Remotely control a desktop anywhere in the world from your Android device!
About RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop is a productivity app developed by RealVNC Limited.
Download Statistics
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop has been downloaded 8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 38 thousand times.
User Ratings
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop is rated 3.82 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 55 thousand ratings.
App Information
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop is FREE to download. The APK download size is 11.23 MB. The latest version available is 4.9.4.60176. The last update was on July 13, 2026.
Technical Requirements
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop requires Android 11+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2011.
Description
RealVNC Viewer remote desktop
RealVNC® Viewer turns your phone into a remote desktop, giving you instant access to your Mac, Windows and Linux computers from anywhere in the world. You can view your computer's desktop remotely, and control its mouse and keyboard as though you were sitting down in front of it.
Just visit realvnc.com and download RealVNC Connect remote access software to each computer you want to control. Then sign in to RealVNC Viewer on your device using your RealVNC account credentials. Your remote computers automatically appear; simply tap one to screen share.
Alternatively, you can connect directly to RealVNC Connect with an Enterprise subscription or VNC-compatible software from third parties by entering the remote computer's IP address. Note that you may need to configure firewalls and port forward routers.
RealVNC Connect password-protects each remote computer out-of-the-box (you may need to enter the same user name and password you use to log in to your computer). All sessions are then encrypted end-to-end.
During a session, your device's touch screen serves as a trackpad to give you precise control of the remote desktop. Drag your finger to move the remote mouse cursor and tap anywhere to left-click (other gestures such as right-click and scroll are explained in-app).
RealVNC are the original inventors of VNC remote access technology, and we're confident you'll love what RealVNC Viewer has to offer. If you're still not convinced, check out our reviews!
===Key features===
- Connect with ease via our cloud service to a remote desktop. - Backup and sync your connections between all your devices by signing in to RealVNC Viewer on each one. - A scrolling bar above the virtual keyboard includes advanced keys such as Command/Windows. - Support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice. - Free, paid and trial RealVNC Connect subscriptions available.
===Contact===
We’d love to hear from you: android-support@realvnc.com twitter.com/RealVNC facebook.com/realvnc
Better still, leave us a review!
===Trademarks===
RealVNC and VNC are trademarks of RealVNC Limited and are protected by trademark registrations and/or pending trademark applications in the European Union, United States of America and other jurisdictions. Protected by UK patents 2481870, 2479756; US patent 8760366; EU patent 2652951.
Recent changes: Android Viewer 4.9.4 Released
FIXED: Dialog buttons overlapping the status bar on Android 15
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Comments on RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop for Android
★★★★★Ben Truitt· Jul 16, 2026
Have used this to access Linux machines from Windows devices and mobile devices, domestically and internationally. It has worked great for regular remote access.
★★★★★Ju H-J· Jan 30, 2026
Although you only get 3 machines for free. This is hands down the easiest most efficient vnc I've used.
★★★★★Vigo Vigomand· Jul 13, 2026
Update 14-07-2026, still very stable workhorse for remote acces. It works perfectly, every time, all the time. And is still the best for home network headless Raspberry Pi servers, where it is included free of charge.
★★★★☆Alexandr Lakhin· Feb 12, 2026
After the update, it has become very inconvenient to switch between the keyboard and the mouse(Before, when using the keyboard, you could immediately switch to the mouse, but now it requires extra steps(
★☆☆☆☆Joshua Allen Gutz· Jun 20, 2026
It was fine until recently my laptop got a new IP, so I had to update the IP in the app. I did and now get the unencrypted connection warning page again, and I can uncheck the warn me every time toggle, but the actual ok button to proceed is at the very top of my screen UNDERNEATH MY STATUS BAR (underneath the battery and Wi-Fi symbols), so I can't press the ok button to proceed any further.
★☆☆☆☆Ron Franks· Jul 25, 2026
Terrible UI. warning about unencrypted connections mixed with OS batter and signal UI making it impossible to get past the screen.
★☆☆☆☆Simon Ollenbuttel· Jul 19, 2026
Since last update I can not use this on pixel 8 pro when I click on a connection it goes to the next screen and the top bar is at the very top behind the date and behind the network connection icons, so I can not click on to connect. This is the same in the settings screen total unusable this was never like this before I guess I will have to look at alternatives.
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