Remote Desktop 8 v8.0.6.24867
APK · 4.8 MB · version code 9 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded May 12, 2014
The source store flagged this file with a security warning (Warning). We recommend not installing it. See other versions.
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v8.1.82.445, uploaded Aug 11, 2022 — about 8 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.8 MB; the latest is 18.2 MB (13.5 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 4.1+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 1 more permission: Run foreground services.
File information
- Version
- v8.0.6.24867 (9)
- Uploaded
- May 12, 2014
- Size
- 4.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit
- Screen
- Normal screens and larger
- MD5
- 04db80a57f211c75a66427c47ff71fb6
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 00:05:DF:A1:28:DC:E1:62:64:AA:E6:11:41:F2:ED:2B:68:8A:A1:4D
- Signed by
- CN=Microsoft Corporation Third Party Marketplace (Do Not Trust), OU=Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, ST=Washington, C=US
- File name
- com-microsoft-rdc-android-9-5780612-04db80a57f211c75a66427c47ff71fb6.apk
- Package
- com.microsoft.rdc.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v8.0.6.24867
8.0.5
+ Remote experience optimized for high resolution displays
+ A number of bug fixes
8.0.4
+ A number of bug fixes
8.0.3
+ NetBIOS name resolution. Use the computer name instead of the IP Address for a Remote Desktop connection.
+ A number of bug fixes
8.0.2
+ Pinch-to-zoom support in Mouse Pointer mode
+ Performance improvements
+ Improved support for stylus input
+ A number of bug fixes
Permissions (5)
This version requests 5 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access download manager android.permission.ACCESS_DOWNLOAD_MANAGER
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Microsoft Corporation” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Aug 5, 2020
- Uploaded by “antbene” 131 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Remote Desktop 8 on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 9.5 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.8 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-microsoft-rdc-android-9-5780612-04db80a57f211c75a66427c47ff71fb6.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 04db80a57f211c75a66427c47ff71fb6. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Remote Desktop 8 — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 2.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source; for this file we recommend not to.