How to use Genymotion (High performance Android Emulator)

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What is Genymotion?

• Basically genymotion is a front end app that hooks into the Oracle VirtualBox API and gives your advanced emulation and dev Elopment features.
• It also have a portal where you log in and download pre-formatted virtual machines already configured with various Popula R distros of Android OS.
• It has a free version for personal use which have some limitions but is still worth installing.
• And it has a paid version which was designed for the advanced users who be developing Apps for Android.

How is genymotion different?

• The guys at Genymotion has taken the Android installations on VirtualBox to a new level!
• No more hunting for images because all the popular distros of Android is in the download portal.
• and built in is emulators for all the popular hardware platforms Like:samsung, Google, and HTC.

How to install genymotion?

Step1:create a genymotion account @ www.genymotion.com, active account and login.

Step2:download genymotion from Https://www.genymotion.com/#!/downloadBox. If you Alreay has VirtualBox insatlled, please click ' Get genymotion without VirtualBox '

Step3:run genymotion installation file, leave all the options as default would be OK.

Step4:let genymotion automatically install VirtualBox.

Genymotion'll automatically download VirtualBox and prompt you to install it. If you already has Virtualbox installed you'll be a given the prompt to re-install the version of the comes with genymotion .

Step5:click ' Finish ' to complete the Installaton and automatically Lanuch genymotion. At the same time, you'll find three icons on desktop as below.

How do I get emulator work?

Step1:set Proxy. If you are working behind a Corporate network, the proxy is needed to connect to the Internet.

Step2:login

and choose the target image to install

Step3:click ' Finish ' to complete the installation

Then you can see the installed virtual device in both Genymotion and VirtualBox.

Step4:start your Android virtual device by clicking Start button.

Once the setup finished, you'll get a standard Android lock screen and desktop.

Step5:if need to install unauthorized app, configure security setting and check ' Unknown sources '

Step6:install app need to be tested.

Step7:now It's ready-to-test your app just like on a real device.

How to use Genymotion (High performance Android Emulator)