Chrome Remote Desktop by Google lets you securely access your computers from an Android device, enabling on-the-go support and collaboration. With over 10,000,000+ total downloads and 320K in the last 30 days, it remains a long-standing, trusted option for remote desktop access, though it isn’t ranked in any top lists.
Pros & Cons
Secure, Google-backed remote access from Android
Easy setup on computers via Chrome Web Store
Free to use with straightforward connections
Long-standing presence with a large user base and history
Competitors often emphasize TV casting or Chromecast-style features, which are not highlighted here
About Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop is a tools app developed by Google LLC.
Download Statistics
Chrome Remote Desktop has been downloaded 37 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 320 thousand times.
User Ratings
Chrome Remote Desktop is rated 2.72 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 210 thousand ratings.
App Information
Chrome Remote Desktop is FREE to download. The APK download size is 1.17 MB. The latest version available is TWA 1.5.2. The last update was on February 25, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2014.
Description
Securely access your computers from your Android device.
• On each of your computers, set up remote access using the Chrome Remote Desktop app from Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/remotedesktop • On your Android device, open the app and tap on any of your online computers to connect.
For information about privacy, please see the Google Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/SyrVzj) and the Chrome Privacy Policy (http://goo.gl/0uXE5d).
Recent changes: General fixes and stability improvements.
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The app has been great so far and, objectively, it deserves 5 stars. Subjectively, though, I'd love to see one improvement: two keyboard options. 1. The current laptop-style keyboard. 2. My phone's native Android keyboard. Personally, I mainly use Chrome Remote Desktop for typing, and I'm much faster with my phone's keyboard because it's what I'm used to. Having the option to switch between the two would make the app even better for users like me. If that's not possible, it's still great.
★★★★★Jahanzeb Ehsan· Aug 9, 2026
Easy to operate and no lag, smoothly control your desktop from mobile from anywhere
★☆☆☆☆Daniel· Aug 8, 2026
Web app now instead of a native Android app, which ruined the mobile experience. I can no longer use cursor mode or directly input text with my device's keyboard, I'm given a clunky text field to "insert" text with and a horrid on-screen keyboard. The UI clutters small screens. The change to web app was wholly unnecessary, but раjееts are obsessed with turning everything into web apps for "efficiency sааr", that's also how Microsoft turned the Windows 11 start menu into a laggy unusable mess.
★☆☆☆☆Shivam Chavan· Jun 22, 2026
It worked very well until this message showed up "Hmmm... This is taking longer than expected. You may have a browser extension installed that is blocking automatic playing of videos. Try disabling all extensions or try connecting in incognito/private browsing mode." I have checked there is nothing in my extension which is stopping this app to show the result very much irritating and frustrated. Anyone having any solution pls reply
★☆☆☆☆Brian C· Jul 20, 2026
Over the past week it has been spotty at best! Doesn't seem to work 1 min then an hour later it works. It should consistently work. I have tried mobile data and Wi-Fi. I get the same result as it can't connect to get past the app Icon screen. Please fix!
★☆☆☆☆TaienV· Jul 31, 2026
Google's products continue to degrade in quality across the board. Bugs, handicaps set at the whim of copyright holders, and general restriction by certain websites have made this app useless. Google bends over backwards for anyone who pays them money and the cancerous "copyright industry" has paid enough to get Google to degrade this app to not show video or sound when remote controlling a PC that happens to be playing Netflix or any other stream. Not enough room here to list all the other.
Google Play Rankings for Chrome Remote Desktop
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Technologies used by Chrome Remote Desktop
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