Chrome Remote Desktop

Google LLC

About this app

Securely access your computers from your Android device.

• On each of your computers, set up remote access using the Chrome Remote Desktop app from Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/remotedesktop
• On your Android device, open the app and tap on any of your online computers to connect.

For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/SyrVzj) and the Chrome Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/0uXE5d).

Ratings and reviews

The chrome-based connection system is annoying on its own, but the biggest personal issue is how key input is now handled. You can't use your preferred keyboard app, instead using a half-functional thing that a lot of apps don't even seem to 'see'! What's the use of remote desktop when you can't control the desktop you're remoting into?

This was a great app until it stopped working sometimes in Dec '24. Now it crashes when connecting to a remote computer. I got a message once about using Chrome before it crashed but that didn't work either. The desktop PC version still works great and an older Android version on my previous phone still works (says version TWA 1.4), but Google apparently discontinued app sharing, so it won't be easy transferring it to my current phone. With all the 1* reviews you'd think they'd go back to 1.4.

Honestly not sure why this has so many bad reviews, as for your options, this has been the best by a long stretch. If anyone can recommend something better, please let me know. But the ease of use and connective property as well as customizing connection format to best fit either compression or quality, so far is unbeat to me. I have been using it for years and some updates haven't changed it by much, there is still improvement that could be had but it's just by far the best. Hadn't paid a dime.

What’s new

General fixes and stability improvements.