It's currently downloading. Finally I can exchange O and X as accept and cancel and vice versa.
Remote play on iOS devices is now supported.
It's around 460MB.
DWANGO. Wow.
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PS4 Firmware 6.50 is out. Remote Play on iOS devices. X/O confirm button can be swapped
- Thread starter jsnepo
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DWANGO. Wow.
The confirm button change was possible already through the swap buttons settings so what is different? Does it allow confirm button change limited to OS-settings! If so then HALLELUJAH!
Having a Japanese PS4 that could mean I can play EU-games and use the OS with the same confirm button!
edit. CONFIRMED! HALLELUJAH!
I think the JP ps4 is the only one that has some Wifi AOSS functions and most importantly... DMM.COM support for preview of movies...
Having a Japanese PS4 that could mean I can play EU-games and use the OS with the same confirm button!
edit. CONFIRMED! HALLELUJAH!
I think the JP ps4 is the only one that has some Wifi AOSS functions and most importantly... DMM.COM support for preview of movies...
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Not gonna happen, unfortunately. Mindwipe covered the reason why in a nice post earlier in the thread. Surprised it ain't threadmarked.
I've had a Hong Kong PS4 for the past four years... right after I got it I would have rejoiced at this news, but now I've pretty much gotten used to O being confirm and X being cancel.
i just want it to be released for android instead of stuck just on Xperia. newest android version support DS4 right out of the box.
I couldn't use DS4 for the same reason, can't switch users wile remote playing. Can someone post the full workaround that was tested and works please?
I mean, I did say it was a pipe dream so I know it's not happeningNot happening.
Nobody will want to Remote Play on a shitty cheap 4" 720p screen built in to the DS5 when everyone has a fairly high-end 1080p (or greater) screen in their pocket.
Also that would make the DS5 too expensive to produce + buy, not to mention it would be enormous.
This is how remote play will work best:
Once Sony really starts pushing remote play next gen, I can see them making mounting devices such as this one, might sell them for $10. Easy sell.
The MFi protocol was updated not long ago to support L3 and R3, does anyone know if the Remote Play app works with controllers that have it?
I'll buy one in a heartbeat if yes.
I'll buy one in a heartbeat if yes.
Does the second user account have to be made the primary on the PS4? When I log into the remote play app with the second user account, it seems unable to "find" the PS4 on my wifi network.
I think so yes but it should be no problem, you can have multiple primary-users on a PS4.
What's the best MFI controller? I keep seeing that Nimbus mentioned (even on Kinja Deals) but it doesn't seem all that great.
The Nimbus's d-pad is hot garbage, but I like everything else about it. Well the dead zone on the sticks could be a little narrower. The battery life is insane. I left it in a drawer for about a year and a half and I was still able to play for over an hour without a low battery warning.
I think the HORI Ultimate is generally regarded as having the best d-pad and overall functionally. Though my friend's suffered from analog stick failure. He regularly mods sticks and pads and even he wasn't able to open it up to attempt a repair. Looks like it's pretty cheap on Amazon right now too.
I don't know. I can use the DS4 while signed into a secondary account, but I can't figure out any way to get the primary account to work with the DS4.
I tried the second account trick but I keep getting an error telling me that I've accessed remote play from another user and need to log in from my own account :(
Apple has to certify DualShock 4 as a licensed controller before. On Android (if they release the app on it), it should work without problems.
Best case (unlikely) Sony releases a revised DS4 that is also MFi compatible. You'd need to buy a new controller
Next best case (still possibly unlikely) - PS5 standard controller is MFi compatible
If you'll spend a lot of time using this, getting a compatible controller isn't the end of the world and 10000x better than touch screen controls
I can barely get the iOS function to work, even on Fiber Internet. I have tried from different WiFi sources and all I have successfully done is see my XMB for like 2 seconds before it froze. :(
Did you set your PS4 as Primary for the second account too? I just tried it with a iPhone 5S and it worked flawlessly like it always would for me.
The app works fine, and the use of a button 'click' feedback is nice, but yeah, touch controls are iffy on an iPhone at least. But then I've struggled with any 'console-alike' controls on mobile games...like trying to play iOS fortnite on my phone was a nightmare for me.
One thing they could improve, though, would be to give you the option to not have the controls fade out after inactivity. They fade out too soon for some games, e.g. Tetris, so you can be left tapping twice to effect a command...once to bring the buttons back, then again to actually hit the button you want. Even better might be the option to configure what controls you actually want displayed - for some games you don't need the full gamut onscreen.
With respect to the fading out of controls, the portrait mode is better, but of course the game screen is tiny then. I guess an iPad is better here.
All in all it might tempt me to pick up a Mifi controller, if they're not too expensive.
One thing they could improve, though, would be to give you the option to not have the controls fade out after inactivity. They fade out too soon for some games, e.g. Tetris, so you can be left tapping twice to effect a command...once to bring the buttons back, then again to actually hit the button you want. Even better might be the option to configure what controls you actually want displayed - for some games you don't need the full gamut onscreen.
With respect to the fading out of controls, the portrait mode is better, but of course the game screen is tiny then. I guess an iPad is better here.
All in all it might tempt me to pick up a Mifi controller, if they're not too expensive.
Probably already answered in the thread, but I scanned several pages and didn't find it:
I could have sworn the "Switch X/O confirm/exit functions" was already a thing on PS4, but it was "invisible." i.e. If there was something that had a button icon, it still said X for confirm and O for exit, even if you set it to be the reverse. Does this update simply change the icons too? Or am I thinking of PS3?
I can't imagine anyone would care about this unless they're like me: got heavily into importing in the PS1 era and came to prefer O for confirm.
I could have sworn the "Switch X/O confirm/exit functions" was already a thing on PS4, but it was "invisible." i.e. If there was something that had a button icon, it still said X for confirm and O for exit, even if you set it to be the reverse. Does this update simply change the icons too? Or am I thinking of PS3?
I can't imagine anyone would care about this unless they're like me: got heavily into importing in the PS1 era and came to prefer O for confirm.
As long as I'm within the vicinity of the PS4, I can use my DS4 controller to play on the remote app. Didn't experience any lag at all when trying out the DMCV demo last night.
:( I'm sharing with a friend so my PS4 isn't set as Primary. I guess I have to do that for the trick to work.
I was able to fully use my DS4 on an Android by using a USB OTG cable, couldn't that at least be possible on iOS? I guess for iOS you would need an OTG cable that went from Micro USB to USB-C
No no you got me wrong, only the new Remote Play account has to be set as Primary, your actual account can still be Primary on your friend's system, Primary Status is account independent.
Ah, I see! Thanks for the help. I'll go try this out and see if it works. I don't think the Remote play account I was in was set to Primary status :D
As far as connectivity goes, how does this compare to Vita remote play? I've pretty much given up on using Vita for this purpose as it just isn't usable (even in my tiny apartment with blazing fast Korean internet speeds). Ideally I'd like to be able to play in the subway over LTE, but I also have access to subway WiFi so if this works better than Vita, I might be able to finally play a few games I've been sitting on.
Just wanted to say thanks for this trick! It's working very well!
But the way it works make this look like a bug though, no? If it's the case, I hope it doesn't get patched...
There's the regular - "non native", manual way to customize button assignments that's been there forever, but nothing like the image going around is showing.
The image says that this option is only available for specific countries and regions. I just find it weird that Europe (the Scandinavian countries) aren't included, as this would probably help me enjoy PS4 games more. I've always mainly played games on Nintendo platforms and I find it incredibly hard to adjust to the reverse button layout on the PS4...
Edit: Now that I've read through the thread I can see that other Europeans have the same issue. Well, guess we'll just have to wait and see then.
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Can someone help me out with getting Remote play on Android. I've Googled and looked everywhere but the APK downloads always seem to be removed.
During the PS Vita remote play days what I used to do for off-tv remote play was to have my DS4 synced to the PS4, and then remote play off the Vita with another user logged into the PS4 other than the DS4 one. Once I got the Vita to show the PS4 screen I'd tap the DS4 and revert back to the original user assigned to the DS4 and start playing with that one.
If this still works on iOS devices, you at least have a DS4 working solution for "near" PS4 remote play.
If this still works on iOS devices, you at least have a DS4 working solution for "near" PS4 remote play.
There was once a hacked apk but there is none currently available. I heard there is a project trying to reverse engineer remote play but there is money involved. We should just wait until Sony is so generous to make it available to Android generally.
Sorry I should have mentioned this before but I thought new accounts get automatically flagged as primary on the system they are created on, I guess not. I'm sure after you did this it will be smooth-sailing! :)
I'm glad I could help! And hmm well it hasn't been patched in two years so far so I don't think they will, it's mostly a side-effect of the multi-user system of the PS4 and not really a bug as you have to allow this for local multiplayer to work anyway.