Microsoft Remote Desktop gets improved thumbnails and bookmarks on iOS

Microsoft Remote Desktop has updates available on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Both versions of the app have a long list of new features, including background refresh for subscribed workspaces on macOS and a two-column thumbnail view for larger iPhones like the iPhone 12.

Microsoft Remote Desktop has a long changelog for macOS, including several fixes and general improvements:

• Added background refresh for subscribed workspaces.
• Fixed an issue where the session window may jump to another monitor when auto-reconnect kicks in.
• Fixed an issue where the session window would sometimes be enlarged after connecting.
• Addressed an issue where the name of a redirected folder would be incorrect in the remote session.
• Fixed a bug that made it difficult to resize remote app windows.
• Improved the error messages that are displayed when user accounts fail to update.
• Fixed an issue where window titles in the list of connected remote apps were blank.
• Addressed a multimon issue where the mouse cursor shape would not update correctly when dragging between monitors.
• Added a checkbox to General Preferences to enable/disable Microsoft Teams optimizations.
• Added UI to report if a remote app could not be launched on the server due to not being on the system allow list.
• Fixed an issue where the session window could not be made wider when placed at the top or bottom of the screen.
• Addressed scenarios where the mouse cursor would disappear while connected to a remote PC.
• Deletion of an Azure Virtual Desktop workspace now correctly removes all associated workspaces.
• Fixed an issue where adding a folder to redirect to a bookmark would enable the “Add” button with an empty PC name.
• Addressed an issue where double-clicking the title bar incorrectly stretched the session window.
• Updated the mouse to change to a hand glyph when hovering over a red input error indicator.
• Fixed an issue where the session window would flash rapidly in the “Mission Control” or “Application windows” view.

Here’s what’s new for Microsoft Remote Desktop on iOS and iPadOS:

• Additional two-column thumbnail view for larger iPhones.
• Revamped PC thumbnail styling.
• Cleaned up PC bookmark list view (only available on iPhones).
• Press-and-hold semantics for PC bookmarks and workspace headers.
• New context menus for interaction with PC bookmarks and workspaces.
• Ability to duplicate PC bookmarks.
• Full preview of the PC bookmark thumbnail after a press-and-hold.
• New pull-down menu for interaction with the Connection Center.
• Pull-to-refresh behavior for subscribed workspaces.
• Animated sorting of PC bookmarks by name or last connected time.
• Auto-expanded search field on iPads.

If you’re new to using a remote desktop, make sure to check out our guide on how to use Remote Desktop to connect to a Windows 10 PC.