Touchpad controller for ps4

Question

Can one use his/her cellphone (say android) as a gamepad for ps4 or XBox one?

I was thinking to buy a ps4 as a gift for a friend with disability but she can only use touchpad like cellphone or iPad.

The first question does not fit in our standards, I'm afraid. The second one is, so I will edit the first one out, so that maybe you'll get a better answer. — Mathias711, Jun 19 '15 at 07:19

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 19 '15 at 07:48

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Good news - Yes you can.

The PlayStation app (available on the play store or app store) allows you to sync a smartphone or tablet to your PlayStation 4 and use that as a controller. The process is fairly straight forward.

Once you open your app, at the bottom of your screen you should be able to find a "Connect to PlayStation" option. If you are connected to the same wifi network with the PlayStation and the tablet/smart phone, the PS4 should appear on the list
Next you will need to open the Settings in your PlayStation dashboard, and open the "PlayStation App Connection Settings". This will give you a code to into your tablet/phone, and you should be all good!

This video should provide some more detail for you:

This goes into a bit more detail about the functionality of it:

edited Jun 19 '15 at 07:48

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Mhhh... I see that you can control the PS4 with it, but can you also control the games? – 5pike Jun 19 '15 at 07:41
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@5pike yes you can :) - I'll add another link that goes into a bit more detail about the functionality – Ben Jun 19 '15 at 07:43
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Very nice. Made my day(technically it's still night ;)) – BigM Jun 19 '15 at 07:50
@user115964 Glad I could help! I hope your friend enjoys this! – Ben Jun 19 '15 at 07:50
pretty sure this depends on the game.... – Frank V Jun 19 '15 at 13:18

Touchpad controller for ps4

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