Popular Post Ghost Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Quote Updated PS App includes new UI layout, integrated messages feature, support for voice chat, and more. Hideaki Nishino Senior Vice President, Platform Planning & Management Today we’re introducing new ways to amplify your connections with friends and the games you love to play even when you’re away from your console. We’re pleased to unveil the updated PlayStation App, reimagined to enhance your gaming experiences on both PS4 and PS5. Starting later today, the PS App will begin to roll out globally through updates on iOS (12.2 or later) and Android (6.0 or later) mobile devices. The PS App introduces fresh features such as voice chat, native PS Store integration, and a smoother experience delivered in an all-new design. Here’s a list of the key features for PS App: Updated user interface – The first thing you’ll notice is the sleek new user interface of the redesigned PS App. The new home screen lets you quickly see what your friends are playing and access details about your recently played games, including your Trophy List. Messages integration – For a unified experience, the PS Messages app feature will now be integrated in the updated PS App so you can seamlessly message your friends all in one place. As part of this integration, PS Messages will no longer be available as a standalone app. Your existing messages and threads in PS Messages will be carried over to the updated PS App. Voice Chat and Party Groups – You can now create party groups from PS App, and voice chat with up to 15 other friends though your mobile phone. Also, a note to fans: the PlayStation team is looking into your feedback around the Parties changes introduced in the PS4 system software update 8.00. There are no updates to share today, but thanks for speaking up about your concerns – we’re listening and evaluating. Natively integrated PlayStation Store and remote downloads – The new native PS Store experience enables fast and smooth shopping and browsing, with the ability to remotely download games and add-ons directly to your PS4 and PS5. New features for PS5 – When PS5 arrives, you’ll be able to remotely launch games, manage storage on your console if you run out of space while downloading a game, and quickly sign in to PS5 straight from the PS App. All the latest PlayStation news – The Explore tab surfaces Official News from game developers and PS Blog content to help you stay up to date with the world of PlayStation. If you don’t have the PS App yet, you’ll need an account for PlayStation Network to access the updated app. If you don’t have an account yet, please visit this link and follow the steps to sign up. The new PS App can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play. Our team of dedicated designers and engineers has worked tirelessly to deliver our best companion app yet. Playstation Blog Edited October 28, 2020 by Ghost 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Looks really good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon13 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I like the pictures, but it's not available on Google Play yet (still the old app). Edited October 28, 2020 by Dreakon13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceswithsloths Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) You will be able to join voice parties from your phone now? Interesting, could be useful in some circumstances I guess. Edited November 4, 2020 by danceswithsloths 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Bane999 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Sony removes notifications of Messages from the PS4 system. Adds message integration into app. Okay are we allowed to see he people we want to talk to or not this is confusing Sony ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryogenicide_X Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I just checked and it's not available in the UK yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Even under the provided link the App in Google Store is in older version (unless it is region related?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Blog says later today so it should be up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I'm hoping there is a light theme option. My eyes can't take dark theme with bold white fonts, it triggers migraines. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIdain Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Yeah later today for me is going to be midnight or later lol. Integrated store and being able to access my downloads from the app are big for me. Glad I'll only need one PS app now instead of three. The other new features sound useful too. Just hope its quick and snappy to navigate. Edited October 28, 2020 by EIdain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusKy Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 The app looks solid, can't be worse than what we have now. Being able to join party from the phone will be useful on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 The update is live on iOS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIdain Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I really like it. I don't know if it's been mentioned or talked about much elsewhere on the forums, but I really think they're updating how the trophy icons look to these - Spoiler (Marked as spoiler because the image was larger than I expected.) I much prefer how the current platinum trophy icon looks. It's also weird that there's an option in the notification settings for 'Wishlist Updates'. I thought they'd scrapped the wishlist completely, or can you still use it on the console? Edit: Just spotted there's trailers and screenshots for games in the store as well as an 'Add-Ons' section for DLC. It seem like the app store has more features than the web browser now. Hopefully the web store gets updated. Edited October 29, 2020 by EIdain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Lord_Bane999 said: Sony removes notifications of Messages from the PS4 system. Adds message integration into app. Okay are we allowed to see he people we want to talk to or not this is confusing Sony I think people are confused when Sony says removal of PS Messages because that is what the app is called, not messages to app itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 A textbook example of "Out with the old, in with the new". And Jim Ryan wants me to jump on the bandwagon. *sighs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I like it. Some of the messaging stuff is a bit off to me, but probably will be fine once I get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infected Elite Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 still not available in Canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otonio_Bruno Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 As long the new PS App doesn't take at least 300mb of storage in my phone like the current PS Messages does, it's fine by me. I have both installed and PS Messages takes 446MB and PS App takes 276MB...hope they rework how much data is stored in cache, it's kinda absurd of how much storage space it uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrandedBerserk Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Actually looks a lot better than the old one. 48 minutes ago, Spaz said: A textbook example of "Out with the old, in with the new". And Jim Ryan wants me to jump on the bandwagon. *sighs* How can you fear change so much but also complain about a lack of innovation/changes? Not trying to be a dick but you seem to contradict yourself quite a bit i noticed . Edited October 29, 2020 by BrandedBerserk 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesmaBR Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I really don't like the new web store But the new app feels a lot beter 1 x 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agalondia Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I'm still salty about the removal of PS3 and Vita games from able to be purchased outside of the console, as well as the wishlist feature being absent, although it should come back alongside the PS5 release hopefully. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, BrandedBerserk said: How can you fear change so much but also complain about a lack of innovation/changes? Not trying to be a dick but you seem to contradict yourself quite a bit i noticed . It looks snazzy and cool, but that's about it. They royally fucked up the PS Store. Finding DLC for my PS4 games is a travesty. It's completely user unfriendly. Looking at the age gap between us, it's probably easy to see why you like it and I don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaRejectz Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 The new app is definitely an upgrade. Granted it would be basically impossible for it to not be an upgrade, the old apps were awful. I hated getting a notification for PS Messages and it first having to open the PS app. But the removal of notifications for messages... ummm what? It’ll take some getting used to but overall it’s definitely better. App only takes up 45MB for me, which is a huge improvement over the old app size + the messages app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Infected Elite Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, BrandedBerserk said: Actually looks a lot better than the old one. How can you fear change so much but also complain about a lack of innovation/changes? Not trying to be a dick but you seem to contradict yourself quite a bit i noticed . Spaz whines about everything and he does contradict himself or post super long rant/replies. Get used to it, i think it looks better 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrandedBerserk Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Spaz said: Looking at the age gap between us, it's probably easy to see why you like it and I don't. What does age have to do with liking a needed upgrade to an outdated app? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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