PS4 Firmware Update 7.00 Is Available to Download Right Now

I’m confused by this last part- isn’t that a feature of Apple’s new OS updates? Unless it somehow allows the controller to stay paired with the PS4 while also being paired with an Apple device. That would be awesome.

Going to be using the remote play on my phone option.

Can download stuff whilst at work without needing to use the laptop. Very convenient.

@Quintumply Any recommended 3rd party controller that would work on older versions of Android? My (company) phone is still on Android 8.

I'll see if it works on a Fire tablet but I'm not getting my hopes up.

@Quintumply It's a little weird to have an app working on Android 5 with the controller only compatible with Android 10. I'll try to connect an Xbox or a Switch controller and see what happens.

@Netret0120 why not just use the download queue?

Wait, no system stability improvements?
scratches head

i wonder what they have improved in the network connectivity. is this only for the ios app?

@manu0

So i dont wait for it to dload whilst i am home. Rather download it whilst at work and play immediately upon my return

It also drops Facebook integration for PS4 as well

Going to test this whole Android version/dualshock confusion here soon. Will report back!

@Netret0120 um that's what the download queue is for. it starts downloading right away. you don't need to fiddle around with remote play just to start downloads. (assuming your ps4 is in sleep mode..but if it weren't remote play also wouldn't work)

To clear up any confusion. I've tested it on my Pixel 3xl running Android 10 and one of my son's old phones on Android 8.

Works flawlessly on the pixel, controller pairing was virtually instant with no lag to be seen during actual game play.

On the 8 device, the Dualshock 4 pairs via Bluetooth to the phone without hitch and works with the rest of the OS, however when trying to use it in the actual Remote Play app it does not work unfortunately. I'm sure there will be some type of workaround but this is a bit disappointing tbh.

@manu0

What if i wish to start a new download whilst i am at work?

Download a new game for example

@Netret0120 that is exactly what the download queue is for. you add a game from the web store to the download queue and it will start downloading.

@manu0

Well i feel silly now lol. Thanks for the info

Can someone please help me out as I have been waiting for the remote play feature for a long time. I have had a Samsung Galaxy A8 for less than a year and it looks like the A8 won't be updated with Android 10. Is there any other way to use remote play with a controller on my A8?

I HAVE HAD IT! With saving things on my PlayStation hard drives now :-/ Nothing to do with this update but last week I lost 6 years of the stuff on my 'Capture Gallery' on my PS4 :-/ + Last year I lost everything on my PS3's hard drive to :-/ Next-gen I couldn't care less about anything other than the GAMES and playing the games and that is it. Luckily tho everytime I finish a gaming session I save my game saves to a USB stick so luckily(again) All my PS3 and PS4 saves I still have.
Actually it was nothing to do with the hard drives it was just the PlayStation's just going wrong for God knows why and I had to start the PlayStation's from factory reset(or whatever it was called) Oh well.

@redd214 very disappointing, I'm even considering upgrading my phone even though I have a 2018 phone. The app seems to work great but the R1,R2/L1,L2 buttons for the on-screen controller is practically useless in-game.

@Class6ix if you're going to upgrade I would say wait a couple months. The Pixel 4 will be out soon and you can expect the prices of the Pixel 3 family to drop quite a bit as a result. Solid phones that will still be great even into next year and you never have to worry about updates or being behind a version in a case like this!

@RogerRoger I had the same prompt for Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

@RogerRoger yep same for the last of us remastered

There is a controller work around if you don't have an Android 10 device. If you create a second PSN account and then log in with it, you can switch to your primary account and use your DS4. You just need to be near your PS since the DS4 is technically still connected to your PS4.

First update in a long time that didn't take 2 attempts to install. I appreciate that. The last several I have had, have failed and frozen midway through.

This update completely wrecked my brother in law’s console. He had to initialise the system to fix it.
Has this happened to anyone else?

What is really like in an update is native support for blu-tooth headsets. Why are some headsets supported but not others?
This seems like a cynical trick to get people to buy Sony branded gear.