Horizon Client includes additional features to help you use remote desktops and published applications on your local client device. What to read next Feature Support for iOS ClientsCertain guest operating systems and remote desktop features require specific Horizon Agent versions. Use this information when planning which features to make available to your end users. 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. GesturesVMware has created user interaction aids to help you navigate conventional user interface elements in a remote desktop 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 the Real-Time Audio-Video FeatureWith the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use the client device's built-in cameras and microphones in a remote desktop or published application. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard audio devices and with standard conferencing applications such as Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. Copying and Pasting Text and ImagesBy default, you can copy and paste from the iOS device to a remote desktop or published application. You can also copy and paste from a remote desktop or published application to the iOS device, or between two remote desktops or published applications, if a Horizon administrator enables these features. Supported file formats include plain text, images, and Rich Text Format (RTF). Dragging Text and ImagesIf you have an iPad that is running iOS 11 or later, you can drag text and images from the client device to a published application or an open application in a remote desktop. For example, you can drag text from Safari on the iPad and drop it into the WordPad application in a remote desktop. Both plain text and Rich Text Format (RTF) text are supported. 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 in to the server from different client devices. MultitaskingYou can switch between Horizon Client and other apps without losing a remote desktop or published application connection. Suppress the Cellular Data Warning MessageWhen Horizon Client detects that you are using a cellular data connection, the Network Usage dialog box appears to notify you that your remote desktop or published application connection might use a substantial portion of your data plan. Keep the Screen AliveBy default, Horizon Client enters the background when the interval set in the iOS Auto-Lock option expires. You can configure a Horizon Client setting to keep Horizon Client in the foreground, regardless of the Auto-Lock interval. 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. Manage Remote Desktop and Published Application ShortcutsAfter you connect to a remote desktop or published application, Horizon Client saves a shortcut for the item. You can rearrange and remove these shortcuts. Using the iPad Split Keyboard with Horizon ClientYou can use the iPad onscreen keyboard in split mode with Horizon Client when you connect to a server and when you are working in a remote desktop. This feature is supported on any iPad model that supports the split keyboard feature. PCoIP Client-Side Image CachePCoIP client-side image caching stores image content on the client to avoid retransmitting data. This feature reduces bandwidth use. Dragging Shortcuts and URIsYou can drag server, remote desktop, and published application shortcuts and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). Using ShortcutsYou can create and use shortcuts for servers, remote desktops, and published applications in Horizon Client. You can also select favorite remote desktops and published applications. Enable Geolocation RedirectionWhen the Geolocation Redirection feature is enabled for a remote desktop or published application, you can share the client system's location information with the remote desktop or published application.
