How to use DualSense Controller to Play PS5 on Your iPhone and Apple Devices

Most people don’t know that you can sling a PS5 to another room of your house, streaming your games to a Mac or Windows PC, iOS or Android device, with Sony’s PS Remote Play app and for those who do, you could only remotely control your shiny new PlayStation 5 with the old DualShock 4 gamepad until now.

Sony has announced the PS5’s new DualShock controller is now supported across every Apple platform running the latest operating system, including iPhones, iPads, iPod touches, and Apple TVs running 14.5, and Macs running macOS Big Sur 11.3.

Remote Play is now available using the DualSense wireless controller to play compatible games on a range of Apple devices. Full details: https://t.co/4fpa77oFqx pic.twitter.com/Z2BlehDLjO

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 10, 2021

The following steps walk you through the process of pairing your DualSense or Series X controller to your Apple device. If you haven’t already, you’ll need to update your ‌iPhone‌/‌iPad‌ to iOS 14.5 (Settings > General > Software Update) or your ‌Apple TV‌ to tvOS 14.5 (Settings -> System -> Software Updates).

How to Connect the PS5 DualSense controller to iPhone or iPad

1. Open your iOS device’s Settings app and navigate to Bluetooth.
2. On your DualSense controller, press and hold the Share button (next to the D-Pad, with three lines radiating out from the top) and the PS button (in between the thumbsticks) at the same time. Hold them for at least three seconds, until you see the light bar flashing blue.
   
3. On your ‌iPhone‌/‌iPad‌, under “Other Devices,” tap on your PS5 DualSense controller.
4. Tap Pair.

To save battery once you’re done using the controller, return to the Bluetooth settings screen and tap the info (“i“) icon next to the PS5 controller, then tap Disconnect or Forget this device to remove it from the list.

How to Connect the PS5 DualSense Controller to Apple TV

1. Open the Settings app on ‌Apple TV‌ and select Remotes and Devices -> Bluetooth.
2. On your DualSense controller, press and hold the Share button (next to the D-Pad, with three lines radiating out from the top) and the PS button (in between the thumbsticks) at the same time. Hold them for at least three seconds, until you see the light bar flashing blue.
   
3. On your ‌Apple TV‌, select the DualSense Controller to pair it, which will be confirmed with a notification on tvOS.