RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop
Remotely control a desktop anywhere in the world from your Android device!
Total ratings
4.12
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Intuitive interface for remote control.
- Works well for personal use with a reasonable device limit.
- Quick setup and reliable connection when functioning properly.
- Effective in accessing remote PCs, especially for media use.
Cons
- Recent updates have introduced usability issues, including a problematic floating toolbar.
- Transition to a subscription model has frustrated long-time users.
- Lack of customization options for the user interface.
- Connection issues and unresponsive features have been reported.
Most mentioned
- Transition to subscription model and retirement of free service.
- Usability issues after updates, particularly with the interface.
- Functionality issues such as keyboard input not being properly recognized.
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2.50
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 |  | | The application was free and billed as free and have been using it for 2 years without being asked for a subscription. The publishers pulled rug out and now it asks for a subscription to connect to my devices. I will find a more suitable product for my needs that at least advertises a price rather than builds dependency and charges afterwards. I cannot reccomend this product less. |
| 2024-06-27 |  | | It has my favorite interface for controlling a Pc from the phone. And the cloud connection makes it super easy to punch through Nats. Edit: since they retired the home plan and i got business plus, ive had lots of issues connecting. Sometimes its not available on network even though i see it fine on the monitor, sometimes it runs super slow and bad quality even though server and client both have solid connections. Im guessing the slow down is somewhere in the relay |
| 2024-06-23 |  | | Simply the best. Intuitive interface, free personal use (with a reasonable limit of three devices), and excellent quality for the service. In terms of purpose-built software, this truly is above and beyond. Edit: Changed to reflect the restrictions of the Lite license, which replaced the now-discontinued Home license and now maxes out at 3 devices instead of 5. |
| 2024-06-17 |  | | 6/17- A forced update absolutely ruined this app. It has forced old versions to not work! The old versions are functionally perfect with a usable interface. The new version is an absolute joke!! I will no longer support RealVNC after this. I'm done! Take your money to businesses who actually care about a functional application. 0 stars! |
| 2024-06-08 |  | | Was my go to app for VNC. It was easy to setup and go. Now they are retiring their free service and going for a subscription. Time to go for a Foss alternative. I just need it to remote into a headless once a day. I would have gladly just paid a one time license fee but so be it. Remember, in the future you'll own nothing and be happy about it. |
| 2023-09-21 |  | | It does exactly what it says it on the tin: a fast, near seamless VNC tunnel for the low price of nothing. [Edit: 9/21/2023] I'm fairly annoyed with the updated layout of VNC. Everyone wants to look like Apple these days, so everything in the UI ends up becoming round and non-customizable. There's a massive button in the top right of your screen that cannot be hidden, moved, or managed. Frankly, it gets on my nerves, so I'll be docking my review until the old swipe-down menu returns. |
| 2023-07-23 |  | | The updates are getting worse and worse. When the toolbar was originally undocked it was a bit annoying but workable. Now with the movable toolbar i thought it would fix that, however now it becomes completely unusable when the "mouse" or keyboard controls are on screen because it disappears completely. In the mouse mode there's an X to close that (which is garbage i just want the bar up there) but in keyboard mode there's is absolutely nothing at all. |
| 2023-05-12 |  | | Dropping my review. The new floating toolbar is annoying. It's further down in the screen blocking the view when pinned. And when not pinned there's always a big circle blocking part of the view. There's not much screen space on as phone to begin with, this takes even more away ☹️ Maybe if it was higher in the screen (the very top) or even better movable (eg anywhere, rotate for side bar), fully collapsible when not pinned, and always transparent (to user preference maybe), then it would be ok? |
| 2023-03-24 |  | | The touch sensitivity is to much over the recent year! When I try to click by tapping, half of the time it doesn't register because it thought I was moving the cursor by 1 or 2 pixels! When I try to drag to precise position, and I retract my fingers, it always move the cursor one extra time at the end, since it is too sensitive! PLEASE FIX IT! You were good in the beginning, but now you're not! |
| 2023-01-31 |  | | When it works, it's great. But, let it not connect the first time it tries, and it won't connect at all until you force close the app, maybe reboot your phone, perhaps reset time itself back to when it would work. Otherwise, all you'll see is "failed to resolve domain name" even though every other device is resolving it just fine. Also, who's genius idea was it to put the keyboard function in a pull-down from the top menu? Exactly where most of our phones have the pull-down notification window? |
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