RealVNC Connect 8.6.0

This page contains the release notes for RealVNC Connect 8.6.0, including details of new features, improvements and fixes included in the release.

Release Date

November 2026

Changes

• NEW: Connection events in the audit log now include a field for the connecting device’s hostname.

• NEW: The RealVNC Connect toolbar now includes a Local Input Lock button. This feature is disabled by default and must be enabled before it can be used. Once it’s enabled, users with the appropriate permission can use the button to turn keyboard and mouse input on the remote device on or off during a session, with no need to restart the session.

• NEW: The app now displays in Chinese when the system language is set to Chinese.

• IMPROVED: Screen blanking now lists every connected user, with labelled usernames and IP addresses. The custom image field now has validation, and the screen blanking settings have moved to the Privacy section.

• FIXED: macOS no longer shows two app icons when the RealVNC Connect app is installed over RealVNC Viewer.

• FIXED: Recent Devices are no longer shown after signing out.

• FIXED: File transfers no longer continue after a disconnect; they are now cancelled.

• FIXED: Remote printing no longer fails when RestrictedMode is enabled.

• FIXED: The connected RealVNC Viewer no longer crashes on shutdown on Linux.

• FIXED: The RealVNC Viewer no longer crashes on exit on macOS after cloud SSO authentication.

• FIXED: The AuthFailure error message is no longer missing when authentication fails.

• FIXED: The “Sleep is enabled” message is now shows correctly on version 8.

• FIXED: On-Demand Assist on macOS no longer fails to prompt for Screen Recording permission.

• Security hardening and bugfixes