A quick and powerful Android emulator for Windows
Genymotion is one of the best free Android emulators on the market. The software, which is both powerful and easy to use, will be of interest to the naturally curious, as well as for Android developers.
A program rich with options
Genymotion is easy to use and can emulate dozens of Android phones (including popular models such as the Google Nexus and Samsung Galaxy family of products). Your computer's keyboard and mouse are automatically detected, and internet access is supported with no problem. You can enable the geolocation options and even increase or decrease the size of the emulator window when Android applications are launched.
Easy to use with limited launch options
The Genymotion emulator is free of unnecessary options at launch, but the main menu lets you set up the ADB (Android Debug Bridge), an option useful only to the most advanced users. The Android emulator launches in record time without having to spend ages configuring the software.
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Genymotion is a powerful software and the quality is surprisingly good considering it's free, but the program isn't yet final so it's still a bit buggy. The rotation of the screen can cause problems on some of the emulated phones, and selecting the Android drop down menu sometimes caused the emulator to crash. Apart from these few shortcomings, Genymotion approaches perfection as far as Android emulators go.
One of the best Android emulators on the market
Genymotion is suitable for all users: it's easy to use but has enough advanced features to satisfy Android developers and experts. This newcomer to the emulator market will have no difficulty in establishing itself as a reference product in this market.
How to install and use Genymotion
Once downloaded, you can install Genymotion in the folder of your choice. Make sure you install the Oracle VirtualBox software (included with the Genymotion installer) and have a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.0 (with up-to-date video drivers). You can run the software and create a Genymotion account, which lets you download profiles of phones to emulate.
User reviews about Genymotion
by Joe Chemo
Total BS. There is no free version, only 30 day free trial. Avoid.
Moreby Ben Pope
a genymotion review duh!.
MoreBest part was going to their website. Many laughs. Not compatible with windows xp / vista. Well more they won't help if there are problems using on those platforms. Then Not compatible with windows 10 either. Only thing missing to make it hilarious would be to specialize in only windows 3.1.
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android emulation
by Anonymous
Pros: Fast - Cons: Painful installation, Unreliable.
MoreIncredibly infuriating to install, and hardly works. Upon successfully loading does not offer Play Store to install apps and will not run manually installed Play Store. Tutorials claim easy setup then have hours long setup and several downloads for recommended usage. Seems fast when you get in, though, certainly not worth the headache.
by Anonymous
google play is necessary.
Moregoogle play is unfortunately a duty application today and without it is useless.
by Anonymous
google play not working.
MoreIt's ok, but you dont have the google play (the store) too download apps, and on web it dosnt detect the device, so useles for me since i wanted to play real racing 3 on computer.