VMware Horizon Client 4.6

The Horizon Client 4.6 version is paired with Horizon 7.3 release. There has been updates for each client platform below you can find the official links from VMware and the new features / resolved issues for each platform.

VMware Official Links for Horizon Client 4.6

Release Notes
Software Download

Horizon Client for Windows:

New Features:

• Support for pre-launched applications
  A Horizon 7 administrator can configure a published application so that an application session is launched before you open the published application in Horizon Client. When a published application is pre-launched, the application opens more quickly in Horizon Client. This feature requires Horizon 7 version 7.2 or later on the server.
• Support for server-created Start menu shortcuts for remote desktops and published applications
  A Horizon 7 administrator can configure Start menu shortcuts for remote desktops and published applications. If you are entitled to remote desktops or published applications that have shortcuts, Horizon Client places the shortcuts in the Start menu on your local system when you connect to the server. This feature requires Horizon 7 version 7.3.1 or later on the server.
• HTML5 multimedia redirection with Chrome
  A Horizon 7 administrator can configure the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature to redirect HTML5 multimedia content from a remote desktop to your local system when you use the Chrome browser. Because your local system plays the HTML5 multimedia content, you have a better audio and video experience. The HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is enabled by default in Horizon Client during installation. A Horizon 7 administrator must enable HTML5 Multimedia Redirection in the remote desktop during Horizon Agent installation. Horizon Agent 7.3.1 is required.
• New command-line properties for the Horizon Client for Windows installer
  The following command-line properties have been added to the Horizon Client for Windows installer:
  • INSTALL_HTML5MMR - specifies whether to install HTML5 Multimedia Redirection support.
  • REMOVE - specifies the features not to install.
  • STARTMENU_SHORTCUT - specifies whether to create a Start menu shortcut for Horizon Client on your local system.
• Support for UNC paths with client drive redirection
  You can now use the client drive redirection feature to redirect mapped drives that have UNC (Universal Naming Convention) paths.
• USB redirection support in nested mode
  The USB redirection feature is now supported when you use Horizon Client in nested mode.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Mac OS X:

New Features:

• Change the VMware Blast network condition after you connect to a server
  After you connect to a server, you can switch the network condition between Typical and Excellent, if Typical or Excellent was selected before you connected to the server.
• Application pre-launch works without enablement in Horizon Client
  You can now use the application pre-launch feature without having to set the Horizon Client reconnection behavior to "Reconnect automatically to open applications."
• Select specific monitors in a multi-monitor setup
  You can use the selective multiple-monitor feature to select the monitors on which to display a remote desktop window. For example, if you have three monitors, you can specify that the remote desktop window appears on only two of those monitors. By default, a remote desktop window appears on all monitors in a multiple-monitor setup.
• macOS High Sierra (10.13) support
  You can install Horizon Client on a macOS High Sierra (10.13) system.
• Norwegian keyboard support
  You can use a Norwegian keyboard with Horizon Client.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for iOS:

New Features:

• Change the VMware Blast network condition after you connect to a server
  After you connect to a server, you can switch the network condition between Typical and Excellent if Typical or Excellent was selected before you connected to the server.
• Use the iPad onscreen keyboard in split mode with Horizon Client
  You can use the iPad onscreen keyboard in split mode with Horizon Client when you connect to a server and when you are working in a remote desktop. When the onscreen keyboard is in split mode, the space between the two parts of the onscreen keyboard is transparent.
• Report crash data to VMware
  You can use the new Crash Reporting setting to send crash data to VMware.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.
• iOS 11 support
  You can install Horizon Client on an iOS 11 device.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Android:

New Features:

• Configure a server list and a default server
  You can configure a list of Connection Server instances and a default Connection Server instance on enrolled Chromebooks that are managed by Google Admin and enrolled Android devices that are managed by AirWatch. When you configure a list of servers, the servers appear as shortcuts in Horizon Client. If you configure a default server, Horizon Client automatically connects to that server.
• Use your client device's built-in cameras in remote desktops and applications
  With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use your client device's built-in cameras in a remote desktop. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard conferencing applications such as Skype, WebEx,and Google Hangouts.
• External mouse enhancements
  Horizon Client supports additional mouse buttons.
• Add a remote desktop or application shortcut to the Android home screen
  You can now add a remote desktop or application shortcut to the Android home screen after you connect to a server.
• Report crash data to VMware
  You can use the new Crash Reporting setting to send crash data to VMware.
• Android 8 support
  You can install Horizon Client on an Android 8 device.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.

Resolved Issues:

• If you launch a remote application and then change the resolution (either by rotating your device or manually changing the preference setting), residual application windows can remain on your screen after you drag the application window to a different location.

Horizon Client for Linux:

New Features:

• Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
  You can run Skype for Business inside a virtual desktop without negatively affecting the virtual infrastructure and overloading the network. All media processing takes place on the Linux client machine, instead of in the virtual desktop, during Skype audio and video calls. To use this feature, you must install the Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the client machine during Horizon Client installation. A Horizon administrator must also install the Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the virtual desktop during Horizon Agent installation.
• Raspberry Pi 3 support
  Horizon Client for Linux now supports the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B devices that are installed with ThinLinx Operating System (TLXOS) or Stratodesk NoTouch Operating System. The supported Horizon Client features include Blast Extreme, USB redirection, and H.264 decoding.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• Additional audio-in support
  Horizon Client for Linux now supports 8000Hz and 16000Hz audio-in sample rate when connecting to Horizon Agent 7.3.2 or later. The sample rate used is adjusted to the rate that is set on the Horizon agent.

Resolved Issues:

• On RHEL 7.2 64-bit using AMD open source drivers, with H.264 enabled and the VMware Blast protocol, users might not be able to connect to a remote desktop.
• A green screen appears when you connect to a remote desktop with H.264 from a Ubuntu 16.04 client system with an Intel GPU.
• Occasionally, the desktop or application session disconnects unexpectedly when audio-in is being used.

Horizon Client for Chrome OS:

New Features:

• Use your Chromebook's cameras in remote desktops and applications
  With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use your Chromebook's cameras in a remote desktop. Real-Time Audio-Video is compatible with standard conferencing applications such as Skype, WebEx,and Google Hangouts.
• SHA-256 support
  Horizon Client has been updated to support the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP:

New Features:

• VMware Blast sessions are automatically reconnected after momentary network loss 
  Horizon Client automatically reconnects VMware Blast sessions when the network is unstable.
• OpenSSL 1.0.2l support
  The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2l.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.