User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- System Requirements for Thin Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Configure Smart Card Authentication
- Fingerprint Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install or Upgrade Horizon Client
- Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode
- Using Embedded RSA SecurID Software Tokens
- Configure Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Configure the Horizon Client Default View
- Configure AirWatch to Deliver Horizon Client to Mobile Devices
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client
- Share Access to Local Storage
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut for the Android Home Screen
- Manage Server Shortcuts
- Select a Favorite Remote Desktop or Application
- Disconnecting from a Remote Desktop or Application
- Log Off from a Remote Desktop
- Manage Desktop and Application Shortcuts
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Android
- Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
- Enable the Japanese 106/109 Keyboard Layout
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Microphones
- Using Native Operating System Gestures with Touch Redirection
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Horizon Client Tools on a Mobile Device
- Gestures
- Multitasking
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Screen Resolutions and Using External Displays
- PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Internationalization and International Keyboards
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
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Verify that the desktop or application pool is set to use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP
display protocol. For Connection Server 5.3.x, see the View Administration document. For Connection
Server 6.0 and later, see the Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View document.
Install or Upgrade Horizon Client
Horizon Client for Android is an Android app, and you install it just as you do other Android apps.
Prerequisites
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If you have not already set up the device, do so. See the manufacturer's user's guide for your device.
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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the Horizon Client installer. This URL
might be the VMware Downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients.
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Become familiar with your device's procedure for installing apps.
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 Horizon Client app, or search for the Horizon Client 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.
What to do next
To determine that installation succeeded, verify that the Horizon app icon appears on one of the desktops of
your Home screen.
The first time you launch Horizon Client on Android 6 (Marshmallow), the app prompts you to allow
Horizon Client to make and manage phone calls, access photos, media, and files, and record audio on your
device.
If you installed Horizon Client on a thin client, see “Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode,” on
page 13.
Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode
You configure Horizon Client to work on a thin client by enabling the Thin Client mode setting.
Prerequisites
Install Horizon Client on your thin client. For thin client requirements, see “System Requirements for Thin
Clients,” on page 8.
Procedure
1 Start Horizon Client on your thin client.
2 Click the Settings (gear) icon in the upper-right corner of the Horizon Client screen.
Chapter 1 Setup and Installation
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