The built-in PS5 web browser is not working well for many users, especially those who use services like Spotify. A workaround is available in the PS5 system settings menu.

How to Access the Hidden PS5 Web Browser

Sony is considering making the PlayStation menu available directly through the internet browser, like on earlier devices. However, there is currently a workaround that needs to be used.

Twitter is a social media platform where you can browse the web and enter URLs in the search bar. To navigate the internet on your PS5, you’ll need to click links.

Twitter has a feature called “Pin Tweet,” which allows you to add a list of links to easy access. If you have to use this feature, be sure to pin a tweet with a list of links to which you would like easy access.

We were not able to make the PS5 web browser fullscreen in our testing. ..

What Can You Do With The PS5 Web Browser?

The PlayStation 5’s web browser is a cool, hidden feature, but it’s not practical for actually browsing the web. The inability to type in URLs means its capabilities are limited from the outset, but it also lacks much of the programming that makes traditional web browsers useful. ..

Vimeo is still a viable video sharing platform, despite YouTube’s dominance. You can load Vimeo videos through the web player, but this isn’t a particularly useful feature given how uncommon Vimeo videos are. ..

PlayStation 5 users should stick to specific PlayStation 5 apps when using the web browser. There is a built-in YouTube app and numerous streaming options. Using one of these apps will save time and avoid confusion. ..

One (incredible) feature of the PlayStation 5 is the ability to run emulators. These emulators let you play old SNES games directly on your PlayStation 5. One thing to keep in mind is that online browser games that require libraries like WebGL will not work through the PlayStation 5 web browser; if you want to play games like this, you’ll need to use a dedicated web browser.

You can use the web browser on your PlayStation 5 to access Google Docs. This is helpful if you want to keep track of your backlog or if you need to enter symbols. ..

There is an options menu for the PlayStation 5 web browser. You can clear web data, prevent cookies from tracking you across different services, turn JavaScript on and off, enable and disable cookies, and more. You can even delete your cookies. It seems odd that Sony would include this menu within the PlayStation 5 if the company didn’t intend users to access the web browser.

Does PS5 Have a Featureless Browser?

The PlayStation 4 had a web browser. It’s possible the PlayStation 5 web browser hasn’t been implemented to its full extent yet, and Sony plans to make it more full-featured in the future. However, Sony might prefer the PlayStation 5 to be a more dedicated gaming console to compete with the Xbox Series X.

The DualSense controller is not the easiest way to navigate the internet. While the PlayStation 5 supports a wide range of mice and keyboard inputs, but only for specific games. The PlayStation 5 web browser doesn’t support a mouse and keyboard. Well, that isn’t strictly true – it does support a USB mouse, but only if the PS5 web browser is accessed in a specific way through the game War Thunder, at least according to PSU.com.

Is There Future For PS5 Web Browsing?

Some Sony executives believe that a web browser is not necessary for gaming and that it offers too many opportunities for hacking. For now, all users can do is hope – and there is a lot of that out there, as many people on Reddit have spoken about their desire for an improved on-console web browser.