Horizon Client includes additional features to help you use remote desktops and published applications on your local client device. Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote DesktopYou can quickly navigate to an application or file in a remote desktop from the Unity Touch sidebar. From this sidebar, you can open files and applications, switch between running applications, and minimize, maximize, restore, or close windows and applications in a remote desktop. Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Published ApplicationYou can quickly navigate to a published application from the Unity Touch sidebar. From this sidebar, you can start published applications, switch between running published applications, and minimize, maximize, restore, or close published applications. You can also switch to a remote desktop. Using the Horizon Client Tools on a Mobile DeviceOn a mobile device, the Horizon Client Tools include buttons for displaying the onscreen keyboard, virtual touchpad, configuration settings, and a virtual keypad for arrow keys and function keys. GesturesVMware has created user interaction aids to help you navigate conventional Windows user interface elements on a non-Windows device. Using Native Operating System Gestures with Touch RedirectionWith the touch redirection feature, you can use native operating system gestures from a touch-based mobile device in a remote desktop or published application. For example, you can touch, hold, and release an item on a Windows 8.1 remote desktop to display the item's context menu. Using DPI SynchronizationThe DPI Synchronization feature ensures that the DPI setting in a remote desktop or published application matches the client system's DPI setting. Copying and Pasting Text and ImagesBy default, you can copy and paste plain text and HTML-format rich text from the client device to a remote desktop or published application. Dragging Text and Image FilesYou can drag a text or image file from local storage on the client device to a published application or open application in a remote desktop and drop the file's content into the application. To use this feature, you must have an Android 7.0 or later device, or a Chromebook that is running Chrome OS M63 or later. Saving Documents in a Published ApplicationWith certain published applications, such as Microsoft Word or WordPad, you can create and save documents. Where these documents are saved depends on your company's network environment. For example, your documents might be saved to a home share mounted on your local computer. Use Multiple Sessions of a Published Application From Different Client DevicesWhen multi-session mode is enabled for a published application, you can use multiple sessions of the same published application when you log on to the server from different client devices. Share Access to Local Storage with Client Drive RedirectionYou can configure Horizon Client to share local storage with a remote desktop or published application. This feature is called client drive redirection. MultitaskingYou can switch between Horizon Client and other apps without losing a remote desktop or published application connection. Configure Horizon Client in Thin Client ModeYou can configure Horizon Client to work on a thin client. Using Horizon Client on a Thin ClientSome features are different or unavailable when you use Horizon Client in thin client mode. Using Android 7.0 Nougat Multi-Window Modes with Horizon ClientAndroid 7.0 Nougat allows several apps to share the screen at the same time. You can use split-screen mode with Horizon Client on an Android 7.0 Nougat device. Horizon Client does not support picture-in-picture mode.
