Access Your Desktop Remotely With Google Chrome Remote Desktop

Chrome Remote Desktop is an extension for the Google Chrome web browser that lets you set up a computer for remote access from any other Chrome browser or via their Android or IOS Apps.

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[drummerboyj]

That is great. I use Google Remote Desktop for a church I support, but when I initially set it up Google didn't offer the capability to host it on Linux. That is a great new addition I'll definitely use.

[eksine]

IT WORKS!!! guys basically just google "chrome remote desktop" and download it and install on the desktop you want to control. it will pop up a box saying do you want to run and install this program, hit yes. once the program runs it will ask for a reboot, , then launch it and start the application on the desktop. on your android phone install the chrome remote desktop from the store and then just click the name of the dekstop you created, BOOM it works!!! the setup on the desktop is the important part just pay attention to the prompts, its really easy!!! it's june 2019, works!!! also you set up a 6 digit pin number and type it in to get access to your desktop, it's like super cool this works!

[sysdrum]

It works great for connecting from Linux to Windows and MacOS. As I only run Linux as my daily platform but I have to trouble shoot for users on other platforms it has come in very handy.
As until resonantly Teamviewer was not native on Linux so it had it's ups and downs. Thank you for covering this.

[mklinger]

I'm gonna do this for school. My laptop just died and I didn't feel like buying a new one since I only have one year left. So I'm gonna build a desktop, buy a Chromebook, and access it that way. Kind of a work around but I'm not gonna use a laptop after I graduate but a "gaming PC" would definitely get used.

[DareDreamBig]

FANTASTIC, THANK YOU! My brother bought our mother a Chromebook computer, but seeing I have an HP, I had no idea how to use hers. I found another video and all the crazy steps to jump thru were nuts... plus no one talked to explain anything, they just typed it all. Your process was so easy to understand, now to set it up. Tried to get Skype downloaded, but that was a pain too! So hopefully this will help. Thx Again!

[LuisYax]

On the Mac, it did not work well particularly with the redrawing. It took for ever to update, this is when going in the Mac. Now when on the Mac going into Windows it worked supper well. Or from a Windows to another Windows all well.

[CharlesEBright]

I tried this last night on my nexus 7 2013 tablet and used it to connect to my laptop and it works good for me.

Yes I'm pretty sure scammers will try it eventually but that will require them to write a much more crappy script to trick people. Google needs to release a statement before hand to warn about potential scammers who may use the remote access service. It would go along way to nip scammers. Also Google needs to hide a function inside remote desktop where you can track the IP of the one accessing your device or laptop. Good video. You earned a new subscriber.

[sheilawilson]

your video was great... very EZ to follow Thanks for the help

[LanceHowell]

i have been using Chrome Remote Desktop for the past 2 yrs. I use my chromebook to do video editing on my windows office PC from my living room, so i don't have to be away from my family. I also use it when I just want to take my chromebook on trips or from my Pixel Phone to get a file or do some small tasks on the phone. It works great. sometimes it gets disconnected but only if the computer has been on for a long time. You can also log in even if the monitor is turned off. pretty cool.

[AceBoy]

Just found out about this from a coworker, was thinking of Apache Guacamole but tried this and it's working (so far at least, I did the install using my FireFox browser not chrome).

I do see an issue, kinda, though. I have a multi monitor set up currently and when it loads its showing both as 1, so it is extremely wide by really narrow. Still works though...

[TechFromYorkshire]

Been using it for some time. Never had an issue with it. Cannot complain at all for free.

[samathierry]

thanks alot for the video it was help ful

[nauxsi]

If you're going to use chromebook to remotely login into windows, should you then go more for beefier specs?

[Best-mxof]

Yes works well for when I am at work. Leave small laptop running at home just for this. When I need to can shut it down.

[lisalawson]

So do you have to be logged into the email that initially set up the remote connection in order to use the pin you set?

[MrHemanth.]

Thanks for the useful information, will this be recommended for commercial purpose like for an example IT Staff using to resolve the technical issues.

[meekerh]

Very good overview-- well done. Thanks.

[josehernandez-qllr]

Are there any firewall restrictions we should plan for

[williamshenk]

Nice, good information on this product.

[SveinWisnaes]

Looks interesting, but would rather use an open source solution if it exists. I have been using TeamViewer until now (I am the designated tech support person in my family...), but want to move to something else. Any ideas? Something that will traverse NAT without modifying the firewall? That is always a problem. The whole point of me helping out is because they do not know how to do stuff like that :-)