Googlebook support
Hi RealVNC Team,
With Googlebook releasing Monday, the question is simply: can we trust you to support it?
While the mobile app works well for touch navigation on phones, it struggles in desktop environments compared to the native Linux client. Are there plans on the roadmap to improve desktop-mode support for Android? Specifically:
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Relative Mouse Pointer Capture: Direct hardware mouse capture so right-click, middle-click, and cursor locking behave like a desktop client rather than emulated touch taps.
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System Shortcut Forwarding: Preventing the local Android environment from intercepting keys like
Alt+Tab,Ctrl+W, or Super/Meta keys so they pass cleanly into the remote session. -
Desktop Window Resizing & Scaling: Native DPI scaling when running full-screen on 1080p/4K laptop displays.
With modern clamshell laptops and desktop windowing growing rapidly on Android, having true desktop mouse/keyboard parity on the Android viewer would be a massive upgrade.
Thanks for your time and for maintaining a great tool!
Comments
Hi Jacob, thanks for sharing these detailed suggestions.
We understand how important mouse pointer capture, keyboard shortcut forwarding, and proper display scaling are when using RealVNC Viewer on a laptop.
We'll share your feedback with our team for consideration. We don't have a confirmed roadmap or timeline for Googlebook-specific improvements to share at this stage, but we appreciate you highlighting these areas.
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