Why isn't my genymotion device listed when I run "adb devices"

Question

I am starting my first android project using nativescript.

I want to run my project with genymotion.

In genymotion GUI settings/ADB I am using custom Android SDK tools and genymotion tells me the android SDK tools are found. Also the VirtualBox path is valid, and when I renamed the device the VirtualBox name and Genymotion name both changed. The Virtualbox VM is powered down.

I start genymotion and get the emulator open with a black screen. I then run:

tns run android

per the nativescript docs

I get as output:

Cannot find connected devices. Reconnect any connected devices, verify that your system recognizes them, and run this command again.

I then tried running:

adb devices

and got an empty list so it seems my device is not being recognized, I just don't know why.

I have also tried running:

tns run android --emulator --geny nameOfDevice

This starts the emulator but again just a blank screen. So I guess nativescript knows about the device but adb doesnt?

Any help would be greatly appreciated and apologies in advance if I am missing some obvious android issue.

Answer 1

You should also make sure that your GenyMotion is using the right SDK.

Go to: >> Settings >> ADB And choose Use custom Android SDK Tools

If the SDk path is found it will be marked with

Android SDK Tools successfully found!