How To Get Ps4 Out Of Rest Mode

Control your PS4 console from a Mac

Install [PS Remote Play] on your Mac computer, and then connect to your PS4 console.

Get ready
Install the app
Set up your PS4 console
Start Remote Play
Remote Play controls
Quit Remote Play

Get ready

You'll need the following to use Remote Play:

Mac

OS	macOS High Sierra macOS Mojave macOS Catalina macOS Big Sur macOS Monterey
Storage space	40 MB or more
RAM	2 GB or more

PS4 console
Always update your PS4 console to the latest version of the system software.
An account for PlayStation™Network
Use the same account that you use for your PS4 console. If you don't have an account, you'll need to create one first.
High-speed internet connection
As a standard, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 5 Mbps. For best performance, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 15 Mbps.
DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller

You can also use your wireless controller for your PS5 console. You can use Bluetooth® to connect your controller to a Mac running macOS Big Sur (11.3) or later. If you can't connect using Bluetooth®, use a USB cable. For details on Bluetooth® pairing, see "Using a wireless controller".
To use voice chat, you'll need a microphone, such as the built-in microphone on your Mac.

Install the app

You'll only need to do these steps the first time you use the app. You can use the same app to connect to your PS4 console and PS5 console.

1.: Download [PS Remote Play] and save it to your desktop or other location.
Read the "SIE application end user license agreement" as well as the "Privacy policy". When you select the checkbox, the download button will become available.
2.: Run the installation file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the app.

Set up your PS4 console

Set up your PS4 console in the following ways. You'll only need to do this the first time you use Remote Play:

Start Remote Play

You'll take the following steps each time you connect to your PS4 console from your Mac.

1.: Turn on your PS4 console or put it into rest mode.
2.: Connect your Mac and your controller using Bluetooth®.
For details on Bluetooth® pairing, see "Using a wireless controller".
You can also use a USB cable.
3.: Launch [PS Remote Play] on your Mac, and then select [Sign In to PSN].
4.: Sign in with the same account that you use for your PS4 console.
When you select [Settings], you can configure video quality settings for Remote Play such as resolution and frame rate.
5.: Select [PS4].
The app searches for the PS4 console that you set up in Set up your PS4 console, and then connects. After it connects, the screen of your PS4 console displays on your Mac and you can start using Remote Play.
From the second time onwards, you'll be able to select the console that you connected to previously.

Before trying to connect remotely from outside your home, check that your device connects properly while you're near your PS4 console.
If the app can't find the device that you'd like to connect, or if you can't use Remote Play, see "When Remote Play is not available".

Remote Play controls

Besides using your controller, you can also control your PS4 console with the control panel.
During Remote Play, if you move the mouse cursor of your Mac over the screen that you're using for Remote Play, the control panel displays:

Quit Remote Play

1.: Click the at the top left corner of the screen you're using for Remote Play.
You'll see a message that says "This Remote Play session will be disconnected".
To quit Remote Play while your PS4 console is in rest mode, select the checkbox for [Put the connected console in rest mode].
2.: Select [OK].
Remote Play quits and the screen returns to its original state before your Mac was connected to your PS4 console.

To uninstall [PS Remote Play], drag [PS Remote Play] from your Applications folder and into the trash. Then, go to Finder and select [Empty trash]. Folder and command names might vary depending on your OS version.