{"id":790210,"date":"2026-10-03T01:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/790210\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:38:09","slug":"sony-prepping-improved-ps-app-with-expanded-social-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/790210\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Prepping Improved PS App with Expanded Social Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/86e6cb191dc61\/large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790991489_893_1280x720.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sony will <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_get2sammyb\/status\/2106023598960030073\" rel=\"nofollow\">launch an expanded and improved version<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/tags\/ps-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PS App<\/a> in the \u201cnext few days\u201d which will incorporate social features, allowing you to keep tabs on what your pals are playing.<\/p>\n<p>The new version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/playstation-app\/id410896080\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.scee.psxandroid&amp;hl=en_GB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a> software will include a social tab at the bottom, and will feature a widget showing you what your friends are up to at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by this short video teaser uploaded to social media, it\u2019ll also boast a slight redesign.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out below:<\/p>\n<p>Love seeing what your friends are playing? <\/p>\n<p>Check out the newly updated PlayStation App that will be rolling out over the new few days and stay connected with your friends \ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZuH3cfjKC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SZuH3cfjKC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PlayStation (@PlayStation) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayStation\/status\/2106074356614918567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I primarily use the PS App to browse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/tags\/ps-store\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PS Store<\/a> and download my PS5 screenshots and videos for sharing on social media, but I\u2019m certainly not opposed to seeing which games my friends are playing.<\/p>\n<p>Are there any other improvements or features you\u2019d like to see added to the PS App in the future? Let me know below.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony will launch an expanded and improved version of the PS App in the \u201cnext few days\u201d which&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,2306,260159,622,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-790210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-mobile","tag-ps-app","tag-sony","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}