When Horizon Client is installed on an Android device, you can add a shortcut for a remote desktop or published application to the Android home screen and then tap the shortcut to open the remote desktop or published application. When Horizon Client is installed on a Chromebook device, Horizon Client adds the remote desktop or published application shortcut to the Chrome App Launcher.

On Android 5, 6, and 7 devices, Horizon Client adds the remote desktop or published application shortcut to the Android home screen.

On Android 8 devices, remote desktop and published application shortcuts appear as entries above the Horizon app icon when you touch and hold the app icon. You can drag an entry from the app icon to the Android home screen to create a shortcut directly on the Android home screen.

This feature is not available on Amazon devices, on Android devices that Workspace ONE UEM manages, or when you use the Unauthenticated Access feature to connect to the server anonymously.

Procedure

  1. You can add a remote desktop or published application shortcut before or after you connect to a server.
    If you are not connected to a server, you must have connected to the remote desktop or published application at least once from the device so that a shortcut for the remote desktop or published application appears on the Recent tab.
    Option Action
    You are not connected to a server On the Recent tab, touch and hold the shortcut until Add To Home appears at the bottom of the window and then drag the shortcut to Add To Home.
    You are connected to a server On the All or Favorites tab, touch and hold the remote desktop or published application shortcut until the context menu appears and tap Add To Home.
  2. Type a name for the shortcut and tap OK.
    If the name is longer than 12 characters, the extra characters do not appear in the shortcut.
  3. In the Add to Home screen dialog box, tap Add automatically, or touch and hold the shortcut to place it manually.