Talking about the most popular Android emulators today, everyone will probably think of BlueStacks or Windroy , but there is another emulator that is quite trusted and used by users, which is Genymotion.

To install Genymotion plugin for Android Studio: In Android Studio, go to File/Settings (for Windows and Linux) or to Android Studio/Preferences (for Mac OS X) Select Plugins and click Browse Repositories. Right-click on Genymotion and click Download and install. To see Genymotion plugin icon, display the toolbar by clicking View Toolbar. There are so many emulators are available in the market. In this tutorial, you will see, how to install and use the Genymotion emulator on Mac OS Sierra. The Genymotion will support only the Android applications. It won't support the iOS application. For iOS application testing, you can simply use the Xcode editor emulators.

Genymotion is an Android emulator that can overcome the disadvantages of other competitors. Why do users trust Genymotion and install Genymotion on computers so much? The answer will be below!

If BlueStacks requires a computer with a 'huge' configuration to work, and Windroy only supports an operating system (4.4) of Android, Genymotion shows remarkable superior support. Version with many different models such as HTC, Samsung, Sony Xperia, Google Nexus ...

Some advantages of Genymotion:

How to install Genymotion on computer. Step 1: Navigate to the location of the first downloaded file, then double-click on the file to begin the process. The first interface will give us a choice of language to use. Step 2: Depending on the user wishes, you can Next now and install Genymotion right at the suggested location or select Browse to.

• Increasing the processing speed of OpenGL graphics to give users a 3D viewing experience with the best quality.
• Install the application directly from Google Play.
• There is a 'full' screen view.
• Start and run virtual machines at the same time.
• Customize virtual machine: screen resolution, memory capacity, CPU capacity.
• Download and set up the latest Genymotion virtual machine easily.

Configuration required to install Genymotion:

• OpenGL 2.0 graphics card.
• The CPU supports VT-x or AMD-V and enables BIOS setup.
• RAM: Minimum 2 GB.
• Hard drive space: At least 2GB to install Genymotion and virtual machines running Genymotion (this is only the minimum required, because if you use multiple virtual machines at the same time and have many applications, software installed If set, the free space may be 4 times greater.
• Ensure Internet connection
• Screen resolution: at least 1024 x 768 pixels
• Oracle VirtualBox 4.1 and above.
• In addition, users need a Genymotion account to be able to use.

Genymotion Emulator Bl

Download Genymotion software to your computer for free

Step 1: You access the link above, select Download.

Step 2 : Click on the link below and click Download .

Select the download link included with the Virtual Box software

Step 3: Name the file you are downloading and find a location to save the file, then Save .

How to install Genymotion on computer

Step 1: Navigate to the location of the first downloaded file, then double-click on the file to begin the process.

The first interface will give us a choice of language to use.

Step 2: Depending on the user wishes, you can Next now and install Genymotion right at the suggested location or select Browse to find another location.

Find and choose Genymotion installation location

Genymotion Mac Installation

Step 3: Continue to Next .

Step 4: Select Create a desktop shortcut to create the icon for this software on the computer, then Next .

Click on Install to perform the installation.

Step 5: It is possible that Genymotion will automatically install some additional software, and ask if you want to install VirtualBox or not? If your computer already has the latest VirtualBox software, then if not, select Yes to continue installation.

Install VirtualBox

Step 6: Go here, in addition to the Genymotion installation window (will be temporarily stopped), we will see an additional interface to proceed with the installation of VirtualBox.

Click Next to begin the installation

Step 7: There will be no additional software or setup operations, so you can be assured of Next until the end.

Next up.

Click Yes .

Step 8: Install.

Click Install if asked as below. For individual writers, tick the box Trust software ... then select Install to install.

Step 9: Uncheck the Start Oracle WM VirtualBox and select Finish .

Step 10: Now the final installation window of Genymotion appears, Finish to finish the process.

Now you can start using it.

Video to install Genymotion on computer

The installation process is a bit long but not complicated and requires a lot. Try installing Genymotion once to experience with this special Android emulator!

However, there is a small note, if other emulators only require users to have a Google account and log in to the emulator to use, Genymotion requires users to have a registered Genymotion account. on its homepage.

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The Genymotion for Android is considered to be an fastest Android emulator alternative for testing Android applications. By default Genymotion doesnt directly include the Google Play Services. This means that some of the Android features such as Google Map, require Google play service cannot be tested on the Genymotion emulator.

However, it allows you to install the required Google Play Services by yourself. This post explains the instructions for installing Google Play Services in the Genymotion emulator.

1. It is assumed you already have the Genymotion emulator installed and have download one or more of the supported device images.
2. Start the Genymotion Virtual device you have configured. In this post, I have configured Google Nexus6 Android version 5.0.

1. Download the appropriate version of Google Play Services .zip file from www.teamandroid.com/gapps/. Make sure to download the Google Play Services version same as your virtual device Android version.
2. Drag the .zip file onto the running virtual device and drop it to install the component, here we show it on Mac OS X, but the same mechanism is used in Windows. Notice that, a dialog will appear and show as file transfer in progress, then another dialog will appear and ask that do you want to flash it on the emulator.

1. Click OK and reboot the virtual device.
2. Reboot the virtual device and notice that Google Apps will be in the emulator. Now you can run applications that depend on Google Play Service API.

Note: Google Apps Services may crash frequently and stopped working. This means you may need to upgrade al required Google Apos from Play Store.

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