ADB AND Open GL Support. Drag and Drop Feature. Xamarin for Mac. Xamarin Android Emulator for Mac is the last one on our list. This Android Emulator supports OpenGL. I have not personally tried Xamarin in my Mac or Pc, so, I can’t tell more about this Android Emulator. If drag'n dropping files does not work, this usually means that Genymotion Desktop is running as root. Genymotion Desktop has been designed to be installed locally and should not be run as root nor installed to a system folder.
Bill Gorder has suggested numerous times to use Genymotion instead of the emulator in the Android Development Tools because it is faster. This week, I downloaded it. I had to turn off the hardware acceleration in the ADT emulator SDK one as it caused instability on my Mac. It’s time to try something new.
Downloading appears simple and is described here. I already had a recent version of VirtualBox installed (I use it to run Linux, Windows 8 and Chromium.) I created a device and then tried to launch it. Which gave me the error “Unable to load VirtualBox engine.” It directs me to the FAQ which didn’t help.
Luckily, the answer was only a search away. I ran
sudo /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox restart
and all was well. I didn’t even need to restart Genymotion. The problem is I need to run this command every time I reboot (or add it to my startup)
I then installed the Eclipse plugin into my ADT install. After setting the workspace preferences Genymotion item to /Applications/Genymotion.app. (For more on the plugin, see the docs). I was a little surprised that to run the plugin, you need two steps:
- Launch the genymotion device using the icon in the toolbar. (this isn’t a big deal; I was just surprised since the ADT emulator did it automatically)
- Run as/debug as Android application. If you have run configuration already, make sure it is set to “Launch on all compatible devices/AVDs” with the drop down set to “active devices and AVDs”. This is how Eclipse knows to connect to the Genymotion emulator and not the other ones.
The interface is snappy which is nice. I also like that it works with adb so I can push apps.
A fast and easy-to-use Android emulator designed to help application developers test and present their applications within a well-designed interface
What's new in Genymotion 3.2.1:
- Bug Fixes:
- gmtool: The ‘gmtool admin list’ command now displays the right IP for each listed device instead of 0.0.0.0 (this was a regression introduced in 3.2.0 by a change meant to improve performance).
Genymotion is an easy to use yet very powerful Mac app that can emulate different Android devices and place them on your desktop. This way, you can test your Android apps in a more streamlined and time efficient manner.
Easy to setup emulator for the Android operating system
To install the Genymotion app on your Mac, all you have to do is drag and drop the apps included in the archive to your Applications directory. Note that the Genymotion emulations run on VirtualBox, which needs to be installed on your computer beforehand.
Genymotion Android Studio
Genymotion provides support for different versions of the Android operating system, ranging from 2.3 to 5.0, and can simulate the characteristics of a certain device model. To actually create a new virtual device, you must login to your Genymotion account beforehand.
Use virtual devices to test Android applications before distributing your projects
The developers offer you the possibility to register for a Genymotion account free of charge, but keep in mind that you will not have access to all functionalities: you can test the GPS and Camera behavior, but the accelerometer, the Screencast, the Java API, and many other features will not be included.
If you want full access to the Genymotion tools, you must pay a monthly subscription, per each user: naturally, this is considered to be a business subscription. On the other hand, the intuitive, well organized Genymotion user interface, makes the app very easy to use even by inexperienced operators.
What’s more, Genymotion automatically downloads and deploys all the necessary configuration files for each virtual device: the user interaction is reduced to simple, intuitive mouse actions, while the app takes care of the rest.
Streamlined solution for emulating different Android devices on your Mac
Genymotion is a great tool to have around if you want to have access to multiple Android versions that run on specific devices: the app can simulate the device’s behavior on your Mac’s desktop, and allows you to run and test your on apps with minimal effort.
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Genymotion was reviewed by Sergiu Gatlan
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Genymotion 3.2.1
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- runs on:
- macOS 10.13 or later (Intel only)
- file size:
- 63.7 MB
- filename:
- genymotion-3.2.1.dmg
- main category:
- Developer Tools
- developer:
- visit homepage
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