System Requirements for Android Devices

The Android device on which you install Horizon Client, and the peripherals it uses, must meet certain system requirements.

• Android operating systems

  • Android 11.0 (R)
  • Android 12
  • Android 13

• CPU architecture

  • ARM
  • ARM64
  • x86
  • x86_64 Note: Non-NEON devices are not supported.

• External keyboards

  (Optional) Bluetooth and docked keyboard devices. For information about the external devices that your specific device supports, see the documentation from the device manufacturer.

• Smart cards

  See Smart Card Authentication Requirements.

• Connection Server and Horizon Agent

  Latest maintenance release of Horizon 8 2006 and later releases.

  If client devices connect from outside the corporate firewall, use a Unified Access Gateway appliance so that client devices do not require a VPN connection. If your company has an internal wireless network to provide routable access to remote desktops that devices can use, you do not need to set up Unified Access Gateway or a VPN connection.

• Display protocols

  • PCoIP
  • Horizon Blast

• Network protocols

  • IPv4
  • IPv6 For more information about using Horizon 8 in an IPv6 environment, see the Horizon 8 Installation and Upgrade document.