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Android Apps for Remote Computer Access

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 2013

To use any of the following remote access apps on Android, you’ll need to create an online account and install the software on the computer you wish to remotely access. Next, you’ll install the Android app on your device and provide your username and password information to connect.

1. TeamViewer for Remote Control: TeamViewer for Remote Control: The TeamViewer app for Android makes it easy to support friends and co-workers when they have computer problems and you can also use the app to access your own computer to edit documents or access files from your Android device. The free app features multi-touch gestures to control remote computers, you can access computers behind firewalls and proxy servers and transfer files from your Android mobile device to any computer and vice versa. Download the free app here.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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