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title: "How to connect to your Windows RDP from iPhone or Android"
url: "https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-phone"
description: "Use Microsoft’s free Windows App on iPhone and iPad, or its Remote Desktop app on Android, with the same IP address, user name and password."
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Watch how

# Connect to your Windows RDP from iPhone or Android

Use Microsoft’s free Windows App on iPhone and iPad, or its Remote Desktop app on Android, with the same IP address, user name and password.

- Windows App or Remote Desktop on your phone
- 0:34 video
- English · العربية

Spoken in English, with captions in English and Arabic. The steps are also written out below.

## Steps (transcript)

1.

Install Microsoft’s free Windows App from the App Store, or its Remote Desktop app from Google Play.

2.

Tap +, then Add PC, and enter your server’s IP address as the PC name.

3.

Add a user account: Administrator and your password. Then save.

4.

Tap the new PC, accept the certificate the first time, and your server’s desktop opens.

Microsoft is replacing the Remote Desktop app with Windows App on Android too. If Google Play offers Windows App, use it: the fields are the same.

[Find your login details](https://globalhostia.com/account/services)

الخطوات بالعربية

### الاتصال بخادم Windows RDP من iPhone أو Android

استخدم تطبيق Windows App المجاني من Microsoft على iPhone وiPad، أو تطبيق Remote Desktop على Android، بنفس عنوان IP واسم المستخدم وكلمة المرور.

1.

ثبّت تطبيق Windows App المجاني من Microsoft من App Store، أو تطبيق Remote Desktop من Google Play.

2.

اضغط + ثم Add PC، وأدخل عنوان IP لخادمك في حقل PC name.

3.

أضف حساب مستخدم: Administrator وكلمة المرور. ثم احفظ.

4.

اضغط على الجهاز الجديد واقبل الشهادة في المرة الأولى، فيُفتح سطح مكتب خادمك.

تستبدل Microsoft تطبيق Remote Desktop بتطبيق Windows App على Android أيضاً. إذا ظهر لك Windows App في Google Play فاستخدمه: الحقول نفسها.

## Related

- [Connect from a Mac](https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-mac)
- [Connect from a Windows PC](https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-windows)
- [RDP won’t connect?](https://globalhostia.com/help/rdp-wont-connect)

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-  [0:41 RDP & servers**Find your RDP login details**Find your server’s IP address, user name and password in your account and in the welcome email, and copy them exactly.](https://globalhostia.com/help/find-rdp-login-details)
-  [0:47 RDP & servers**Connect to your Windows RDP from a Windows PC**Use Remote Desktop Connection, built into Windows, to sign in to your server with its IP address and the Administrator account.](https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-windows)
-  [0:50 RDP & servers**Connect to your Windows RDP from a Mac**Install Microsoft’s free Windows App (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop) from the Mac App Store, add your server and connect.](https://globalhostia.com/help/connect-rdp-mac)

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