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Table 4‑1. Features Supported on Windows Desktops for Android Horizon Clients (Continued)
Feature
Windows
8.x Desktop
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows
Vista
Desktop
Windows
XP Desktop
Windows Server
2008 R2 Desktop
Virtual printing
Location-based printing X X X X X
Smart cards X X X X X
Multiple monitors
Features that are supported on Windows desktops for Horizon Client for Android have the following
restrictions.
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Windows 8.x desktops are supported only if you have View 5.2 or later servers and desktops.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 desktops are supported only if you have View 5.3 or later servers and
desktops.
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Location-based printing is supported for Windows Server 2008 R2 desktops, RDS desktops (on virtual
machine RDS hosts), and remote applications only in Horizon Client 3.1 and later and Horizon 6.0.1
with View and later servers.
NOTE You can also use Horizon Client to securely access remote Windows-based applications, in addition
to remote desktops. Selecting an application in Horizon Client opens a window for that application on the
local client device, and the application looks and behaves as if it were locally installed.
You can use remote applications only if you are connected to View Connection Server 6.0 or later. For
information about which operating systems are supported for the RDS (Remote Desktop Sessions) host,
which provides remote applications and session-based desktops, see the View Architecture Planning
document.
For more information about these features and their limitations, see the View Planning document.
Input Devices, Keyboards, and Keyboard Settings
Horizon Client for Android supports Bluetooth and docked keyboard devices and keyboards. You can also
set preferences for settings such as auto-capitalization and text correction.
External Keyboards and Input Devices
For information about the devices that your specific tablet supports, see the documentation from the tablet
manufacturer.
External keyboards are sometimes automatically detected by Horizon Client. For some external keyboards,
you must either tap the tablet screen with three fingers at the same time, or you must tap the Keyboard
button. If you are not using full screen mode, this button is on the Horizon Client toolbar. If you are using
full screen mode, tap the Horizon Client Tools icon and tap the keyboard icon. For pictures of the icons, see
“Horizon Client Tools,” on page 37.
NOTE On Kindle Fire tablets, tapping with three fingers does not display the onscreen keyboard. You can
instead use the Keyboard icon to display the onscreen keyboard.
After the external keyboard is detected, you might not be able to use the Horizon Client tools or three-finger
tap to display the onscreen keyboard. You might first have to deactivate the external keyboard by pressing
its Eject key.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Android
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