How to play PlayStation 4 on your Android mobile

The PS4 Remote Play app is now available on all Android mobile devices. So, of course, we can play our PlayStation 4 from our mobile or tablet even if we don't have a Sony brand device But, do you know how to do it? ? It is very simple, but we are going to make a brief manual to explain how to play PlayStation 4 from your Android mobile or tablet. Let's start!

First: Download the app and connect with PS4

The first thing we must do is download the application on the mobile and prepare the PS4 for the connection. The app is already available in the Google Play Store, so all you have to do is search for PS4 Remote Play and install it on your mobile.

Regarding the connection with the PlayStation 4, we have two options. The first is to turn on the console and do nothing, since the application itself should detect it. Of course, it may take a while to do so.

Another option is to go to Settings – Remote Use connection settings and activate the "Activate Remote Use" box. Once this option is activated, click on "Add device" and enter the eight-digit code that you provide in the Remote Play application.

We will know that everything has worked correctly because the PlayStation 4 interface will appear on the mobile or tablet that we are using for the Connection.

Second: connect the DualShock 4 to the Android mobile

It is possible to play with the touch controls that appear on the mobile, but it is not highly recommended. PS4 games are not adapted to this type of controls, so it will be difficult for us.

Luckily, we can now connect the DualShock 4 controller to our Android or iOS devices. Doing it is very simple, but we are going to need Android 9 or higher and iOS 13 in the case of iPhones and iPads.

To connect the controller to the mobile all we have to do is press the PS and Share buttons on the PS4 controller until the LED flashes white quicklyIt will be then when we will go to the Bluetooth options of the mobile and connect with the controller (it appears as "PS4 DualShock Controller").

Third: Play!

And we have it ready! Now we will only have to take the controller and use it as you always do on the console. The interface is the same, so we just have to choose the game and run it Of course, both mobile and PlayStation 4 must be connected to the same network for this to work.

On the other hand, for the game to be fluid you must take into account some details. The first is that we are streaming, so the ideal would be to have the PS4 connected by cable and the mobile to the 5 GHz network to get faster speed.

Second, from the Settings option of the Remote Play app we can configure the resolution The ideal is to play at 1080p (FullHD) if the screen of your mobile allows it.But if your network is not stable you can reduce the resolution to 720p for smoother gameplay.