.
Fixed a bug causing Genymotion Cloud shared device cache not being updated.
Removed a wrong token expiration notification.
Added an error warning when gmtool detects ambiguous parameters.
Fixed the output of ImageReader’s images.
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