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Using Genymotion

Genymotion is another emulator that uses VirtualBox as an Android emulator. Genymotion is faster and provides overall better performance than the Android emulator provided with the Android Software Development Kit (ASDK). This tool requires additional setup.

Follow these steps:

  1. Download and install both VirtualBox and Genymotion from www.genymotion.com.

    Note: Installing Genymotion requires you to create a Genymotion user account, but the basic download is free. The Windows platform has a combined Virtualbox/Genymotion installer.

  2. Add your virtual devices.
    1. Start Genymotion.

      The first time you start Genymotion, you are prompted to add a virtual device.

    2. Click Yes.

      The Create a New Virtual Device window opens.

    3. Click Connect and enter your Genymotion user ID and password to view available devices.

      A list of available virtual devices displays. You can filter the list of devices by Android version or device model at the top of the page.

    4. Select the device you want to add, then click Next.
    5. Review the details for the selected device.

      Note: The name of the device is the name you enter in the asset dialog in DevTest Solutions. You can change the default Genymotion name to a simpler name.

    6. Click Next.

      The download of your virtual device begins. These download images are typically around 200MB in size.

    7. Click Finish when the download is complete.
    8. To add another virtual device, click Add in the Genymotion main window and repeat the previous steps.
  3. Create a config file and asset in DevTest for your new virtual device.
    1. Create a standard Simulator Session asset for an Android virtual device. For more information, see Mobile Assets in Using CA Application Test.

      For more information, see Mobile Tutorial 2 - Record an Android Test Case in Getting Started.

    2. In the Android AVD field, enter the name of your Genymotion device, preceded by genymotion:. For example: 
      genymotion:Galaxy Nexus - 4.3 - API 18 - 720x1280