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January 23, 2026

Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Published Application

You can quickly navigate to a published application from the Unity Touch sidebar. From this sidebar, you can start published applications, switch between running published applications, and minimize, maximize, restore, or close published applications. You can also switch to a remote desktop.

The Unity Touch feature is available only if a Horizon administrator has activated it.

If the Unity Touch feature is activated, the Unity Touch sidebar appears on the left side of the window when you first connect to a published application. If the Unity Touch sidebar is closed, a tab appears on the left side of the window. You can swipe this tab to the right to reopen the sidebar. You can also slide the tab up or down.

From the Unity Touch sidebar, you can perform many actions on a published application.

ActionProcedure
Show or hide the onscreen keyboard(Thin client only) Select the Keyboard icon.
Modify Horizon Client settings(Thin client only) Select the Settings icon.
Disconnect from the published application(Thin client only) Select the Disconnect icon.
Show the sidebar Swipe the tab to the right to open the sidebar. When the sidebar is open, you cannot perform actions on the published application window.
Hide the sidebar Swipe the tab to the left to close the sidebar. When the sidebar is open, you cannot perform actions on the published application window.
Switch between running published applicationsTap the application under Current Connection. Note: To avoid losing data, save your data before switching from a published application that is in multi-session mode.
Open a published application Tap the name of the published application under Applications in the sidebar. The published application starts and the sidebar closes.
Close a running published application
  1. Touch and hold the published application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears.
  2. Tap Close.
Minimize a running published application
  1. Touch and hold the published application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears.
  2. Tap Minimize.
Maximize a running published application
  1. Touch and hold the published application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears.
  2. Tap Maximize.
Restore a running published application
  1. Touch and hold the published application name under Current Connection until the context menu appears.
  2. Tap Restore.
Switch to a remote desktopTap the remote desktop name under Desktops.

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