Android RDP: Provide a Seamless User Experience and Secure Access with Parallels RAS

Android enjoyed approximately 85% of the market share in 2020, and this trend is expected to continue well into 2024. Inevitably, employees often resort to their Android devices for getting their work done remotely in a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) setup. And one of the ways companies can enable them to do so is through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Through Android RDP, users can connect directly to their work desktops and utilize the licensed software installed on them anywhere, anytime through their handheld devices.

Learn how the Parallels® Client for Android RDP helps to provide access from Android devices while improving on the standard features of RDP.

Android RDP Features

There are several features that you can benefit from using an Android RDP, such as:

Access controlled resources that your admin has published, using a Remote Desktop Gateway to connect.
Redirect your local storage and clipboard.
Access distant PCs running Windows Server and Windows Professional or Enterprise.
Secure connectivity to your apps and data.
streaming of both audio and video.
Windows motions are supported with a rich multi-touch experience.
From the Connection Center, you can easily manage your connections and user account.

Parallels Client for Android RDP Helps Achieve Better Performance

The Parallels Client for Android adds to the features of Microsoft’s RDP. It enables users to experience better performance through features such as AI-based login and accelerated file retrieval. Parallels RAS leverages machine learning to analyze end-user behaviors and provides ultra-fast, instant access to virtual desktops by pre-launching user sessions when end users usually would. It also comes with smart load-balancing to avoid performance glitches even during peak login times.

Retrieving and enumerating files and folders with RDP and Windows Desktop Client can be slow and trying over poor network connections. But the Parallels Client for Android utilizes file caches and optimized communication between end-user client devices and hosting servers to improve speed. Your end users get to experience optimal performance and stability, similar to that of their on-site workstations. They can get more done in less time, and the productivity gains translate into an increased bottom line for your company.

Enhanced Security

Security is a crucial concern for companies enabling BYOD and remote working. The Parallels Client for Android RDP enhances security for standard RDP by incorporating additional security features—like encrypted connections, advanced monitoring and reporting, and granular client policies. Parallels RAS allows Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, multi-factor authentication and demilitarized zone (DMZ) deployment to avoid connection hijacking and man-in-the-middle attacks.

The Parallels Client for Android RDP enables data segregation so that the data on each server farm stays isolated and never leaves the server. Administrators can impose trust-based access restrictions to make sure that the end users can access only the data needed for their respective job roles. They can also monitor users, Active Directory groups, and devices accessing the corporate network to detect anomalies and terminate connections carrying out malicious activities, all through a unified console.

Seamless Windows User Experience with Android RDP

The Parallels Client transforms desktop applications for Android mobile phones seamlessly, adapts them to fit smaller screens and enables all native gestures like swipe, tap-to-click and zoom. It ensures that end users enjoy a consistent experience across desktops and Android devices and makes it easier to switch between devices as needed, without compromising productivity.

Users can multi-task by opening multiple applications or folders at once, view them all through the App Navigator, and select the one they want by tapping on it, just like they would with their Android applications. It supports RemoteFX graphics enhancements for a consistent experience across various video formats and applications with minimal bandwidth consumption. Printing is also super convenient with Parallels RAS Universal Printing. Users can access local printers through their Android devices without additional configurations.

Samsung DeX Transforms your Android Phone into a Desktop

Samsung DeX is a software platform that can transform an Android smartphone or tablet into a desktop computer. It is supported on all Samsung smartphones that have hit the market since 2017, including Samsung’s Galaxy tablets S4, S5e, S6, S7 and Active Pro. Parallels RAS Android Client is compatible with Samsung DeX, and when combined, they can transform Samsung phones into fully functional PCs with access to corporate applications, desktops and data—enabling users to work on –the go.

The DeX mode in the Parallels Client allows users to leverage all of the Samsung DeX capabilities such as wireless DeX on TV for mirroring a mobile screen for presentations. Users can use the mobile and external monitor screen simultaneously for maximum productivity and ease-of-use.

Various Platforms Support Parallels RAS RDP Clients

The Parallels Client for Android is a lightweight, easy-to-install software that provides access to RDP infrastructure and Parallels RAS farms. In addition to Android, the Parallels Client also supports other devices and operating systems, including Windows, Linux, iOS, Thin Client, Google Chromebook and more. It enhances RDP technology to provide a top-tier user experience for secure digital access to corporate applications and desktops anywhere, anytime and on any device or OS.

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