Genymotion For Mac

Genymotion is an easy to use yet very powerful Mac app that can emulate different Android devices and place them on your desktop. This way, you can test your Android apps in a more streamlined and time efficient manner.

To install the Genymotion app on your Mac, all you have to do is drag and drop the apps included in the archive to your Applications directory. Note that the Genymotion emulations run on VirtualBox, which needs to be installed on your computer beforehand.

Genymotion provides support for different versions of the Android operating system, ranging from 2.3 to 5.0, and can simulate the characteristics of a certain device model. To actually create a new virtual device, you must login to your Genymotion account beforehand.

The developers offer you the possibility to register for a Genymotion account free of charge, but keep in mind that you will not have access to all functionalities: you can test the GPS and Camera behavior, but the accelerometer, the Screencast, the Java API, and many other features will not be included.

If you want full access to the Genymotion tools, you must pay a monthly subscription, per each  user: naturally, this is considered to be a business subscription. On the other hand, the intuitive, well organized Genymotion user interface, makes the app very easy to use even by inexperienced operators.

What’s more, Genymotion automatically downloads and deploys all the necessary configuration files for each virtual device: the user interaction is reduced to simple, intuitive  mouse actions, while the app takes care of the rest.

Genymotion is a great tool to have around if you want to have access to multiple Android versions that run on specific devices: the app can simulate the device’s behavior on your Mac’s desktop, and allows you to run and test your on apps with minimal effort.