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# How to Launch a Published Application

The basic way to launch a published application is as follows:

1. Open Parallels Client on your Android device.
2. Connect to Parallels RAS. Once the connection is established, you'll see a list of available applications.
3. Tap the application you need and it will open.

However, there are a few other ways to launch a published application:

## **Using Desktop Shortcuts**

You can use desktop shortcuts to launch published applications. You can create such shortcuts manually or your administrator can make the published apps create desktop shortcuts automatically. It's an easy way to launch apps because when you tap such a shortcut, Parallels Client starts automatically, connects to Parallels RAS and the application opens.

## **Ask Your Administrator to Configure an App to Start Automatically**

If you work with some application most of your time, you can ask your administrator to configure it to open automatically. Once ready, just launch Parallels Client and connect to Parallels RAS - the application will open by itself.

## **Ask Your Administrator to Configure Parallels Client to Start and Open Some App Automatically**

If you use your Android device mainly to work with remote desktops or applications, you can ask your administrator to configure Parallels Client to start and open some app automatically once the Android device boots up.


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