{"id":125346,"date":"2026-08-12T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=125346"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:27:56","slug":"summer-26-release-new-realvnc-connect","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/summer-26-release-new-realvnc-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer &#8217;26 Release: What\u2019s New in RealVNC Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"125346\" class=\"elementor elementor-125346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b46cff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b46cff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bfcf70\" data-id=\"8bfcf70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cac386a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cac386a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This release is one of those &#8220;something for everyone&#8221; ones.<\/p><p>There&#8217;s a redesigned home screen that makes finding and connecting to your devices quicker, single sign-on support for Windows devices, and a handful of smaller improvements that make day-to-day use a bit smoother.<\/p><p>For our Enterprise customers, there are two stand-out features you\u2019re going to want to check out \u2014\u00a0 \u00a0<em>Web Viewer for On-Prem<\/em> and <em>Session Authentication via SSO<\/em>. We are very excited about these ones and reckon you\u2019re going to be too.<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s the full rundown.<\/p><h2>A simpler, more intuitive home screen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6716bae0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6716bae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575b503\" data-id=\"575b503\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221799ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"221799ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Home-screen-RealVNC.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-125349\" alt=\"Home screen RealVNC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Home-screen-RealVNC.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Home-screen-RealVNC-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Home-screen-RealVNC-1024x779.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Home-screen-RealVNC-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53dcd02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53dcd02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f6d9c1\" data-id=\"9f6d9c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e52bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e52bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we launched our new look with Version 8 last year, we said it was just the start. Well, in this release, we&#8217;ve come back to the home screen and completely refreshed it.<\/p><p>The new dual-pane layout puts outbound connections (the devices <em>you<\/em> connect to) on the left, and inbound connections (devices connecting <em>to you<\/em>) on the right. Everything\u2019s there in front of you, neatly laid out so it\u2019s easy to perform the key actions you need to.<\/p><p>A few other things worth knowing:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Recent Devices<\/strong> gives you one-click access to the devices you use most, so you&#8217;re not scrolling through a full list every time.<\/li><li><strong>Code Connect<\/strong>, our one-time access feature, now shows on the home screen for quick access rather than being tucked away in the side menu.<\/li><li>The <strong>RealVNC Connect Viewer app<\/strong> gets the same redesign, so the experience is consistent whether you&#8217;re initiating a connection or being connected to.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Web Viewer for On-Prem: Connect Straight from Your Browser <em>(Enterprise)<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e04173 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e04173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b651ae\" data-id=\"0b651ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4a81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d4a81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WebViewer-RealVNC.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-125348\" alt=\"WebViewer RealVNC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WebViewer-RealVNC.png 1379w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WebViewer-RealVNC-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WebViewer-RealVNC-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WebViewer-RealVNC-768x455.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c213197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c213197\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1143981c\" data-id=\"1143981c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73968713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73968713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the headline feature for Enterprise customers this release: <strong>Web Viewer for On-Prem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can now connect to remote devices straight from your browser \u2014 no need to install or open the RealVNC Viewer desktop app at all. That&#8217;s especially useful if you&#8217;re connecting from a machine where you can&#8217;t (or don&#8217;t want to) install software, or you just want one less app to manage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To use it, you&#8217;ll need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-Prem Management Console 3.1.0 or later<\/li>\n<li>RealVNC Server 7.18.0 or later installed on the devices you&#8217;re connecting to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/37291641508765-On-Prem-Management-Console-Web-Viewer#connecting-to-a-remote-device-0-0\">Read our help article: On-Prem Management Console &#8211; Web Viewer<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sign in once with Entra ID SSO for Windows devices <em>(Enterprise)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>If your organisation already uses Entra ID for account sign-in, you can now extend that same single sign-on to authenticate connections to remote <strong>Windows<\/strong> devices.<\/p>\n<p>Once it&#8217;s configured, users who are already signed in don&#8217;t have to re-enter credentials to connect to the devices they&#8217;re assigned to, making for a much smoother experience.<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><a id=\"menurrr1\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/35893943341085-setting-up-cloud-sso-authentication#what-is-cloud-sso-authentication--0-0\" href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/35893943341085-Setting-up-Cloud-SSO-Authentication#what-is-cloud-sso-authentication--0-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link See our help article: \u2018Setting up Cloud SSO Authentication\u2019\">See our help article: \u2018Setting up Cloud SSO Authentication\u2019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Screen Blanking: now with a custom image<\/h2>\n<p>Screen Blanking already shows the connecting user&#8217;s name and IP\/cloud address when someone&#8217;s working on a device remotely, so anyone walking past knows it&#8217;s in use. You can now display a custom image on that overlay too, making it instantly recognisable at a glance.<\/p>\n<h2>Audit logs now cover more activity<\/h2>\n<p>Audit logging has been expanded to include file transfer, session recording, and chat start\/end events. If you&#8217;re troubleshooting an issue or need to demonstrate compliance, that&#8217;s a much fuller picture of what happened during a session, not just that a session took place.<\/p>\n<h2>Bug fixes and improvements<\/h2>\n<p>Alongside the headline features, this release also brings a round of fixes, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting to devices with multiple monitors no longer causes the app to crash.<\/li>\n<li>Corrupted user preferences files are now automatically repaired, instead of causing connection issues.<\/li>\n<li>The proxy settings page is now accessible directly from the sign-in screen, making it easier to configure before connecting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Want the full technical detail?<\/strong> Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/sections\/24952178093469-Release-Notes\">Release Notes<\/a> for a complete breakdown of what&#8217;s changed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a question?<\/strong> Start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\">Help Center<\/a> and if you can&#8217;t find what you need there, our Support Team is on chat and happy to help.<\/p>\n<p>These features are only possible from the feedback we get from you, our customers. 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