Genymotion is not flashing my zip

Question

I am trying to install Google Play in Genymotion. But when I drop the zip into the emulator, it saves the file in /sd.../ instead of flashing it. How do I get the zip to flash?

Answer 1

If you are using Macbook then uncheck Safari->Preferences->General : Open "safe" files after downloading .The issue seems that mac OS unzips the package if the option is checked and renders it unrecognisable by the Genymotion Emulator and hence does not get flashed but simply copied to the sdcard.

Answer 2

Another thing to be aware of is that the name of your .zip file cannot have spaces in it, or it won't be recognized as Flashable.

Good: my_flashable_filename_with_underscores.zip

Bad: my flashable filename with spaces.zip

Answer 3

If you are dropping and just get the Files successfully copied to: /sdcard/Download/ message, it means your file is not being recognized as a flashable archive. You should double-check that your gapps-xx.zip file is complete and not corrupted. Also, make sure you have the correct gapps for your platform (see http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps#Downloads).