VNC® Viewer for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Introduction

These are the release notes for VNC Viewer since its first release.

VNC Viewer for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 1.3 - released 21st July 2010

  • NEW: VNC Viewer now provides support for iOS 4. Note that, for your security, connections are closed on switch out from VNC Viewer running on multi-tasking devices.
  • NEW: VNC Viewer now provides support for Bonjour Service Discovery, making it simple to locate and connect to computers on a local network.
  • A message now appears upon connection indicating whether the remote control session will be encrypted or not.
  • The scrolling key bar now has buttons representing the Enter keyboard key and, for connections to Mac computers, the Option key.
  • Double-tapping the Status Bar now scrolls to the top of connection lists.
  • FIXED: VNC Viewer no longer checks for Internet connectivity before connecting to a computer on a private network.

VNC Viewer for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 1.2.39970 - released 29th April 2010

  • FIXED: Intermittent crash during rotation on some iPads.

VNC Viewer for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 1.2 - released 21st April 2010

  • NEW: VNC Viewer now provides full support for the iPad.
  • NEW: Function, modifier, editing, navigation, and other computer keyboard keys are now available on a scrolling key bar.
  • NEW: You can now zoom fully out to see the whole desktop of a connected computer.
  • NEW: You can now temporarily obscure sensitive text as you type it, for example passwords.

VNC Viewer for iPhone and iPod touch 1.1 - released 29th March 2010

  • NEW: Support for AMX touch panels embedding VNC-compatible Server technology.
  • NEW: A connection can have a user-friendly name.
  • NEW: A connection can have a desktop preview after it is first established.
  • There is now a button to dismiss the on-screen keyboard. You no longer have to tap the screen.
  • When the keyboard is displayed, moving the mouse cursor is now the same user experience as when the keyboard is dismissed.
  • A message now warns if connecting to Screen Sharing or Remote Management built-in to Mac OS X 10.4+ and VNC Viewers may control screen with password is not enabled.

VNC Viewer for iPhone and iPod touch 1.0 - released 2nd February 2010

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