Today's smartphones are powerful enough that you can really think of them as fully functional computers that fit into a pocket. And just like computers, you phone can also serve as a gaming system.

Press and hold the PS and Share buttons on your DualShock 4 until it enters pairing mode (shown by the flashing white light bar on the back of the controller). Open your Android phone's Settings app.

Players that wish to pair a PS4 Dualshock with their Android device should go to the device's Settings menu, click Device Connectivity, and then click Bluetooth and enable it. They should then hold ...