VirtualBox must be installed first, before the installation of Genymotion. The Windows 32/64 bit download of Genymotion comes with VirtualBox however, the OS X and Linux versions do not and therefore it must be installed separately. Genymotion requires the use of VirtualBox. Lastly, while I talk about utilizing the Android SDK/ADT/ADB and installing APK applications, I do not cover how to set up your Android SDK/ADT/ADB or find APK applications outside of Google Play. I am also going to use Burp Suite Pro and Free 1.5 which is also platform independent. My Android testing environment consists of a MacBook Pro although all of the tools/techniques used in this post are platform independent. This will let you connect to the Genymotion cloud and download a pre-built Android VM. Upon installation you are prompted to provide the same credentials that were created to login and download Genymotion. Troubleshooting ARM error and adding Google Play support within Genymotion Using ADB with Genymotion to install a Burp SSL Certificate Using ADB with Genymotion to install applicationsĬonfigure the Android VM to pass all web traffic through Burp Useful features within Genymotion (Drag & Drop, etc.) I’ve been working with Genymotion for a little while now and wanted to compile a bunch of things I’ve learned how to do in order to make it easier for others to have a consolidated resource.

This results in a drastic increase in speed, response, stability, and ease of use. Genymotion utilizes VirtualBox to run an Android OS within a Virtual Machine.

Then I was introduced to Genymotion: an Android emulator based on the AndroVM Open Source project ( ). As much as I love Android app assessments, I kept coming across the same problem: Do I waste time trying to ‘root’ an Android device or deal with the incredibly buggy, slow, unresponsive, and overly difficult to work with Android emulator that comes with the Android SDK bundle?

How to use virtualbox with genymotion