How to Connect a PS4 to iPhone or iPad? Connecting a PS4 or Xbox One controller to the iPhone is very simple.
Until now, Apple devices were only compatible with MFi-certified controllers, but with new updates we will also be able to use the controls of the two most popular consoles in the world: PS4 and Xbox One.
Like him The PlayStation 4 DualShock controller like the Xbox One controller is compatible with iPhone and iPad natively if they have installed iOS 13 or later, and that’s great news given the number of games compatible with this type of controller in Apple Arcade.
For this reason, today we are going to show you step by step how you can connect either of these two controllers to your iPhone or iPad.
How to connect the DualShock 4 to your iPhone or iPad?
The first thing we have to do on our iPhone or iPad is to make sure that Bluetooth is active, you can activate it from the Control Center or from Settings> Bluetooth. Now we follow these steps:
- In the DualShock 4 we press the buttons PS and SHARE at a time.
- We hold them down for five seconds until the The LED indicator starts flashing.
- We headed out on our iPhone or iPad Settings > Bluetooth.
- The name will appear in the Other Devices section. “DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller”.
- Pressing will connect and we can start any game compatible.
How to Connect a PS4 to iPhone or iPad?
After making sure that Bluetooth is active, from the Control Center or from the settings of the iPhone or iPad, with the Xbox One controller it must be one of the most modern, close to our device, we let’s follow these steps:
- Turn on the Xbox controller by pressing the center button.
- Look for the pairing button wireless on the controller which is located next to the left trigger, above the charging port.
- Press and hold the pairing button for five seconds until the Xbox logo starts flashing.
- We headed out on our iPhone or iPad Settings > Bluetooth.
- The name will appear in the Other Devices section. “Xbox Wireless Controller”.
- Pressing will connect to the command and we can start any game compatible.
PS4 and Xbox One controllers are also compatible with tvOS and macOS and the sync process is the same as seen on iOS and iPadOS devices. As you can see, it is now very easy to use a PS4 and Xbox One controller on your iPhone.
