PS Remote Play

PlayStation Mobile Inc.

About this app

Use PS Remote Play to access your PS5™ or PS4™ wherever you go.

With PS Remote Play, you can:
• Display the PlayStation®5 or PlayStation®4 screen on your mobile device.
• Use the on-screen controller on your mobile device to control your PS5 or PS4.
• Use the DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller.
• Use the DualSense™ wireless controller on mobile devices with Android 12 or later installed.
• Use the DualSense Edge™ wireless controller on mobile devices with Android 14 or later installed.
• Use the Backbone One PlayStation® Edition on USB Type-C Android smartphones.
• Join voice chats using the mic on your mobile device.
• Enter text on your PS5 or PS4 using the keyboard on your mobile device.

To use this app, you need the following:
• A mobile device with Android 10 or later installed
• A PS5 or PS4 console with the latest system software version
• An account for PlayStation Network
• A fast and stable internet connection

When using mobile data:
• Depending on your carrier and network conditions, you may not be able to use Remote Play.
• Remote Play uses a lot more data than most video streaming services. Data charges may apply.

Verified devices:
• Google Pixel 9 series
• Google Pixel 8 series
• Google Pixel 7 series


Using your Controller:
• You can use the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller. (On devices with Android 10 and 11 installed, use the on-screen controller to use the touch pad function.)
• You can use the DualSense wireless controller on mobile devices with Android 12 or later installed.
• You can use the DualSense Edge wireless controller on mobile devices with Android 14 or later installed.
• You can use the Backbone One PlayStation® Edition on USB Type-C Android smartphones.

Note:
• This app may not work properly on unverified devices.
• This app may not be compatible with some games.
• Your controller may vibrate differently than when playing on your PS5 or PS4 console.
• Depending on your mobile device's performance, you might experience input lag when using your wireless controller.

App subject to end-user license agreement:
www.playstation.com/legal/sie-inc-mobile-application-license-agreement/

Ratings and reviews

Used to work okay (though it was really slow to start up). Now, I can get into the launcher, but every time I try to play a game I get the error: "Can't display the screen on the connected console. The screen contains content that can't be displayed using Remote Play" and the only option is to go back to the PS5 home screen. This happens no matter what game it is, even ones that worked fine before. So the app is effectively useless.

I'd rate it zero stars if possible. The app works sporadically at best despite optimal service conditions. Consistently fails to connect or even find your device despite having been paired previously. Then "helpfully" taunts you with "tips" on how it's somehow it's possibly your fault for not choosing the right system options instead of it just being a horrible app.

I love my PS5, but the remote play features are garbage. It's almost impossible to link up with my PS5. Then when I do, it let's me play for about 5 minutes, then it freezes, and disconnects, and then refuses to link back up with the console. To be fair I've had a couple times where it worked the way it should. But mostly it's just broken. Xbox is lightyears ahead when it comes to this feature. Just trash.

What’s new

• We've made some performance improvements.