As a remedy, Citrix developed a mouse for iOS devices. The iPad version had similar accessibility issues, and the performance of Flash applications was very limited. However, reviewers also criticized the iPhone version of the software for the difficulty of formatting text and prolonged typing, tasks that normally required a keyboard and mouse. Reviews praised Citrix Receiver's reasonably fast loading time and flexibility in allowing remote desktop access from many different computer and mobile platforms.
Ĭitrix Receiver is not a standalone product and is included with XenApp and XenDesktop. The product's intended users are employees. Devices with Receiver installed are able to access full desktops via XenDesktop or individual applications via XenApp from a centralized host, such as a server or cloud infrastructure. It was released initially in 2009.Ĭitrix Receiver is the client component of XenDesktop or XenApp. Citrix Workspace App (formerly Citrix Receiver) is the client component of XenDesktop and XenApp, developed by Citrix Systems.