bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer

Iordan Iordanov (Undatech)

About this app

Need bVNC on iOS or Mac OS X? Now available at
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/bvnc-pro/id1506461202

Please support my work and GPL open-source software by buying the donation version of this program called bVNC Pro!

Release notes:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/blob/master/bVNC/CHANGELOG-bVNC

Older versions:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/releases

Report bugs:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues

If you have questions, please don't post a negative review, rather ask your question on the forum so everybody benefits
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients

Check out my RDP Client, aRDP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iiordanov.freeaRDP

For Proxmox and oVirt, get Opaque
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.undatech.opaque

bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include:
- Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed
- Master password support in the Pro version
- Multi-factor (two-factor) SSH authentication in the Pro version
- Multi-touch control over the remote mouse. One finger tap left-clicks, two-finger tap right-clicks, and three-finger tap middle-clicks
- Left, right and middle button drag/drop if you don't lift the first finger that tapped
- Scrolling with a two-finger drag
- Pinch-zoom
- Force Landscape, Immersive Mode, Keep Screen Awake
- Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected, and control over virtual machines from BIOS to OS
- Full rotation
- Multi-language
- Full mouse support
- Full desktop visibility even with soft keyboard extended
- SSH tunneling, AnonTLS and VeNCrypt for secure connections (does not support RealVNC encryption).
- High-grade encryption superior to RDP using SSH and VeNCrypt (x509 certificates and SSL), preventing man-in-the-middle attacks
- AutoX session discovery/creation like NX client
- Tight and CopyRect encodings for quick updates
- Ability to reduce the color depth over slow links
- Copy/paste integration
- Samsung DEX, Alt-Tab, Start Button capture
- Ctrl+Space capture
- SSH public/private (pubkey)
- Importing encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format
- Zoomable, Fit to Screen, and One to One scaling modes
- Two Direct, one Simulated Touchpad, and one Single-handed input modes
- In single-handed input mode, long-tap to get a choice of clicks, drag modes, scroll, and zoom
- Supports most VNC servers including TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC, and RealVNC
- Supports Mac OS X built-in remote desktop server (ARD) and Mac OS X authentication
- Does NOT support RealVNC encryption (use VNC over SSH or VeNCrypt instead)
- Stowable on-screen keys
- Right-click with Back button
- D-pad for arrows, rotate D-pad
- Hardware/FlexT9 keyboard support
- View-only mode
- In-app help on usage, connection setup and input modes (see in-app Menu)
- Hacker's Keyboard recommended

- Instructions for Windows:
Plain VNC:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-install-and-connect-to-tightvnc.html

Secure VNC over VeNCrypt:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients/c9ptU7UekE4/rOzNlkiaEgAJ

Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-windows.html

- Instructions for Linux:

Plain VNC (Remote Desktop on Ubuntu):
NOTE: To use Vino (default Ubuntu VNC Server), first run:
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false

http://www.howtoforge.com/configure-remote-access-to-your-ubuntu-desktop

AutoX Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/10/looking-for-nx-client-for-android-or.html

- Instructions for Mac OS X Remote Desktop:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-connect-to-mac-os-x-using-bvnc.html

Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-mac-os-x.html

Code
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients

Ratings and reviews

Used to crash/disconnect a lot making the app unusable,but lately the connection is super stable,it even stays connected after running for a long while in the background,really happy with the app.Seems the issue may have been fixed I suppose (or it was my phone/network,though I didn't change anything on my side+my Windows VNC client worked perfectly..maybe a Samsung phone issue..).Btw i purchased aRDP Pro to get sound, both are wonderful apps, thanks for the amazing work. Will purchase here too.

I'm very pleased with this app. I'm using it to control my other Android phone with Alpha VNC lite server installed. Few suggestions for developer: - when I rotate server phone to landscape, only part of the bVNC phone image rotates (it would be nice if we can rotate both phones) - in fit-to-screen mode you can't zoom anything so zooming action with two fingers (pinch to zoom) can be used to zoom something on remote (server) phone (it is important function when you are connected to mobile phone)

Following update the load screen is awful. It's like it's trying to confuse where you need to click so you click on an ad. Other than that it works fine once running. I find connection a bit faster than previous version. I'd prefer a menu option to select 'right click menu' than the current two finger tap, but it does work better than previous version.

What's new

v5.5.8
- Bugfix for master password crash
v5.5.7
- Stability improvements
v5.5.6
- Stop asking for Master Password on disconnection
v5.4.8
- Support for ACTION_BUTTON_PRESS and ACTION_BUTTON_RELEASE mouse actions
v5.4.7
- New round icon
v5.3.5
- Improved icon resolution
v5.3.4
- New app banner for Android TV
- Fix for toolbar position not restored
v5.3.3
- Back button disconnects on Android TV
- Show default settings icon on Android TV
- New show keyboard icon and function for Android TV
v5.3