Google Releases Chrome Remote Desktop App Out Of Beta

After its announcement last Monday, Google has finally taken its screen sharing application out of beta and into primetime by adding a few more extra features. Similar to LogMeIn and Splashtop, Chrome Remote Desktop allows you to take control of other computers remotely.

One of the new features added that wasn’t available in the beta version is the real time audio feed from Windows. What does this mean? Well, for one thing, it means that you can now stream your MP3s through the Internet to wherever you are accessing it from. Another new feature is the ability for users to copy/paste stuff between the remote and local computer’s clipboard.

If there’s anyone who will benefit the most out of this app, it’ll be those who use the Chromebook. As one review says, “You can take your highly “portable and easy-to use Chromebook with you on the go” and still remote into your PC or Mac at home to listen to music, do work that isn’t possible on a Chromebook, or to just check on things.”

All you need to do is download it from the Chrome Web Store. It should be installed on both of the machines’ (host and client) browsers, with a Google account on each (you’ll be prompted to sign in before proceeding with the remote access function).

Chrome Remote Desktop was launched just a year ago and now that it’s out as a fully functioning app, Google promises to add even more features in the future to make it “even more powerful.”

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