Whenever one starts talking about TeamViewer alternatives, AnyDesk is the first software that comes to my mind. Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and iOS It should serve the purpose of most users, and I think you wouldn’t have to look any further.

All in all, Chrome Remote Desktop serves as a lightweight alternative to TeamViewer. However, you get support for keyboard shortcuts, clipboard syncing, display scaling, and more. But again, it’s meant for general consumers who want to connect to their machines remotely. Also, yeah, there are no extra features like video/audio calling and text chat that are available on TeamViewer. For details, see Delegate administrator roles in Chrome.As for security, it uses the standard SSL/ TLS encryption to establish a remote connection over the web.

Delegated admins that have the Start Remote Desktop privilege can remotely access a user's device but cannot make changes within the device details.

All remote connection sessions are logged in the Admin audit log under ChromeOS Device Command.

The user must accept this before the remote session can continue.

For user and managed guest sessions, when you connect remotely to a device, a remote connection request is displayed.

You can cancel or proceed with the session. If you try to reconnect within 5 minutes, you’ll see a privacy warning.

For kiosk devices, if a user starts using the device after you start a remote session, your session ends.

ChromeOS version 96 or later for for user and managed guest sessions devices.

ChromeOS version 78 or later for kiosk devices.

To connect remotely to a device, it must be online and running the following versions:.For details, see Turn Chrome Remote Desktop on or off for users. If you're a Chrome Education Upgrade customer, make sure you turn on Chrome Remote Desktop in your Admin console.As a Chrome Enterprise administrator, you can remotely access and troubleshoot ChromeOS devices, including kiosk devices, by starting a Chrome Remote Desktop session from the Google Admin console.

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