Adding Google Apps (gapps) to Genymotion 2.6 +

AndroidGenymotion

Follow this instructional video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbu8WT-naW4

Grab the Gapps signed packages here

https://androidmtk.com/download-gapps

Tested April 2016

 

Alt solution, (untested)

1) genymotion 2.6.0
2) device emulator PREVIEW – Google Nexus 5X – 6.0.0 – API 23 – 1080×1920
3) flash Genymotion-ARM-Translation_v1.1.zip then restart.
4) flash gapps-L-4-21-15.zip. (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=96042739161891406)
5) sign in into your google account.
6) flash ( benzo-gapps-M-20151011-signed-chroma-r3.zip) https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347835438 and restart.

 

Alt solution, tested

  1. Install a latest Genymotion (version 2.6.0 in my case). Make sure the previous old (preview) Android 6.0 images are removed (Genymotion -> Settings -> Misc -> Clear cache).
  2. Add a new virtual device, select Google Nexus 5X and Android 6.0 image. It should download a new image from Genymotion website.
  3. Start created Google Nexus 5X – 6.0.0 – API 23 – 1080×1920 virtual device.
  4. Flash Genymotion-ARM-Translation_v1.1.zip (drag&drop the zip file to virtual device window) and then restart the virtual device.
  5. Flash gapps-L-4-21-15.zip and restart the virtual device again.
  6. Now add Google account in the virtual device via Settings -> Accounts -> Add account. 
  7. Do not start Google Play! Ignore any crashes in sign in process.
  8. Flash benzo-gapps-M-20151011-signed-chroma-r3.zip and restart the virtual device.
  9. Open Google Play in virtual device, update all installed applications.
  10. Now the device is prepared with working Google Play and Google Play Services.

 

Alt downloads for Gapps

http://androiding.how/android-6-0-marshmallow-gapps/

 

Notes: It seems you cannot use the open_gapps packages as they are not signed. Perhaps there’s a workaround but the method above works out of the box.

References:

https://gist.github.com/wbroek/9321145