Features in Technical Preview
Features in Technical Preview are available to use in non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for features in technical preview but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance.
List of features in Technical Preview
The following table lists the features in the technical preview. To provide feedback for any of these features, fill out the respective forms.
| Title | Available from version | Feedback form (Click the icon) |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid launch support using GACS for cloud stores | 2503 |  |
| Browser Profile Sharing | 2503 | |
| Enable noise suppression | 2503 | |
| Screen recording for specific applications | 2409 | |
| Browser Content Redirection and Microsoft Teams Optimization support for ARM64-based devices | 2405 | |
| Quick Launch of Disconnected Desktops | 2209 | |
| Local App Protection | 2210 | |
Hybrid launch support using GACS for cloud stores
| Technical Preview from 2503 release | Feedback form |
Starting with version 2503, Citrix Workspace app for Windows supports Global App Configuration Service (GACS) in Hybrid mode for Cloud stores, using the Citrix Workspace launcher. This allows administrators to configure GACS settings through stores added using the browser, streamlining the management of client experiences. This feature is disabled by default for cloud store users. To enable the feature, contact Citrix using the Google form. For more information, see GACS supports hybrid launch.
Browser Profile Sharing
| Technical Preview from 2503 release | Feedback form |
Browser Content Redirection (BCR) now offers a streamlined user experience with the new Profile Sharing feature, enabling VDA-side authentication and cookie sharing. This enhancement eliminates repeated Single Sign-On (SSO) logins, boosting productivity by maintaining authentication and cookie persistence across BCR sessions, even after the BCR window is closed. This seamless experience further enhances security by ensuring authentication originates from the VDA, not the client.
The Browser Profile Sharing feature is supported with Google authentication and Okta.
Example
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Previous experience:
Previously, opening an authenticated page within BCR required users to re-enter their credentials each time, breaking SSO persistence. SSO was only maintained while the BCR window remained open. Closing and reopening the window forced users to repeat the login process. -
New experience:
With Profile Sharing, users are no longer prompted for credentials. SSO is seamlessly preserved from the VDA browser, providing an improved and uninterrupted experience.
Note:
The feature is not limited to specific providers. Hence, it can be used with other providers as well (for example, Microsoft authentication, PingID). However, current validation is done for the providers specified in the preceding sentence.
Requirements for Technical Preview
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2503
- Citrix Workspace App 2503
- Browser Redirection Extension 7.0
The extension is published in Beta:
Browser Redirection Extension
For more information, see the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops documentation.
Enable noise suppression
| Technical Preview from 2503 release | Feedback form |
Starting with the 2503 version, Citrix Workspace app now offers improved audio redirection with enhanced noise suppression. This feature reduces background noise, ensuring clearer and more accurate speech, improving the overall communication experience.
Note:
This feature is disabled by default.
To enable this feature, do the following:
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Navigate to the Preferences > Connections section. The Noise Suppression screen appears.
- Select one of the following levels:
- None: This level is the default setting and doesn’t use or affect resource consumption.
- Low: Noise reduction is minimal and uses the least resource consumption.
- High: Noise reduction is applied at maximum intensity with the best performance and uses higher resource consumption than the Low setting.
- Click OK. The selected configuration is applied.
Note:
Changes apply only to the current session and reset once the session ends.
Screen recording for specific applications
| Technical Preview from 2503 release | Feedback form |
Citrix Workspace app supports session recording for Secure Private Access scenarios, including Web and SaaS applications accessed through Citrix Enterprise Browser.
You can configure recording policies for Citrix Enterprise Browser. These policies can target specific applications, users, or groups.
When an end user launches an application through Citrix Enterprise Browser, and a matching recording policy applies, the user activities are recorded as a video stream. The video stream is then transferred to the Session Recording server for persistent storage. You can provide and manage the storage locations.
For more information, see Session Recording documentation.
Browser Content Redirection and Microsoft Teams Optimization support for ARM64-based devices
| Technical Preview from 2405 release | Feedback form |
From the 2405 release, Citrix Workspace app for Windows supports the following features on the ARM64 based devices.
The prerequisites and system requirements remain the same as installing the app on other architectures. As part of the Citrix Workspace app for Windows installation, the Browser Content Redirection and Microsoft Teams Optimization also get installed.
Quick Launch of Disconnected Desktops
| Technical Preview from 2209 release | Feedback form |
By enabling this feature, you can open your previously disconnected desktops instantly. Once this feature is enabled, Citrix Workspace app launches the disconnected sessions in hidden mode. The session is instantly presented when you launch the desktop.
Local App Protection
| Technical Preview from 2210 release | Feedback form |
App Protection offers enhanced security to defend our customers against Keyloggers, accidental and malicious screen capture at endpoints. Currently, App Protection capabilities are only offered for Workspace resources. With Local App Protection, App Protection capabilities are extended to local apps on endpoints. Starting with Citrix Workspace app 2210 for Windows, App Protection can be applied to local apps on Windows devices.
Technical Preview to General Availability (GA)
| Service or feature | General availability version |
|---|---|
| Audio Quality Enhancer to improve audio performance | 2503.10 |
| Support for TLS protocol version 1.3 | 2409 |
| Share system audio | 2405 |
| Enhanced domain pass-through for single sign-on | 2403 |
| Introducing new installer for Citrix Workspace app | 2311.1 |
| Loss tolerant mode for audio | 2311.1 |
| Support for an enhanced single sign-on (SSO) experience for web and SaaS apps | 2311.1 |
| Improved virtual apps and desktops launch experience | 2309 |
| Sustainability initiative from Citrix Workspace app | 2309 |
| Plugins management for WebEx plug‑in | 2305 |