Remote Desktop updated for Windows Phone, makes Mouse Pointer default input mode

Remote Desktop

The official Remote Desktop app for Windows Phone has been updated. Head into the Windows Telephone Store and you'll now find the app at version eight.i.5.17. Today's update is notable for making the Mouse Pointer the default input mode on all connections.

Here's the total changelog for today's Remote Desktop update to version 8.one.5.17:

Mouse Pointer is now the default input mode for all connections
The SHIFT key is now bachelor on the extended keyboard
A resume push button has been added to the app bar to return to the last agile session
Bug fixes and other improvements

Remote Desktop

Today'due south update changes the default input mode from Touch to Mouse Pointer when connected to systems running Windows eight and later. Existing connections will retain their saved input mode and you can of form change betwixt the two input modes.

SHIFT ME

Many of you volition be happy to have the SHIFT cardinal added to the extended keyboard. The SHIFT key will piece of work just like the CTRL and ALT keys already bachelor.

Some other new feature is the addition of a resume button on the app bar. This is a useful feature when you're using Remote Desktop with multiple sessions at the same fourth dimension. Press the back push returns you lot to the Connection Center without disconnecting the sessions. The new resume push button will allow y'all to quickly jump back to the last active session.

You'll also find regular bug fixes and performance improvements throughout the app. Download the latest version of Remote Desktop for Windows Telephone and let u.s. know what you lot think of the new features!