VMware Horizon Client for Chrome 2306 Release Notes

VMware Horizon Client for Chrome 2306 | 06 JUL 2023 Check for additions and updates to these release notes.

This page contains release-related information for Horizon Client for Chrome 2306, which enables users to connect to and use remote desktops and published applications using a Chromebook, a Chromebox, or a device running ChromeOS Flex.

This page is revised periodically as needed with information about the release. Check back regularly for additions and updates to these release notes.

What's New

Horizon Client for Chrome 2306 includes the following new features.

• Support for VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen

  You can now use Horizon Client for Chrome to connect to desktops and applications in a VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen deployment.

• Split composite USB devices for redirection

  You can split supported composite USB devices into separate components for redirection. This release supports Nuance PowerMic II and Nuance PowerMic III.

• Real-Time Audio-Video performance enhancements

  You can enhance the performance of Real-Time Audio-Video with two new Google Admin policy settings:

  • enableRTAVH264Codec lets you configure use of the H.264 codec for Real-Time Audio-Video.

  • hardwareAccelerationOption lets you turn on and off GPU hardware accleration for Real-Time Audio-Video.

• Unstable network notifications

  Horizon Client displays a notification message in the session window if your network connection become unstable. The Disable network state display option in the Settings window lets you turn on and off these notifications. The new Google Admin policy setting networkStateConfig lets you customize the threshold parameters used by Horizon Client to determine the network quality.

For information about new remote desktop features, see the VMware Horizon 8 2306 Release Notes.

Before You Begin

• Horizon Client for Chrome requires Chrome OS 75 or later.

• Horizon Client for Chrome is supported with the latest maintenance release of the following deployment types:

  • VMware Horizon 8 version 2006 and later

  • VMware Horizon 7 version 7.13 and later

  • VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen

  • Horizon Cloud in Microsoft Azure

• Install and upgrade Horizon Client for Chrome just as you do any other Chrome app. You can get the latest version of the app from the Chrome Web Store.

• For system requirements and installation instructions, see the Horizon Client for Chrome Guide.

Limitations

The following features are not supported when you usethis release of Horizon Client for Chrome with a VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen deployment:

• VMware Workspace ONE integration

• Windows 365 and reverse connect transport

• Unified Access Gateway failover

• Resumption of remote applications

• Kiosk mode for the client

Resolved Issues

There are no major issue resolutions to report in this release.

Known Issues

The following sections describe known issues related to the operation and performance of Horizon Client for Chrome.

For known issues specific to the use of Horizon Client in a VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen environment, see the VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen Release Notes.

• Display and Multimedia
• Smart Card Authentication

Display and Multimedia

• The Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams feature becomes unavailable after a network interruption occurs on the Horizon Client session.

  Workaround: For details, see VMware Knowledge Base (KB) article 85761.

• After dragging certain apps to a small monitor, the app might have a strange boundary on Horizon Client for Chrome.

  This issue only appears when Chromebook has a very high DPI or an extended monitor has a small resolution. An example condition would be Chromebook with 4K (3840) screen in 213% DPI scale + small extended monitor (1920) in 100%. An example app could be a calculator that is not resizable.

  Workaround: You can make the following changes:

  • Enable High Resolution.

  • Change to a larger extended monitor. A 2560 screen will resolve the issue in most of cases.

  • For Chromebook, set the display scale to lower DPI (smaller font and icon).

• H.264 decoding does not work in this release.

  The setting to enable H.264 decoding has been removed from the Horizon Client user interface.

  Workaround: None.

• During a Teams audio call with the Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams feature enabled, no alert message appears when the user speaks with the microphone muted.

  Workaround: None.

• When sharing the screen during a Teams video call with the Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams feature enabled, if the client user locks and then unlocks the Chrome OS, the screen share and outgoing video stop working.

  Workaround: None.

• When the client user minimizes the remote desktop window during a Teams screen-sharing session with the Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams feature enabled, the screen-share contents turn black.

  Workaround: None.

Smart Card Authentication

• You may see the following problems after authenticating with a smart card:

  • If you enter an incorrect PIN, log off from the server, and then immediately log in to the server again, you are prompted for Active Directory authentication.

  • If you log off from a session and then log in to the server again, the server fails to authenticate with smart card authentication.

  • If your published application session is idle and times out, and you unplug and then reinsert your smart card reader, you are not prompted for your PIN when you try to connect to a published application.

  Workaround: Log off or restart the Chromebook and log in with the smart card again.

• If you enter an incorrect PIN during smart card authentication, Charismathics does not present any direct feedback in the dialog box.

  Workaround: This problem is a third-party issue. For more information, go to https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7014689.

Documentation

Horizon Client for Chrome documentation is in the VMware Horizon Documentation Center.

Internationalization

The user interface and documentation for Horizon Client for Chrome are available in English, Japanese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.

Support Contact Information

To receive support, access VMware Customer Connect. To learn more about the support policies, see Support Policies.

For information on filing a support request in Customer Connect and via Cloud Services Portal, see the VMware knowledge base article at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2006985.