Remote Desktop

Microsoft Corporation

About this app

Use Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, admin-provided virtual apps and desktops, or remote PCs. With Microsoft Remote Desktop, you can be productive no matter where you are.

GET STARTED

Configure your PC for remote access using the information at https://aka.ms/rdsetup.

Learn about our other Remote Desktop clients at https://aka.ms/rdclients.

KEY ​FEATURES

• Access remote PCs running Windows Professional or Enterprise and Windows Server.
• Access managed resources published by your admin.Connect through a Remote Desktop Gateway.
• Rich multi-touch experience supporting Windows gestures.
• Secure connection to your data and applications.
• Simple management of your connections and user account from the Connection Center.
• Audio and video streaming.
• Redirect your clipboard and local storage.

Submit feedback at https://aka.ms/avdandroidclientfeedback

Ratings and reviews

Microsoft's Desktop Remote app is not very user-friendly and can be difficult to pair with a PC. The lack of a QR code pairing option makes the process even more complicated. In comparison to other remote control apps, this one lacks many features and falls short in terms of ease of use. Overall, I would not recommend this app due to its complexity and limited functionality.

Works, but having issues with the remote session's scaling after pulling down keyboard for remote input. When you collapse the virtual keyboard and try to use the mouse to click on things, the cursor is offset from what is shown on the screen, so you have to aim off by some degree to click on things you intend to click on. Rather annoying. Need to disconnect and reconnect every time to restore functionality.

I only use this for simple tasks but why are the connection previews so massive? The previous version could at least squeeze four onto my phone screen but now it's barely three. There should be an option for a list view without the thumbnail previews. The current option to turn off previews results in massive empty thumbnails occupying the same amount of space as the previews.