Are there workarounds for enabling mobile support for Power BI reports hosted on the Report Server

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Are there workarounds for enabling mobile support for Power BI reports hosted on the Report Server?

"Our organization relies on Power BI Report Server to host reports, but the lack of mobile support has been a challenge. Are there any effective workarounds or third-party solutions that would allow users to view these reports on their mobile devices? If possible, please provide specific steps or tools to implement this functionality."
Dec 5, 2024 in Power BI by Evanjalin
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There actually are workarounds to allow mobile support for reports in the Power BI Report Server. While out of the box Power BI Report Server does not support mobile-friendly viewing like Power BI Service, the following can be adopted:

Customise Reports for Mobile Viewing

Develop reports designed specifically for mobile-friendly layouts by optimizing their visuals for much smaller screens. Use the "Custom Layout" functionality in Power BI Desktop to create a version that is defined for mobile devices. Although there is no mobile application for Report Server, this will ensure improved usability over browsers.

Embed Reports in a Mobile-Friendly Web Portal

People will be able to view their Power BI Reports from an internal mobile-optimized web portal. There is also the option of embedding those report URLs within an internal company website or app that employees can access through their mobile devices. Microsoft Sharepoint is effectively tailored to be an internal public domain for hosting or custom HTML portals.

Third-Party Tools

Look for third-party solutions, such as "Mobilizer for Power BI," which help set up mobile viewing for Power BI reports. Typically, these tools allow connecting securely to one's Report Server while providing a user-friendly environment for devices.

They would not give a seamless integrated solution like Power BI Service, but they are good enough to close the gap.

answered Dec 5, 2024 by pooja
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