New Browser Engine Support for IoT Devices - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><strong>This article applies to IoT users who are accessing the web interfaces of the IoT devices using the TeamViewer application.</strong></p><h3 data-id="overview">Overview</h3><p><em>TeamViewer</em> uses browser engines to render the web content of the <em>Remote AppControl</em> tab in the IoT remote sessions.</p><p>Starting with version 15.9,<em> TeamViewer</em> will support the <em>Microsoft Edge WebView2</em> technology.</p><p><em>Microsoft Edge WebView2</em> is a Chromium-based web control that can handle web technologies not being supported by <em>IE</em>.</p><h3 data-id="requirements">Requirements</h3><p>A Windows (7, 8.1, 10) machine, with TeamViewer v15.9 or higher.</p><p>A <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime</a> installed.</p><p>An IoT Device with a <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/t5/TeamViewer-IoT-Knowledge-Base/Remote-AppControl-with-TeamViewer-IoT/ta-p/17114" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">running web application</a></p><h3 data-id="how-to-activate-the-new-browser-engine">How to Activate the New Browser Engine</h3><p>Before you switch to the new browser engine please make sure that you have the <a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime</a> installed on your machine. If it is already installed you can skip this step.</p><p>There is a chance that your machine already has this component as it could come with other applications using WebView2 technology.</p><p>Open <em>TeamViewer Application</em> and navigate to <strong>Extras->Options->Advanced->Show advanced options->IoT options</strong>. Enable the checkbox for the <strong>Use Microsoft Edge WebView2 for Remote AppControl.</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16660iFF51FC428B9F3DCD.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16660iFF51FC428B9F3DCD.jpg" alt="Enable WebView2.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>On your next connection to the IoT device, <em>Microsoft Edge WebView2</em> will be used to display the web content.</p><p>Below is an example of using the old and the new browser engines for the <em>Remote AppControl</em> tab.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16706i1B3B18FE39FC58A5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16706i1B3B18FE39FC58A5.jpg" alt="IE.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16707iFE52B2FF79156E5D.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/lithium_attachments/16707iFE52B2FF79156E5D.jpg" alt="MS Edge.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>
