User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon 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 Client Download Links Displayed in View Portal 5.2 and Earlier Releases
- Install or Upgrade Horizon Client for Android
- 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 for the First Time
- Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client
- 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 on a Mobile Device
- Feature Support Matrix
- Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
- Enable the Japanese 106/109 Keyboard Layout
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
- Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Horizon Client Tools
- 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
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.
4 To determine that installation succeeded, verify that the VMware View (Horizon Client 3.0) or Horizon
(Horizon Client 3.1) app icon appears on one of the desktops of your Home screen.
Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
If your company participates in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects data from
certain Horizon Client fields. Fields containing sensitive information are made anonymous.
NOTE This feature is available only if your View deployment uses View Connection Server 5.1 or later.
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 Client information is sent first to View
Connection Server and then on to VMware, along with data from 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.
The administrator who installs View Connection Server can select whether to participate in the VMware
customer experience improvement program 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 Clients for the Customer Experience Improvement Program
Description
Is This Field
Made
Anonymous
? Example Value
Company that produced the
Horizon Client application
No VMware
Product name No VMware Horizon 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.)
Client binary architecture No Examples include the following:
n
i386
n
x86_64
n
arm
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