The latest software update (version 7.0) for PlayStation 4 enables Remote Play to stream PS4 games to an Android mobile device at home.
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PS4 Remote Play for Android
PS4 Remote Play has for years been reserved for Sony's own Android-based Xperia devices but after Sony launched PS4 Remote Play for iPhone and iPad'Remote for Sony TV' is an application that lets you control your TV. It's a virtual remote but this app have all the features of the real remote. To use the remote control, you must have your mobile / tablet on the same wifi network as your TV and you have to accept the message that appears on your TV. PSPlay works just like Sony’s PS Remote Play app, but is faster to set up, more reliable, and includes important features missing from PS Remote Play.
earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before it would arrive on Android, too. With the release of software version 7.0 for PlayStation this week, Remote Play can now be used to play PS4 games on all smartphones and tablets running Android 5.0 or higher. At the same time, Sony will make PS4 Remote Play app widely available from the Google Play store. PS4 Remote Play is a streaming system that streams games from the PlayStation 4 console at home to another device on the home network via WiFi. Games are rendered on the actual console so the mobile device does not need to be particularly powerful as it simply receives a continuous video stream. Sony also has a cloud-based game streaming service called PlayStation Now, while Microsoft and Google are planning to launch their cloud game services in the near future. In addition, Sony has tweaked its PS4 Remote Play app for iOS 'so you can now display the controller at all times and lock the screen orientation'. You can use on-screen buttons on the touchscreen to control games or connect a Sony DualShock 4 controller wirelessly via Bluetooth to Android, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, the company said. This requires Android 10, iOS 13, iPadOS 13 or macOS Catalina. Now bring PS4 Remote Play to Android TV and Apple TV, please! PlayStation 4 – software update version 7.00
Main features in system software update 7.00 The following changes have been made to Party. - The maximum number of people who can join a party has been increased from 8 to 16. - Chat transcription has been added, and accessibility has been improved. While in a party, use PS4 Second Screen*1 on your smartphone or other mobile device to convert party voice chat to text, or to enter text to have it read aloud to other party members. This feature works only in English and is available only on PS4 systems sold in certain regions. - Network connectivity has been improved. - Audio quality of voice chat has been improved. Remote Play can now be used on more devices. - Besides Xperia devices, Remote Play can now be used on other smartphones and tablets running Android 5.0 or higher*2. Download PS4 Remote Play from Google Play to use this feature. - Additionally, for mobile devices running Android 10, you can now connect a DUALSHOCK4 wireless controller via Bluetooth for Remote Play*2*3. *1 Download the latest version of PS4 Second Screen, available from Google Play or the App Store. *2 Remote Play may not be compatible with every device. Some games do not support Remote Play. A PS4 system with a wired connection via a LAN cable is recommended. *3 Depending on the device, certain features such as the touch pad and the vibration function may not be available. Other updated features When using Remote Play on an iPhone or iPad, you can now do the following things. Select Settings on the Remote Play screen to switch to these settings. - iPhone or iPad: The controller can now be displayed at all times. - iPhone: You can now lock the screen orientation. You can now use a DUALSHOCK4 wireless controller via Bluetooth for Remote Play on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac*. Update to the following OS to use this feature. - iOS 13 - iPadOS 13 - macOS Catalina. |
This has been a question that has been around since the feature first launched and will likely remain something that will be an issue for a lot of people in the future. Remote play is running slow and you want a way to make PS4 remote play faster. Like any network related issue, this one can have a large number of causes and solutions. In this guide, I will try to give a few useful tips to know about when you are trying to sleep up remote play and make the connection faster.
The first thing you need to know with the speed of remote play is that its slow in general. Even when it’s working at 100% peak performance, there can still be some lag. Particularly with the PS TV. Getting a perfect, full speed, real-time response from the remote play feature is not something I was ever able to achieve on the vita or PS TV, but I was able to get some good results by taking the following steps.
Connect directly to the PS4…or don’t
I apologize for the lack of a concrete answer here. Depending on the location of your PS4 and router, it may be faster to choose one over the other. To make this worse, it can even vary from within the house. For example, my PS4 is upstairs. When I am downstairs it’s faster to connect via the internet, when upstairs its faster to connect directly. It is annoying as hell if you move around the house, but it is the price to pay. You can set this setting in the remote play section of the settings.
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Use a wired connection
This, of course, doesn’t apply to the vita, but if you are using a PC or the PS TV, you will likely have the ability to use a wired connection to connect directly to the network. A wired connection is always faster and more reliable than a WiFi connection. The same is the case for the PS4. If you have the option, connect the PS4 to the network using a wired connection to make there is one less signal to worry about.
Optimize the wireless connection
If you are unable to use a wired connection, there are some things you can do to boost the wireless connection. WiFi signals sort of work like sound waves, they bounce off walls easier than they travel through them.
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- Open doors so as not to obstruct the signal.
- Put the WiFi router in an open location so the signal doesn’t get lost.
- Get a WiFi repeater to boost the signal around the house.
- Place the device in a location where it can get a good signal.
- Make sure the PS4 is in a location where it isn’t being blocked.
Does the game support remote play?
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So, yes, all games support remote play, but this is built in support on the operating system level. There is, however, the option for developers to add dedicated support for remote play. In most cases that I have seen, this will do great things for the performance. With all of the same variables, the performance can improve massively if you are playing a game that has dedicated remote play support. This is, of course, nothing you can control, but it is a good piece of information to know if you are doing everything you can and it isn’t improving performance.