PXLink

Remote play for your PS5 and PS4 on Android

PXLink is a fast, native Android app for remote play with your own PS5 or PS4. Play the games on your console on your phone, tablet, Android TV, Google TV or XR glasses, over your home network. No ads, and no subscription for the app.

Features

Features with a 👑 are part of PXLink Pro, a one-time purchase. Everything else is free.

Remote play

• Stream your PS5 or PS4 to your phone, tablet or TV on your home network
• Pair once with the code your console shows, then connect with one tap
• Wake your console from rest mode, and put it back in rest mode when you're done
• Nickname your consoles, or connect automatically when the app opens
• Network check to see if your Wi-Fi is ready for streaming
• Voice chat with your phone's microphone
• Picture-in-picture to keep playing in a small window

Picture quality

• 720p streaming with AMD FSR 1 upscaling
• 👑 1080p streaming, the sharpest picture the console sends
• 👑 Every upscaler: Snapdragon GSR, NVIDIA Image Scaling (NIS), AMD CAS, Lanczos, Bicubic and Sharpen
• 👑 Frame generation: 60 fps games shown at 120 fps on fast screens
• 👑 Deband and deblock filters to clean up streaming artifacts
• 👑 Ambient background: fill the black bars with a glow of the game's colours, a blur or its extended edges
• 👑 ReShade effects: built-in looks plus your own shader packs and presets, tuned live while you play
• Low-latency Wi-Fi mode and a bitrate cap

Controls your way

• Any Bluetooth or USB game controller, with rumble
• DualSense and DualShock 4: motion, touchpad and light bar
• On-screen touch controls with haptics, in landscape and portrait, so you can play without a controller
• Per-controller dead zones and a built-in controller test
• 👑 Your own touch layouts: design, copy, import and share
• 👑 Button mapping for any controller, with two-button chords
• 👑 Gyro aiming with your phone's or controller's motion

Android TV, tablets and XR glasses

• Remote play on Android TV and Google TV, with a controller or the TV remote
• Big Picture mode: a controller-first interface with your consoles and recently played games
• VITURE XR glasses: a big virtual screen that stays in place or follows you, look-around with head tracking, curved screen and side-by-side 3D

Your profile, trophies and stats

• Your profile picture, level and trophy count
• Every trophy list, with per-game trophies, add-ons and hidden trophies you can reveal
• Your games with hours played
• Compact live stats overlay: resolution, frame rate, latency and bitrate
• 👑 Detailed stats overlay and a report after every session
• 👑 More than one account

PXLink Pro 👑

One purchase, no subscription, on up to 5 of your devices with the same Google account. Buy it inside the app.

What you need

• An Android phone, tablet or TV running Android 11 or newer
• A PlayStation Network account
• A PS5 or PS4 with Remote Play turned on (PS5: Settings › System › Remote Play; PS4: Settings › Remote Play Connection Settings)
• The phone and the console on the same home network; 5 GHz Wi-Fi or Ethernet gives the best stream

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect my console?

Sign in with your PlayStation Network account and pick your console. The first time, link the phone on the console (PS5: Settings › System › Remote Play › Link Device; PS4: Settings › Remote Play Connection Settings › Add Device) and type the code it shows into PXLink. After that, one tap connects.

Can PXLink wake my console?

Yes, from rest mode. On the PS5, turn on Settings › System › Power Saving › Features Available in Rest Mode › Stay Connected to the Internet and Enable Turning On PS5 from Network (on the PS4, the same options are under Settings › Power Save Settings). A console that is fully switched off can't be woken over the network.

Does it work away from home?

Not yet. PXLink streams over your home network. Playing over the internet is planned.

Can I play without a controller?

Yes. PXLink has on-screen touch controls with haptics, in landscape and portrait. With Pro 👑 you can design your own touch layouts and aim with your phone's gyro.

Why doesn't PXLink stream in 1440p or 4K?

Remote play tops out at 1080p: the console sends nothing higher to any app. Apps that say "1440p" or "4K" are upscaling a 1080p stream on your phone. PXLink's upscalers do the same, and say so.

Why is the stream blurry, choppy or laggy?

Use 5 GHz Wi-Fi, keep the phone close to the router, connect the console with Ethernet if you can, and run Settings › Network check. Turn on the low-latency Wi-Fi mode, and lower the bitrate cap on a weak connection. For a sharper picture, use an upscaler (FSR is free; GSR, NIS and the others come with Pro 👑) or stream at 1080p 👑.

My console isn't found

Make sure the phone and the console are on the same network and that Remote Play is turned on. On Android 17, allow PXLink to use your local network when it asks (or in Android Settings › Apps › PXLink › Permissions).

Is PXLink free?

Yes. Remote play, 720p with FSR upscaling, touch controls, controller support, voice chat, trophies, Android TV and XR glasses are free. PXLink Pro 👑 is a single purchase that adds 1080p, every upscaler, frame generation, ReShade effects, the ambient background, custom touch layouts, button mapping, gyro aiming, detailed stats and more than one account.

Is PXLink official, and is my account safe?

PXLink is an independent app, not made by Sony. You sign in on Sony's own sign-in page; PXLink doesn't read or keep your password. It has no ads, no analytics and no crash reporting, and everything it stores stays on your device. Read the privacy policy.

Help

Questions or problems? See Support or email owenbuilds@proton.me. To remove your data, see Delete your data. Using PXLink means you agree to the Terms of Service.