Housekeeping: the app now reports its version when connecting to the server — this helps us diagnose reports faster (we can see which build hit an issue). It does not affect how the connection works or your privacy.
1.0.51
2026-09-19
On phones (as the controller) there is now a button to bring up the on-screen keyboard — you can type into fields on the remote computer.
1.0.50
2026-09-19
Connecting on restrictive networks (corporate/guest Wi-Fi that block all UDP and everything except port 443): the WebRTC engine was updated so the relay now also works over a secure connection on 443 — the connection establishes where it previously could not.
1.0.49
2026-09-18
Detailed connection diagnostics in the log: it now shows which connection paths (local, via STUN, via the relay) each side gathered, and on failure — why the connection could not be established. Helps troubleshoot when a connection does not go through.
1.0.48
2026-09-18
Fixed the Windows auto-update hanging: the screen-capture service held its file open and the update could not replace it — now the service is stopped before copying and the copy no longer waits forever.
1.0.47
2026-09-18
Fixed connecting over the internet behind strict NAT (mobile carriers, CGNAT): a relayed connection could not finish setting up within the allotted time and was dropped on its own. It is now given enough time to establish.
1.0.46
2026-09-13
Session password: a one-time password (new on every launch) is now shown under your ID — hand it out for a one-off connection. The permanent password from settings still works too; either one is accepted.
When connecting you can save the peer's password so you don't type it every time.
Fixed a freeze when reconnecting to the same computer.
If the remote computer stops responding, the session now closes with a message instead of hanging on a blank screen.
1.0.45
2026-09-13
Smoother video: an internal frame-rate cap is removed — the picture now runs at the full set frame rate without stutter (Windows).
1.0.44
2026-09-13
Windows: apps running as administrator can now be controlled, and the User Account Control (UAC) prompt is visible. A system service is added during installation for this, so the installer asks for administrator rights.
Fixed video stutter while moving the mouse actively.
The app no longer closes together with the console window it was launched from.
The About dialog and the footer now show the build number and build date.
1.0.43
2026-08-16
The mouse pointer is visible again: on phones and in the browser the remote cursor was not drawn at all.
Drawing the cursor is now a setting: on for phones out of the box, off on computers — there you already have a pointer of your own.
Fixed colours on Linux — red and blue were swapped.
After a browser session you return to the page you started from, not to your profile.
1.0.42
2026-08-16
Connections now succeed where they used to fail: a relay was added for networks with strict NAT, mobile ones above all.
Screen streaming now starts gently and ramps up within seconds — on narrow links the picture appears instead of never showing up.
If the other side closes the app, you now get a clear message instead of a black screen.
1.0.41
2026-08-16
No more hit-and-miss black screen: the app keeps asking for a reference frame until the picture starts.
Most noticeable on slow or remote networks, where the connection takes longer to set up.
1.0.40
2026-08-16
Fixed a black screen when connecting from a phone: the remote screen is visible again.
On Android the picture now goes through the same hardware path as on desktop.
1.0.39
2026-08-16
Fixed a black screen when connecting from Linux or a phone: the remote screen is visible again.
The new screen transfer path now actually works on Linux — it was ready but never switched on.
If the new path cannot be displayed, the app now falls back to the previous one instead of showing nothing.
1.0.38
2026-08-16
Android phones and tablets now share their screen through the hardware encoder — a noticeably sharper and smoother picture.
Linux can share its screen the same way, including on Wayland: the system will ask you to allow screen sharing.
On Linux, screen sharing benefits from the gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad and gstreamer1.0-pipewire packages — without them everything works as before.
1.0.37
2026-08-16
Linux now also shows the remote screen through hardware decoding — sharper picture, same as on Windows and phones.
This needs the gstreamer1.0-libav package: without it the app still works, just with the previous quality.
1.0.36
2026-08-16
Password for unattended access: whoever knows it connects right away, without asking you. The password itself never travels over the network.
View-only mode: the partner sees your screen but cannot control it.
Screen selection when you have several monitors.
Quality now adapts to the link: on a slow connection the bitrate drops by itself and comes back when there is room.
Phones now show the computer screen through hardware decoding — sharper and smoother. Sharing the phone screen still works the old way.
1.0.35
2026-08-16
Linux: the tray icon menu works again — it used to open with no button at all, leaving a hidden window unreachable.
Linux: the app no longer starts twice — a second launch simply brings up the already open window, as on Windows.
1.0.34
2026-08-15
New way of sending the screen on Windows: DirectX capture and graphics-card encoding instead of software. The picture is sharper, especially text and colour gradients.
Control lag is gone: pressing the app window title bar used to freeze everything for about half a second, making double clicks impossible.
A still screen no longer occupies the channel: the stream used to run constantly regardless of whether the image changed.
New "Auto" scaling mode: a remote screen smaller than your window is shown one-to-one, a larger one is scaled down to fit. The previous modes remain.
Linux: the package is renamed to elx-anyremote, because the name anyremote is taken by another program in the Debian and Ubuntu repositories.
1.0.33
2026-07-21
Linux computers can now be controlled: mouse and keyboard work (Debian/Ubuntu, Wayland and X11).
After installing the .deb package, log out and back in once.
The package now installs to /usr/lib/anyremote — no more warnings on removal.
1.0.32
2026-07-21
Fixed a black screen: with the session window maximized, minimizing and restoring it left the remote desktop invisible.
Fixed a frozen picture with wrong aspect ratio and a dead mouse after minimizing the window.
1.0.30
2026-07-21
Several people can now connect to one computer at once (up to four). The screen is captured only once, so there is no extra load.
Fixed: two simultaneous connection requests no longer start two sessions.
Added a build for Debian and Ubuntu (.deb).
1.0.29
2026-05-27
Android phones can be controlled from a computer: taps, long presses, dragging and scrolling.
Enable AnyRemote once in the system Accessibility settings — the app opens that screen for you.
1.0.28
2026-05-27
Android can now share its screen: show what is happening on the phone and work with its files.
1.0.26
2026-05-25
Update checks became reliable: the app retries them if there was no network at startup.
The About window shows the build date and has a manual update check button.
1.0.25
2026-05-25
Screen capture frame rate is now configurable — from 10 to 30 fps.
1.0.24
2026-05-25
On phones the cursor now works like a trackpad: your finger moves the remote cursor and the view follows it when zoomed.
Your own ID in the address book is marked as “this is you”.
1.0.19
2026-05-25
Touch control on Android: tap to click, two fingers for right click, pinch to zoom.
In-app updates on Android.
Version number and build date are shown on the main screen.
1.0.18
2026-05-25
A second copy of the app no longer starts — the running window is brought up instead.
1.0.17
2026-05-25
Autostart with Windows — the app starts minimized to the tray.
1.0.16
2026-05-24
Feedback button: report a bug or suggest an idea from the app and from the website.
1.0.13
2026-05-24
The app interface is translated into 7 languages, switchable in settings.
1.0.11
2026-05-24
Fixed a freeze when window title buttons (minimize, maximize, close) were clicked remotely.
1.0.5
2026-05-23
An intro animation while connecting to the remote screen (can be turned off in settings).
The app checks for a new version and offers to update.
1.0.2
2026-05-23
Web viewer: connect to a remote computer straight from the browser, without installing the app.