Does Genymotion need Android Studio?

The Genymotion startup time is around 5 seconds (compared to at least 30 seconds for the Android emulator) . Genymotion also runs Robotium tests visibly faster, and with a smoother UI.

You need to set Genymotion Desktop to use the same Android SDK tool (adb) as Android Studio . Please see ADB chapter for instructions.

Genymotion – Android Emulator for app testing Cross-platform Android Emulator for manual and automated app testing.