How to check download status on ps4 from phone

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This will only work with digital games. This requires you use the correct power saving settings on your PlayStation 4. Assuming your PS4 is on its default Rest Mode settings, it will just work. It will automatically download when you get home and turn on your PS4. This will allow your PS4 to wake up and download games and updates.

Launch the app after installing it and sign in with the same PlayStation Network account you use on your PlayStation 4. Tap the PlayStation Store icon at the top left corner of the app. Your PS4 will automatically download them. This process works the same on the website as it does on the PlayStation app. Locate a paid or free game you want to install and either purchase it or download it for free.

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What you might not know with the PS4 though is how to find your download list to view and manage what your PS4 is currently downloading. The downloads list is hidden away under the notifications menu. From here you can manually install an update if for some reason the PS4 did not automatically do it and pause or cancel downloads. You must be logged in to post a comment. None of which show up under library BTW. Thanks for the info on where to find out what the ps4 is doing.

Downloading status is crucial, what idiot designed downloading and updating to be hidden. Fukng morons. Wasted 2 hours not knowing what ps4 was doing! News Beware of a Halo Infinite save corruption bug 15 Dec