Microsoft officials have said that a Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone is coming, but haven't said when. On iOS, the 8.0.5 update adds audio quality improvements, as well as unspecified bug fixes. It fixes a number of other unspecified bugs, as well. On Mac OS X, the 8.0.5 update fixes an issue where 'Access Denied' was returned during Windows logon even though credentials were correct. On Android, the 8.0.5 update includes a number of bug fixes, plus optimization for remote experiences on high-resolution displays. Client-access licenses and supporting back-end infrastructure are required to make Remote Desktop work on Windows and non-Windows devices. The licensing requirements for these apps are complex Remote Desktop has been one of the most popular Windows Store appsĪmong Windows 8 and Windows RT users. Remote Desktop allows users to connect to remote Windows PCs and access resources from those machines. Since then, Microsoft has been providing incremental updates to all three clients.
It also overhauled its Mac OS X remote client at that time.
Microsoft introduced the new Remote Desktop clients for iOSand Android last fall Microsoft updated its Microsoft Remote Desktop app to version 8.0.5 on iOS on March 15 on Mac OS X on March 12 and on Android on March 16. Microsoft has updated its free remote desktop apps for iOS, Mac OS X and Android, but still has no remote desktop app available on Windows Phone.
