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How to install the Open GApps package manually?

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Important

There are no Open GApps packages for Android 12.0 and above at https://opengapps.org/. Also, the packages from this site are no longer maintained: this article is still visible for legacy and informational purposes, and we do not recommend using this method to install Google Apps and Services.

Danger

Installing the Open GApps manually may not work and introduce unforeseen bugs. This method should only be used as a last resort. USE AT YOUR OWN RISKS!

Drag'n Drop (recommended)

Genymotion Desktop & Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)

  1. Visit https://opengapps.org.
  2. Select platform x86 for Android 10 and lower, or x86_64 for Android 11.
  3. Select the Android version corresponding to your virtual device.
  4. Select variant pico.
  5. Download the selected Open GApps package.
  6. Drag and drop the open_gapps-XXX-X.X-pico-XXXXXXXX.zip archive to the Genymotion virtual device display.
  7. When flashing is complete, reboot the virtual device.

Genymotion Device Image (PaaS)

  1. Visit https://opengapps.org.
  2. Select platform x86_64 or ARM64 depending on your instance architecture.
  3. Select the Android version corresponding to your virtual device.
  4. Select variant pico.
  5. Download the selected Open GApps package.
  6. Drag and drop the open_gapps-XXX-X.X-pico-XXXXXXXX.zip archive to the Genymotion virtual device display.
  7. When flashing is complete, reboot the virtual device.

Command line (ADB)

If you are using ADB and wish to install the Open GApps package from command line, follow the previous steps 1-5, then:

Upload the zip archive:

adb push open_gapps-XXX-X.X-pico-XXXXXXXX.zip /sdcard/Download/open_gapps-XXX-X.X-pico-XXXXXXXX.zip

Flash the archive:

adb shell "/system/bin/flash-archive.sh /sdcard/Download/open_gapps-XXX-X.X-pico-XXXXXXXX.zip"

When flash is complete, reboot the device:

adb reboot

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