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Chrome Remote Desktop: How to Take Over Someones ComputerMarie Prokopets,Co-founder of NiraChrome Remote Desktop lets you take control of a computer. It works through the Chrome browser, works on all operating systems, and gives you complete control. Show
In this post, well look at what you can do with it, why youd want to, and how to set it up. What can you do with Chrome Remote Desktop?Chrome Remote Desktop lets you take over another computer remotely. You can use it to remotely access your own computer, access someone elses, or allow someone else to remotely access yours. Theres a few situations where this comes in handy:
What devices can you use?You can use a desktop, laptop, or mobile device. For operating systems, Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux, iOS, and Android all work. If you want to use a mobile device youll need to use the Chrome Remote Desktop app. Desktop and laptop users should use the Chrome Remote Desktop web app. How to use Chrome Remote DesktopYou will need:
First, open the Chrome user profile you want to work from. Then, open Chrome Remote Desktop here: https://remotedesktop.google.com/ The setup process is the same for Mac and Windows. We have special instructions on setting up Linux and Chromebook below. How to set up remote accessOn the computer you want to access remotely, go to the Remote Access tab. Then download the application: This opens the Chrome Web Store page for the Chrome Remote Desktop extension. Always make sure youre downloading the one marked with the developed-by-Google G, not some third-party copycat. Once the extension is installed, select it from the extensions bar to download and set up the app. Click the download button on the web page that opened when you clicked the extension. And dont close the page, its the wizard for the early stages of installing the app. Go through the installer and finish installing the app. Once its installed, go back to the web page to choose a name for your computer: Then youll need to choose a PIN of at least six numbers. This will be the code that provides another machine access your computer. Chrome will offer to save this as a password. Now youll see your device as online in the Chrome Remote Desktop web portal. You still need to install Chrome Remote Desktop on the computer or device youre controlling from. Lets say its a mobile device this time. Were going to connect an Android phone to Chrome Remote Desktop, then use it to remote-manage our Mac. To do that, download the Chrome Remote Desktop app to your phone from the Play Store. Then youll see your computers desktop display on your phone screen: At first, its not totally intuitive. You cant just use it the way youd use a normal mobile display. Instead, you have to move the mouse pointer with the touchscreen and mouse over things to select them. The touchscreen gestures take a little getting used to. But you do have direct, complete access. You can open new applications and see anything on your phone that you can on your desktop. Leaving aside cosmetic differences in the appearance of the app, the functionality is the same across all operating systems. Your computers appear in a list, you select one, enter the PIN you created, and you have access. If you wanted to do this from an iPhone, install Chrome Remote Desktop from the App Store and sign in. You should see your other devices in your My Computers list. How to set up remote supportRemote support assumes that you dont want a permanent connection with the other persons computer. Both of you need to have Chrome Remote Desktop installed, but beyond that the process is quicker. If you want to get remote support, click that option to get an autogenerated code that expires in five minutes: If you want to give remote support, ask the other person for that code, select the Give Support option, enter the code, and youll have access to the other persons computer. Chrome Remote Desktop control isnt an either-or choice. If you have access to my computer, Im not locked out. I can still type, control windows, and click on things at the same time. How to use Chrome Remote Desktop on a mobile deviceHere are those gestures for controlling a desktop computer remotely from a mobile device:
If you dont have trackpad mode enabled, you can swipe down with three fingers to call up a menu bar that offers the keyboard, the mouse functions, and the toolbar. How to install Chrome Remote Desktop on Linus and ChromebookLinuxFirst, download and install the Chrome Remote Desktop application as above. Then, install the Chrome Remote Desktop Debian package: https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb Next, create a virtual desktop session, following these four steps. If you have Ubuntu 12.04, skip to Step 4.
Allow remote connections on your Linux machine by following these steps:
ChromebookLog into Chrome, find the Chrome Remote Desktop web app in the Chrome Web Store, and launch it. Youll do the same Chrome extension install as you would on a Mac or Windows desktop, but then youre finishedtheres nothing else to install. The downsides of Chrome Remote DesktopChrome Remote Desktop sounds like a great tool, and it is. But there are a few downsides. Everyone involved needs to have Chrome and a Google account. And every computer in the equation needs to have Chrome Remote Desktop installed. You cant control a computer remotely if it doesnt already have the Chrome Remote Desktop app. In terms of potential problems, there are reports of issues installing Chrome Remote Desktop on Chromebooks and not a lot of Google documentation to help you. If you have a G Suite account, youll probably have better luck getting someone at Google to give you a hand. There have also been reports this year of the Chromebook version not letting users add new computers. What about functions Chrome Remote Desktop doesnt support? Theres no chat capability, so youll need to take your chatting elsewhere like a Google Doc, text messaging, or Hangouts. You cant copy files to or from remote computers. And you cant send remote files to a local printer. You can retrievefilesby either emailing them to yourself or uploading them to the cloud and work on them remotely. But you cant treat two devices as one environment spread across two pieces of hardware. Finally, on desktop, the use of custom keyboard shortcuts is limited. Youll be using the mouse a lot. |