AppStream 2.0 Client Connection Modes
The AppStream 2.0 client provides two connection modes: Native application mode and classic mode. The connection mode that you choose determines the options that are available to you during application streaming, and how your streaming applications function and display. In addition, Desktop view is also available, if your administrator has enabled it.
Native application mode
Native application mode lets you work with remote streaming applications in much the same way that you work with applications that are installed on your local PC.
When you connect to AppStream 2.0 in native application mode, the AppStream 2.0 Application Launcher window opens and displays the list of applications that are available for you to stream. When you open a streaming application in this mode, the AppStream 2.0 Application Launcher window remains open, and the application opens in its own window. During your streaming session, the remote streaming application functions in much the same way as a locally installed application. The application icon is displayed in the taskbar of your local PC, just as the icons do for your local applications. Unlike the icons for your local applications, the icons for your streaming applications in native application mode include the AppStream 2.0 logo.
During your AppStream 2.0 streaming session, you can switch quickly between your locally installed applications and your remote streaming applications by clicking the taskbar icon of the remote or local application you want to work with. You can also switch AppStream 2.0 connection modes. If you want to work in classic mode instead, you can switch from native application mode to classic mode.
Classic mode
When you use classic application mode, you work with remote streaming applications in the AppStream 2.0 session window. If your administrator has made more than one application available to you, you can open multiple applications during your session. All applications that you open are displayed in the same AppStream 2.0 session window.
When you connect to AppStream 2.0 in classic mode, the AppStream 2.0 Application Launcher window opens and displays the list of applications that are available for you to stream. When you open a streaming application in this mode, the Application Launcher window closes, and the application opens in the AppStream 2.0 session window.
If your administrator has not disabled native application mode, you can switch from classic mode to native application mode. For more information, see How to Switch AppStream 2.0 Connection Modes.
Desktop view
When you connect to AppStream 2.0 and choose Desktop view, AppStream 2.0 provides a standard Windows desktop view for your streaming session. The icons of applications that are available for you to stream appear on the Windows desktop. In addition, the AppStream 2.0 toolbar, which enables you to configure settings for your streaming session, appears in the top left area of your streaming session window.
