Macworld (2019-06)

58 MACWORLD JUNE 2019

iOSCENTRAL PLAY PS4 GAMES ON AN iPHONE

will let you connect the devices manually.
On the PS4, go to Settings → Remote Play
Connection Settings → Add Devices,
where you’ll then see the code. You’ll have
300 seconds to enter the eight-digit code
on your phone before it disappears.

6. Tap the white space of the app to
   make the keypad go away, then click
   Register in the lower right.


7. You’re in! You’ll immediately see an
   overlay resembling the buttons of a
   DualShock 4 controller. A brief tutorial
   shows how to use the digital thumbstick
   buttons. You can use Remote Play in either
   landscape mode or portrait mode. Your
   fingers don’t obscure the screen in portrait
   mode, but the streamed screen itself is
   much smaller.


8. If you want Remote Play to connect
   to the PS4 even when it’s in rest mode, go
   to Settings → Power Save Settings→ Set
   Features Available in Rest Mode and then
   hit Enable Turning on PS4 from Network.


9. To quit using Remote Play, simply
   leave the app. Since you’ll lose a
   connection every time you leave the
   app, you’ll need to hit Start to reconnect
   every time. Fortunately, it’ll be easier on
   future attempts.

OPTIONAL (BUT NOT REALLY):

CONNECT AN MFI

CONTROLLER

You can’t use a Sony DualShock 4

controller with your iPhone, but MFi (made

for iPhone) controllers like the Rotor Riot,

the SteelSeries

Nimbus, or the

Gamevice make

for decent

alternatives. It’s

usually very easy

to hook one up,

as I demonstrate

here (go.

macworld.com/

hook). Once

you’ve paired an

MFi controller, the

digital DualShock

4 button overlay

in the Remote

You can also enter the code manually at any time while Remote Play is
searching for a PS4.