How to use your TV Remote Control on Your PS4

We show you how televisions with HDMI-CEC can interface with the PS4 to enable your TV's remote as a controller for the PlayStation 4.

[PhyuckYiu]

A certain someone from Polygon lied and said that PS4 didn't have this feature. Glad people are highlighting this.

[LWNR]

Been doing that on my PS3 since '07, good to know PS4 supports it also. It's called Bravia Sync on my Sony TV.

[kimscott]

Lifesaver thank you, we are old-timers, using son’s old PS4 console to receive / watch Sky, and can now use our TV remote (previously struggling to use PS4 controller for TV functions), brilliant, thank you!!

[brunke]

Awesome! Was looking for an official remote to buy and then I found this clip. Works like a charm, thanks!!

[elezzywan]

they should consider adding the remote control functionality to the playstation app for phones with IR blasters.

[Vagrantz]

I somehow connected my tv remote on ps4 by accident and I’ve been trying to figure out how to disable this so thanks lol.

[heatherself]

Oh, awesome! Thank you so much for this. I *finally* got a PS4 May 2021 and I thought I'd have to get a remote like I did for my PS3.

[WayToManyAssassins]

omg this feature is awesome. It's so much more natural to use a TV remote instead a controller for Netflix lol.

[largel]

Pacino and De Niro at their finest! Cool feature, btw.

[ronignino]

Wtf... i actually discover this randomly wtf...i though i was dreaming...

[KKaann]

Is it possible to return to the ps dashboard after launching a game etc?

[incides]

Thanks! saved me some money, was about to buy a remote controller for PS4 :)

[ryandperry]

Superb, thats been a huge bug bear of mine for sometime. Thanks

[pohjoismainen]

grazie!! Anche se sono passati quasi 6 anni come guida è sempre valida.

[MrHandss]

Never saw any of these articles and jusrr stumbled across this feature last night. Got a Samsung. Works fine for menus and stuff like netflix, but sometimes i have to be careful cause it might skip a few movements if I use the arrows. Doesn't always do it though.

[luisarocho]

Wow! this is awesome thanks for this great info! Directions were basic and worked flawlessly! Mind is blown on this feature!

[oldben]

thank you sir, i have this tv and it works a treat

[angellemus]

Helpful helpful video I didn't have to do the second step thanks!!

[MrSteviej]

I’m about 4 Years late but I’m glad to have found this video lol. The PS4 universal remote made by PDP is garbage, and using the PS4 remote is a hassle. Thanks for this awesome shortcut

[mauriciobentz]

Glad to hear that that's on the ps4 also, because it's on my ps3 slim version so meaning, this feature is not new . :)