Installation and Setup Guide

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Android 8.0
CPU architecture
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ARM
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x86
N Non-NEON devices are not supported.
External keyboards
(Optional) Bluetooth and docked keyboard devices. For information about
the external devices that your specic device supports, see the
documentation from the device manufacturer.
Smart cards
See “Smart Card Authentication Requirements,” on page 9.
Connection Server,
security server, and
View Agent or
Horizon Agent
Latest maintenance release of Horizon 6 version 6.x and later releases.
VMware recommends that you use a security server or
Unied Access Gateway appliance so that client devices do not require a
VPN connection. If your company has an internal wireless network to
provide routable access to remote desktops that devices can use, you do not
have to set up a security server, Unied Access Gateway, or VPN connection
Display protocols
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PCoIP
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VMware Blast (requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later)
You can also install Horizon Client for Android on certain thin clients and Chromebooks. See “System
Requirements for Thin Clients,” on page 8 and “System Requirements for Chromebooks,” on page 8.
System Requirements for Thin Clients
You can install Horizon Client for Android on certain thin clients.
The thin client on which you install Horizon Client for Android, and the external input devices it uses, must
meet certain system requirements.
Thin client models and
Android operating
systems
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Remix Mini with Android 5.1 (RemixOS 2.0.205 or later)
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NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV with Android 6.0
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Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation) with Android 5.1
External input devices
Horizon Client generally works with any external input device, including
keyboards and controllers, that works with the thin client. For information
about the devices that a specic thin client supports, see the documentation
from the device manufacturer.
Horizon Client
requirements
Enable the Thin Client mode seing in Horizon Client. See “Congure
Horizon Client in Thin Client Mode,” on page 20.
System Requirements for Chromebooks
You can install Horizon Client for Android on certain Chromebook models. You can install Horizon Client
for Android on a Chromebook from Google Play. Not all features are supported on a Chromebook.
Chromebook models
that support Android
apps
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ASUS Chromebook Flip
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Acer Chromebook R11 C738T
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Google Chromebook Pixel (2015)
VMware Horizon Client for Android Installation and Setup Guide
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