How to play PS4 on iPhone or iPad

You can now play PS4 directly from your iPhone or iPad. Several years after its appearance on Android, Windows and Mac, the Sony application is available on Apple mobile devices.

Thanks to it, it is possible to remotely connect to your PS4 in order to launch a game and enjoy it on your smartphone or tablet, even on the other side of the world. To fully enjoy it, you will obviously need a strong Internet connection.

The terminal screen can act as a controller, but it is also possible to connect an MFI controller, the official controller of the PlayStation 4 is currently incompatible with iOS. Here’s how to play PS4 on your iPhone or iPad.

1. Update your console

If you haven’t already, update your console. To do this, go to Settings, then to Update system software. The PS4 Remote Play app can only work if your PS4 system is version 6.50.

2. Download PS4 Remote Play

Download the PS4 Remote Play app on your iPhone or iPad. It is this application that allows you to connect remotely to your console from your terminal to play your games in streaming.

Download PS4 Remote Play for iPhone / iPad (Free)

3. Activate the remote connection

From your console, open Settings and go to the Remote Play Connection Settings menu.

Make sure the Enable Remote Playback feature is selected.

Note that the console should not be completely turned off, but simply switched to rest mode to be able to wake it up and connect remotely from your iDevice.

4. Customize the settings on the iPhone or iPad

Open the app on the iPhone or iPad and tap the cogwheel icon at the top right to access the various settings. From this menu, you can adjust the video quality of the stream or the frame rate.

5. Log into your PSN account

Now log into your PSN account. In principle, your console should automatically be recognized in the application.

If that doesn’t work, go back to your console, go to the Add a device menu and copy the code displayed on the screen.

On your iPhone or iPad, tap Manual registration and enter the code you copied earlier. Confirm by pressing Save. Your iDevice should then be connected to your PS4.

6. Play with your iDevice

When you launch a PS4 game on the iPhone or iPad, you have two options for the controls.

It is possible to use the touch controls displayed superimposed on the screen, but also to use an MFI (Made for iPhone / iPad) controller, dedicated to iOS, to control your game.

As the official Dualshock 4 controller is not currently compatible with iOS, do not rely on it to play your PlayStation 4 on your iPhone or iPad.