Almost as good as TeamViewer – Chrome Remote Desktop Review

I'm trying this coming from TeamViewer, and I'm using it to control a Windows 10 desktop. This is definitely much easier to set up than TeamViewer was, but it seems weird to use. First off, there's the differences in mouse control mechanics. I find this one better because it more closely matches my MacBook's trackpad (e.g. two finger click to right click), so there is less confusion between those. On the other hand, I find the way it deals with multiple monitors to be really weird. I'm used to having one monitor on screen and pressing a button to switch between them in TeamViewer, and now suddenly if I scroll too far or zoom out too much, all 3 monitors are on screen, and I don't see any setting or option to display one at a time. I figured there would have at least been a button to zoom in on the one screen. Since the review is for the iOS app, not the whole product, I won't take into account the host's performance, but I notice no apparent differences in computer performance. Also, the cursor *sometimes* slides around after you stop moving. I say *sometimes* because if something always happens when you do a certain action, so what; it's a bad feature or a bug. If something *sometimes* happens, though, it's a real indicator of a low quality product, imo, so just getting rid of that would make the app feel a lot better. Also if this isn't a bug, why would anyone ever want their cursor to keep going after they stop moving it? If I wanted it to keep going I would have kept going. I really want to switch to this because it seems more user friendly, but the nail in the coffin is that there are no special keys in the app. You seriously expect people to use their computers with no function keys, no control, no windows key, and no alt key? So I guess I'm reluctantly going back to TeamViewer, but hmu if you add special keys.
Review by TimeLordWho/MrAustinFTW on Chrome Remote Desktop.

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