Omnissa Horizon Client for Android Release Notes

With Horizon Client for Android, users can connect to and use remote desktops and published applications using an Android phone or tablet. Horizon Client for Android also supports Samsung Dex and Zebra devices.

What's New

Horizon Client for Android 2312 includes the following new features.

• Dropped support for x86, x64 and ARM32

• Chromebook is no longer supported
  If you attempt to use Horizon Client for Android 2312 on a Chromebook, you will see an error message telling you that you must use Horizon Client for Android 2309 or earlier. If using a Chromebook, please use Horizon Client for Chrome instead.

• Display warning message when the network is unstable
  You can now set the Network State option to display a bad connection warning message when the network is unstable.

• Support for TLS 1.3
  Horizon Client supports the TLS 1.3 security protocol for connection sessions. Administrators can configure the activation state and cipher suite list for TLS 1.3 by navigating to Settings > Security options > Advanced Security Options.

For information about new remote desktop features for Android 2312, see the Omnissa Horizon 8 2312 Release Notes.

Before You Begin

• Horizon Client for Android is supported with the following deployment types:

  • Horizon 8 version 2006 and later

  • Horizon Cloud in Microsoft Azure

  • Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen

• Horizon Client for Android requires the Android 12, 13 or 14 operating systems.

• When you install Horizon Client for Android, you are prompted to let the app read phone status and identity. This prompt relates to the RSA soft token integration feature. The prompt is requesting permission to read the state of the phone. This permission does not allow the app to make a phone call or send a message. You can safely grant this permission.

• Install and upgrade Horizon Client for Android just as you do any other Android app. For example, you can get the latest version of the app from Google Play or the Amazon Appstore for Android. For a link to the Horizon Client app in one of these stores, go to the Horizon Client Downloads page.

Resolved Issues

We are always working to improve Horizon Client for Android with every release. This release reports no major bug fixes.

Known Issues

The following sections describe known issues related to the operation and performance of Horizon Client for Android.

For known issues specific to the use of Horizon Client in a Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen environment, see the Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen Release Notes.

• On certain Android devices, when you use the client drive redirection feature to copy, rename, or create files on a redirected external SD card, you receive the error "You need permission to perform this action."

  This problem occurs if the Android device prevents third-party apps from getting automatic permission to put files on an external SD card.

  Workaround: None.

• On an Android 10 (Q) device, gesture navigation is enabled by default. This feature conflicts with the Unity Touch feature in some cases.

  When a conflict occurs, you might not be able to open the Unity Touch sidebar by sliding from the left edge.

  Workaround: Use the floating handle to open the Unity Touch sidebar.

• If you use a NAT64 network that is shared from a macOS 10.14 or later system, internet access is not available on an Android device and Horizon Client for Android cannot connect to a server.

  Workaround: Use an earlier macOS version to share the NAT64 network, for example, use macOS version 10.11.6.

• When you connect to a remote desktop with the High Quality Mode option enabled, if you change the resolution from the Auto-fit resolution option to another resolution in the Horizon Client settings, and then change the resolution back to the Auto-fit resolution option, Horizon Client uses the wrong resolution.

  Workaround: Log off and reconnect to the remote desktop.

• When you use the Horizon Blast display protocol to connect to a remote desktop or published application with a non-English input method, you might not be able to enter certain symbols.

  Workaround: Use the local input buffer, or connect to the remote desktop or published application with the PCoIP display protocol.

• On some Android devices, certain keys introduce white spaces when you connect to a remote desktop and input text with Horizon Client.

  Workaround: Turn off predictive text for the keyboard in the Android Settings app.

• The Unity Touch sidebar cannot show changes in the All Programs menu for new software that you install during that same session.

  Workaround: To see items for new software that you recently installed, disconnect from the desktop and then connect again.

• Because an Android device does not have a persistent ID, the device's MAC address is used to generate an ID for the license. If a device's MAC address cannot be detected, its SIM is used instead. If neither the MAC address nor SIM can be detected, a random ID is generated for the device. In certain circumstances, this process can result in multiple licenses being issued to the same device.

  Workaround: An administrator can remove the inactive licenses.

Documentation

Horizon Client for Android documentation is in the Omnissa Product Documentation portal.

Localized Content for Omnissa Docs

For details on Omnissa's localization strategy, see Announcing Omnissa Localization Support.

Support Contact Information

To receive support and learn more about support policies, see Omnissa Customer Connect.

For information on filing a support request in Customer Connect and via Cloud Services Portal, see KB 6000005.