![]() ![]() ![]() The use of Jump feels ‘nice’, although we do feel that the image construction in this app in the standard configuration (either via standard RDP or VNC) is slightly slower than with Remotix. Because Jump supports both RDP and VNC, it must be very crazy if you want to make a remote connection. In short: a complete and impressively sharp looking remote Windows experience. Meanwhile, after the most recent updates, this app also offers full support for the mouse, as well as Retina resolution. JumpĪ similar app to Remotix is Jump a € 16.99. ![]() With that, even games can be played, according to the makers! Here you adjust the resolution and quality settings of a virtual desktop in Remotix. And it can be done even faster by installing the Remotix PC or Mac software on your desktop. Finally, it is practical that using Remotix feels smooth. With the current fast broadband connections, you can (also adjustable in the settings per remote system) improve the quality with impunity.įeel free to experiment with the settings under the heading PERFORMANCE. If you now connect to the remote desktop you will see Windows as you have (probably) never seen it before. Then choose behind Desktop Scale a magnification factor (to prevent you from being treated to very small text texts) 175% or even more works well on an iPad. Scroll down a bit in the settings window and choose behind Desktop Size in front of Autofit (Retina). It is a matter of clicking on the gear behind the connection in the overview settings of a system. It is nice that it fully supports the Retina resolution of your iPad. Or macOS, because Remotix can also connect to this if desired. Once you have made a connection, you will not notice anything that you are working on an iPad. Full support for the mouse is also provided, so you can drag, click left and right and so on. On the technical side, the app supports both RDP and VNC. This app is certainly not free with an amount of € 16.99, but you get a lot in return. RemotixĪs far as we are concerned, the big winner regarding remote desktop apps is without a doubt Remotix. In short: a basic app for remote desktops, but certainly not the best! This is what a Windows desktop looks like on your iPad, running under Microsoft’s RDP client. The disadvantage is that you are looking at a somewhat ‘woolly’ looking whole on your iPad. The advantage is that the screen structure will run reasonably smoothly even with somewhat slower internet connections. This has advantages, but above all disadvantages. In short: an absolute flaw of this app.įurthermore, no high resolutions are supported. But it is precisely a mouse and a Bluetooth keyboard (which is supported thankfully) that allow serious work on a Windows system. The screen functions as a virtual touchpad, so you can live with it. In itself not a problem if you do not use it. For example, there is still no support for a mouse to begin with. What is striking in any case is that it is an app that is quite behind the facts. RD Client from Microsoftįor starters, let’s take a look at Microsoft’s own RDP app, RD Client called. There are also other protocols, VNC is undoubtedly the best known after RDP. Windows also uses the proprietary RDP or Remote Desktop Protocol as standard to operate a system remotely. Sometimes VPN must also be used, which makes it extra safe. You therefore need login details from your company. Furthermore, your boss must have set up a remote desktop in order to use it at all. In fact, thanks to the high-resolution screen of this device, your Windows environment will probably look better (sharper) than ever. Particularly from the iPad armed with the most recent updates, this is easy to do thanks to mouse support. Then you control Windows remotely as you are used to. You log in to – often – your Windows computer elsewhere via a specially made program. What is a remote desktop?Ī remote desktop – or a remote desktop – is exactly what the term describes. More something in case of emergency, so install the aforementioned apps with confidence on your iPhone. Although remote desktops are also available on the iPhone under iOS, the much smaller screen of a smartphone works a lot less pleasant. And there are also for iPadOS and the iPad.īefore this article: we focus on the iPad. In other words: you just work on your ‘own’ PC from work, but then from home. Still enjoying working from home? Then chances are that you have already logged in to a remote desktop of the company. ![]()
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