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Apple Remote Desktop iPad App

Problem:

Is there an official (or unofficial) Apple Remote Desktop app for iPad or iPhone that allows you to do some of the basic functions that can be done with Apple Remote Desktop for Mac OX?

Scenario:

I am a teacher and need to monitor student MacBook screens, but I don't want to have to sit at my desk to do it. Movement is key to classroom management, and I would like to be able to watch student screens (and accomplish some of the things listed below) from my iPad while moving among students.

Needs:

Examples of what I want to do from my iPad:

Observe multiple MacBook screens at once
Observe (and control, but at least observe) individual MacBook screens
Lock screens
Message (or chat with) users

I can think of a host of other things I'd like it to do, but this is the bare minimum. I'm pretty sure the official Apple Remote Desktop doesn't offer such an iPad app, but is there an alternative? Or plans for releasing such an app? It's honestly surprising one doesn't exist already, given how useful it would be.

My Current Workaround:

I'm using a remote desktop app (Splashtop HD) on my iPad to monitor my MacBook Pro, which is the computer running Apple Remote Desktop to monitor my students' MacBook screens. Obviously this is not ideal, since it's laggy and requires connecting to the computer connecting to the computers. Just saying it sounds ridiculous.

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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 1:38 PM

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jensonc Author

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Posted on Feb 2, 2012 10:38 AM

Since I have had a lot of views and no responses, could those of you who know it isn't possible just tell me so? Is it being considered? Am I alone in wanting such an app? Give me something to go on, please.

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Mar 5, 2015 10:27 AM in response to jensonc

You might want to take a look at something like this product.

http://www.lanschool.com/lanschool/guided-tour

Regards,

Chris

Nov 15, 2016 9:02 AM in response to jensonc

A bit late on the draw on this one, but Chrome Remote Desktop works very well for this type of application. I wound up here looking to see if there was an official Apple iOS solution as well, but it's clear there isn't at this time.

From the testing I've done it supports dual screens, zooming, moving windows, switching between mouse and onscreen keyboard, and it isn't clunky at all, at least in our network here where I work. Once it's set up, it remembers your computers so you don't have to futz around with configuration every time it's used. Solid solution.

It's also worth noting that it works cross-platform, both for Mac and PC.

Apple Remote Desktop iPad App