{"id":14273,"date":"2020-03-10T13:46:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=14273"},"modified":"2020-03-11T14:39:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T14:39:02","slug":"remote-desktop-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/remote-desktop-android","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Remote Desktop with Android Devices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for choosing Apps4Rent! We trust you are enjoying our services.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our customers would prefer to access their Virtual Desktops from their Android phones. The Remote Desktop client for Android and Chromebook can be used to access Windows apps and desktops directly from Google devices. This guide would be of assistance should you require to access your remote desktop from Android phone.<\/p>\n<h2>Accessing Cloud Desktop Using Android<\/h2>\n<h3>What will you need?<\/h3>\n<p>Please refer to our email with the subject line \u201cWelcome Email.\u201d This email has important information for your easy access to Cloud Desktop. Please keep this information safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Desktop Name\/RDP Host Name\/IP<\/li>\n<li>Username<\/li>\n<li>Password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have provided you the credentials to login to your cloud desktop. Now you have all the information that you need, let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<h3>Setting up Remote Desktop Connection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Start the Remote Desktop Services for Android application. You can get the application in Google Play Store.<\/li>\n<li>Type \u2018Remote Desktop Services\u2019 in the search bar and press enter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14344 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-1.png 612w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-1-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Launch the application after installation.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14294 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3.png 724w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>+<\/strong> symbol in the Connection Center.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Desktop<\/b> from the menu.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14345 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-1.png 620w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-1-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Type in the <strong>PC name<\/strong> and Use the <strong>Add user account<\/strong> option to save the credentials on the device if you plan to access the Virtual Machine frequently from the device.<\/li>\n<li>Type in the <strong>User name<\/strong> and <strong>Password<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14346 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-1.png 655w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-1-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the newly added Remote Desktop to start a session.<\/li>\n<li>You will now be able to access your Remote Desktop on your phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>There are two ways to access content on local storage.<\/h3>\n<h4>Redirecting local storage using Microsoft Remote Desktop<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>After selecting the <strong>Desktop<\/strong> option in the Connection Center in the Microsoft Remote Desktop Services application, you will be asked for the credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Show additional options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Redirect local storage<\/strong> option &amp; tap on the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14348 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nn-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nn-1.png 615w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nn-1-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Follow the steps below if you want to map the drive at a later stage.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on the three vertical dots to expand <strong>More options<\/strong> for the Virtual Desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> and then <strong>Redirect local storage<\/strong> from the <strong>Show additional options<\/strong> menu shown in the steps above.<\/li>\n<li>Save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14347 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-1.png 649w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7-1-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll find the mapped drive in <strong>This PC <\/strong>under <strong>Devices and drives.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14313 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Capture.png 263w, https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Capture-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong> You have successfully configured your Virtual Desktop on your Android device. If you still have any questions, please mail us to support@projectserverhosting.com or call 1-866-716-2040<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! Thank you for choosing Apps4Rent! We trust you are enjoying our services. Many of our customers would prefer to access their Virtual Desktops from their Android phones. The Remote Desktop client for Android and Chromebook can be used to access Windows apps and desktops directly from Google devices. 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