

Drag you local copy of the ZIP file directly into the Genymotion emulator ( Figure B).Ĥ. (For your convenience you can get it here.)ģ. Download the signed Google Play Services ZIP file (for Jelly Bean) and save it locally on your Mac or PC. Start Genymotion and choose the Google Galaxy Nexus image running Android version 4.3 (Jelly Bean) ( Figure A).Ģ. If not, you can find the documentation to do so in the Genymotion User’s Guide.ġ. Note: this tutorial assumes you already have Genymotion and VirtualBox (a required dependency of Genymotion) installed on your development machine. The tutorial that follows will have your Genymotion emulator up and running Google Play Services in no time. As Google continues to increase the power and functionality provided by this closed-source-nonofficial piece of the Android stack, not having Google Play Services available on my Genymotion emulator is a serious problem.įortunately, it turns out adding the component is quick and painless on Windows and Mac OS, thanks to a very slick drag-and-drop installer built into the latest version of Genymotion. One issue with Genymotion is that none of the pre-baked images include Google Play Services. SEE: Speed up your Android development cycle with Genymotion As a bonus, Genymotion is free for non-commercial use.


Genymotion is a third-party Android emulator that is lightning fast and can save you time when you’re doing your development work.
INSTALL GOOGLE APPS GENYMOTION INSTALL
Pro tip: Install Google Play Services on Android emulator Genymotionįollow this tutorial to have your Genymotion Android emulator up and running Google Play Services in no time.
