There are Open Source Android emulators such as YMMV, MEmu, Anbox etc. It is not my interest paying for a licence just for testing. Pairing your phone with the WhatsApp on desktop With a mobile phone there is an easy way below What I'm trying to test is running WhatsApp on desktop computer without a SIM card nor a mobile phone. I do not know if this: will fit your needs. I have not used it before, yet looking also here:, I think that in order to be able to use genymotion both for calling and messages then you should need to buy a license. Maybe I'll start another round cloning a new Ubuntu 16.04 VM and follow your link (please see attached file- screenshot_custom_phone.png) nor to send WhatsApp.īesides this is a Personal Use version of Genymotion.

But I have no idea how to use it for calling. On starting its virtual version on Genymotion,Īfter starting 'Custom Phone - 4.1.1 - API 16 - 768x1280(factory backup)' I can start the virtual device - Custom Phone of Genymotion. The virtualbox DHCP server has not assigned an IP address to the virtual device However it took me several house to sort out following problems:

'Custom Phone - 4.1.1 - API 16 - 768x1280(factory backup)' has been installed and running on VM VirtualBox Manager. Installation went through w/o problem including the installation of 'virtualbox-5.2_5.2.20-125813~Ubuntu~xenial_b' download on VirtualBox website. I succeeded installing Genymotion (genymotion-2.12.2-linux_圆4.bin, the personal use version download on Genymoticon website) on a Ubuntu 16.04 desktop VM of VirtualBox (Host Ubuntu 16.04 desktop).

I think that you install genymotion alongside virtualbox, meaning you have your ubuntu box and you install both virtualbox and genymotion in that box.

How to use virtualbox with genymotion