Gaming on PS5 is a lot of fun, and the new DualSense controller with its haptic and adaptive triggers is a big part of the excitement. However, if you’re like me, you might love to play a lot of mobile games, and countless smartphone games support controllers on phones, which is great. So, if you want to play Call of Duty: Mobile with a controller on your iPhone or Android phone, here is how to connect the PS5 controller to your iOS and Android devices.
Connect PS5 Controller to iOS/Android Device
In this article, we will discuss how you can connect the new DualSense controller to both iOS (or iPadOS) devices and Android smartphones and tablets. Depending on which device you want to connect your PS5 DualSense controller to, you can use the table of contents below to jump to the relevant section.
Connect PlayStation 5 Controller to iPhone/iPad
If you’re using an iOS or iPadOS device, here’s how to connect your DualSense controller to your iPhone or iPad.
- Press and hold the PS button on the PS5 controller and the Create new button until the light starts to flash.
- on your iPhone (or iPad), Go to Settings -> Bluetooth. Here you will see ‘DualSense Wireless Controller’ in the list under ‘Other Devices’. To connect the PS5 controller to your iPhone, simply tap on it.
After connecting the controller to your iOS device, you can jump to any game you want to play on your iPhone and use the controller to play the game. It’s that simple. Pretty cool, right?
Connect PlayStation 5 Controller to Android Device
On the other hand, if you’re using an Android phone or tablet, the process is pretty much the same, but I’ll mention it here for clarity.
- Press and hold the PS button and the Compose button on your DualSense controller.
- On your Android device, go to “Settings -> Bluetooth & Device Connection” and tap “DualSense Wireless Controller” from the list of available devices.
This method will pair the controller with your Android smartphone or tablet. Now you can play any game compatible with your PS5 controller on your Android phone.
List of Controller Supported Mobile Games
If you are wondering if your favorite game supports PS5 controller on iPhone and Android, here is a list of controller supported games that you can try.
| Controller Supported iOS and Android Games |
|---|
| 1941 Frozen Front |
| Adventures of Mana |
| Pip’s Adventures |
| Altered Monster Classic |
| another world |
| Aralon: Forged and Flame |
| Mysterious Spirit |
| artery |
| asphalt 8 |
| Astro Duel |
| badlands |
| blade lords |
| Bloo Boy 2 |
| Rock Line |
| Call of Duty: Mobile |
| Castlevania |
| comet racer |
| Commander Cool |
| Commander Pixman |
| Cows in Space |
| preparedWar |
| Crash Driver 2 |
| Crashlands |
| Crazy Snowboarding |
| Crazy Snowboard Pro |
| Crusaders of Light |
| dandara |
| dark echo |
| dead cells |
| dead trigger |
| death point |
| Death Road to Canada |
| death smiles |
| dysgaea 1 |
| Don’t Go Hungry: Pocket Edition |
| DOOM |
| Dragon Mania Legends |
| Dust |
| Edge Extended |
| Eswat City Under Siege |
| Evoland |
| FEZ Pocket Edition |
| fly away |
| Fortnite |
| Frogbert |
| Goat Simulator |
| Golden Ax Classics |
| Big Mountain Adventure |
| GRID Auto Sports |
| grimvalor |
| groove swirl |
| GTA: Chinatown Wars |
| GTA San Andreas |
| gun slugs |
| gun slugs 2 |
| Heavy Knife |
| hyper burner |
| I’m Hero |
| impossible road |
| full of sparks |
| Jade Empire |
| Jetpack Joyride |
| Jump Drive |
| Kingdom: New Lands |
| Leo’s Fortune |
| Lichtspeer |
| LImbo |
| lineage 2 |
| Little Big Adventure |
| man man |
| Mars: New Home VR |
| Max Payne Mobile |
| Metal Slug 3 |
| Minecraft |
| Anti-Modern War |
| cake knight |
| Neon Chrome |
| ocean horn |
| strange |
| strange world |
| Off Road Rumble |
| overdoing 2 |
| paracut |
| Pilot Ace |
| Portal Knights |
| Brutal Post |
| reckless racing 3 |
| retroid |
| Samurai Showdown II |
| He Wants Me To Die |
| Sky Gamblers |
| sniper fury |
| spirit knight |
| space grunts |
| Space Warrior II |
| Space Cops 2 |
| Sproggiwood |
| Star War 2 |
| Stardew Valley |
| To stay |
| Stay together |
| Stickman Basic Jumper 2 |
| Stickman Basketball |
| Stickman Basketball Blitz |
| Stickman Battlegrounds Premium |
| Stickman Disc Golf Battle |
| stickman football |
| Suzy Cube |
| Tail Shift |
| Tank Ace |
| terrarium |
| Teslagrad |
| Isaac’s Binding |
| deer god |
| Eastern New World |
| Rocky Horror Show |
| School |
| Ditto’s Swords |
| foxglove park |
| Time Flashback |
| Top Gear: Extreme Parking |
| transistor |
| Trigger On The Road |
| Turbo League |
| turtle somersault |
| venture boy |
| Wonder boy |
Even outside of these mobile games Use PlayStation 5 controller to play PC/console games Via Xbox Cloud Gaming on your Android device. Unfortunately the same is not true for iOS users as Microsoft is still trying to bring xCloud to Apple’s devices.
Use PS5 Controller with Android and iPhone
So this is how you can connect a DualSense controller to your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone/tablet. Gaming with controllers is something many people prefer because of better tactile control or more screen real estate to enjoy the game. So, which games would you like to play with the PS5 controller connected to your phone? Let us know in the comments section.
