User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Android
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Android
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Configure Smart Card Authentication for Mobile Clients
- Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
- Configure Advanced SSL Options
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Configure the View Client Download Links Displayed in View Portal
- Install or Upgrade Horizon View Client for Android
- Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon View Client
- Managing Server Connections and Desktops
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop on a Mobile Device
- Feature Support Matrix
- Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
- Enable the Japanese 106/109 Keyboard Layout
- Starting, Minimizing, and Closing Applications with Unity Touch
- Horizon View Client Tools
- Gestures
- Multitasking
- Screen Resolutions and Using External Displays
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Internationalization and International Keyboards
- Troubleshooting Horizon View Client
- Index
Devices from different manufacturers use different methods for installing Android apps. See the
manufacturer's user's guide for your device. Depending on the device, you might have to perform the
following tasks before you can install an app:
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Install a particular driver.
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Install a file browser.
Procedure
1 Browse to the URL for downloading the VMware View app, or search for the VMware View app in the
Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore for Android.
For some devices, you download the file to the device. For others, you download the file to a PC or a
USB device.
2 If necessary, copy the app (.apk file) to your device.
3 Install the app according to your device's customary procedure for installing apps.
For example, on some devices, you must tap the file to install it.
4 To determine that installation succeeded, verify that the VMware View app icon appears on one of the
desktops of your Home screen.
Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
If your company participates in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects data from
certain Horizon View Client fields. Fields containing sensitive information are made anonymous.
NOTE This feature is available only if your Horizon View deployment uses View Connection Server 5.1 or
later. Client information is sent for View Client 1.7 and later clients.
VMware collects data on the clients to prioritize hardware and software compatibility. If your company's
administrator has opted to participate in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects
anonymous data about your deployment in order to improve VMware's response to customer requirements.
No data that identifies your organization is collected. Horizon View Client information is sent first to View
Connection Server and then on to VMware, along with data from Horizon View servers, desktop pools, and
remote desktops.
Although the information is encrypted while in transit to View Connection Server, the information on the
client system is logged unencrypted in a user-specific directory. The logs do not contain any personally
identifiable information.
To participate in the VMware customer experience improvement program, the administrator who installs
View Connection Server can opt in while running the View Connection Server installation wizard, or an
administrator can set an option in View Administrator after the installation.
Table 1‑1. Data Collected from Horizon View Clients for the Customer Experience Improvement Program
Description
Is This Field Made
Anonymous? Example Value
Company that produced the
Horizon View Client application
No VMware
Product name No VMware Horizon View Client
Client product version No The format is x.x.x-yyyyyy, where x.x.x is the client version
number and yyyyyy is the build number.
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