Genymotion is an Android emulator built on VirtualBox that enables you to emulate various Android devices. App developers often prefer it as it provides easy testing of different API levels on different devices and faster Robotium test runs than its official Android Studio counterpart, as well as having an easier user interface.
Personal users of this program may use it free, while commercial uses require purchasing a license from the company. They offer various pricing plans which cover from one user up to unlimited users – prices that are more reasonable compared to Nox App Player and BlueStacks emulators.
Genymotion requires a system with an x86 architecture processor and at least 4GB of RAM to run efficiently, as well as either a dedicated graphics card or at the very least Intel integrated GPU for optimal results. As Genymotion uses its built-in graphics driver directly on some computers, this could cause lags, freezes or crashes during use.
Once installed, Genymotion requires you to create an account; either during installation or via their website. With an account established, virtual devices can then be created – each configured with specific Android versions, screen sizes and densities as well as whether or not to use front/rear cameras and be controlled from an attached physical device allowing touch/accelerometer inputs through to test them out!
Genymotion offers a comprehensive library of mobile devices from Google, LG, HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Sony phones and tablets – as well as custom devices that may not yet exist – including phones from LG, HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Sony. If your desired phone or tablet doesn’t exist in Genymotion’s selection of virtual phones and tablets, creating one yourself is also possible; use the wrench menu to optimize Genymotion for it based on screen size and density settings – or record video from it! Genymotion also supports recording video streams from virtual devices in Genymotion’s virtual device virtual phone or tablet’s virtual device!
Genymotion now features native support for Google Play Services and Store, making it simple to access your favorite apps. Once a virtual device has been configured, simply use the “Open GApps” widget from within its toolbar to open it up!
VPNs may impede Genymotion’s launch due to communicating with virtual devices through virtual network cards; VPNs can alter this configuration and prevent Genymotion from connecting. You can solve this problem by configuring the VPN not to send local traffic directly to your virtual device – this should enable Genymotion to start up correctly. You could also try restarting or upgrading VMware drivers. If these measures don’t help, contact Genymotion support for assistance.