What’s New in 2503

General Availability for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™

Leveraging the latest Citrix Virtual Apps™ and Desktops(CVAD) 2503 features and incorporating positive customer feedback from the Public Tech Preview program, this release introduces General Availability (GA) support for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops VDA.

This release has also conducted a full integration test with the latest CVAD 2503. For more information, see Prepare in On-Premises CVAD.

Plug and Play capability support for WebCam redirection

This release of the Citrix VDA for macOS introduces plug-and-play support for webcam redirection, simplifying the user experience. Webcams are automatically detected and configured for use within virtual sessions, removing the need for manual configuration or session reconnections, meanwhile, multiple resolutions of the peripheral camera are supported to redirect as the resolutions of Citrix HDX™ Webcam. For more information, see Webcam Redirection.

Printing support

This release introduces printing redirection, enabling users to easily print documents and other files from within their macOS VDA desktops to printers connected to their local machines. Citrix PDF Universal Printer driver is supported in this release. For more information, see Printing support and Policy Support List.

HDX Direct support

When accessing macOS VDA, HDX Direct allows internal client devices to establish a secure direct connection with the session host if direct communication is possible. This new feature enhances the end user experience even further. For more information, see HDX Direct.

AQE (Audio Quality Enhancer)

AQE V1 is introduced for Adaptive Audio from this release, Audio Quality Enhancer prevents audio degradation by restoring lost packets and reconstructing audio in real time. It self-adjusts in response to network conditions to optimize audio quality.

Audio diagnostic tool

Citrix Audio Diagnostic Tool is also added for macOS VDA since this release to troubleshoot and monitor Citrix HDX Audio. For more information, see Audio diagnostic tool

Others

Some minor updates to Limitation and network configuration in System Requirement (Proxy Configuration article also moved to under System Requirement) in this release.

What’s new in earlier releases

For new features included in the earlier releases, see What’s new history.

What’s New in 2503