Google recently have developed a Chrome apps to share desktop of your computer which works on cross platform, that is it can run on Windows, Linux and even Mac OS. All you need to have Google Chrome browser installed into your system. Now you don’t have to install any remote desktop application, such as TeamViewer or LogMeIn applications. One important issue, you need to remember, is that, for installing other individual desktop sharing application, you have to keep in mind about the OS in which you have to install the application, may be the application is not been developed for every type of OS. Thus, it will not work, if your partner is working on such OS, which is not been supportive for the individual desktop sharing application. But, Google Chrome browser support Windows, Linux and Mac OS, and thus you won’t face any problem, while sharing cross-platform desktops, as Chrome Remote Desktop is an apps of Google Chrome browser. It can even work with Chrome Book and Chrome Box.
{Also view: Access Desktop of Your Android and iOS Smart Phones.}
Chrome Remote Desktop is a very simple and user friendly application to share desktop, with your partner. You need have Google Chrome browser installed into your own and your partner’s system. And both of you have to install Chrome Remote Desktop apps from the Chrome Web Store. And you are ready to share the desktop of your machines. Just open the apps window, by clicking on the new tab button and there you find the Chrome Remote Desktop Icon after installation is complete and then run it. 
If you want to share your own desktop with your partner, then you need to click on the ‘Share’ button and instantly a code will be generate. You need to share the code, with your partner via email or instant messenger or SMS and your partner will have to click on the ‘Access’ button and enter the shared code, to get access of your system. In terms of security, you can rely on Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop apps, as it generates random code for every session. Thus when you are out of any session of desktop sharing, the same code can not be used or remain valid to login to your system next time. The application will generate fresh code for successive sessions.
Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop apps is recently out of its beta stage and have come with lots of new features such as copy and paste facility between the local and remote computer and for Windows users, this apps can be used as real time audio feed.
Thus, Chrome Remote Desktop really an excellent and hassle free tool to share your desktop with out the tension of caring for the type of OS, your partner is using and also of the complexity of configuring your system. Moreover the image quality of the frames of the remote desktop is impressive and the application is completely free of any charge. However, lot more features integration is expected along with desktop sharing such as audio, video and text chat etc. Hope Google will look forward to deal with this project further, to make it more powerful in future, to go at per with other professional remote desktop applications.
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