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When signing into your PlayStation Network account, you may be required to enter an additional code, that will be sent to you via a text message, to go along with your password.

If you find this extra step inconvenient and would rather disable the two-step authentication process so that you can log into your PSN account straight away with just your password, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can turn it off.

1. To start off, you need to turn on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition gaming system and then make sure that it is connected to the Internet if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to log into your PlayStation Network account.

3. After signing into your PSN account, you should be in the home screen of your system.

If you are in another area, then you can get to the home screen quickly by long pressing the PS logo button on the DualSense controller.

4. In the home screen, you need to navigate and then select the gear cog icon that is located on the top right corner. By doing so, you should be able to head to the Settings section.

5. After getting to Settings, you need to select the Users and Accounts option.

6. From the Users and Accounts section, you first need to select Account on the left column.

7. On the right side of the same screen, you then need to select Security.

8. Inside of the Security section, you need to select 2-Step Verification.

9. From the 2-Step Verification section, select the drop-down menu.

10. You should then select Disabled in the drop-down menu.

11. Back at the 2-Step Verification section, you need to select the OK option in order to confirm the change.

12. Next, you should be in the Enter Your Account Information section. Here, you should see the following message:

“For your security, use PlayStation App to sign in, or enter your password again.”

If you don’t have the PlayStation App installed on your smartphone or mobile device, then you can use your PS5 to enter your PSN password.

After you are done entering your password again, you need to select the OK option underneath in order to finally disable 2-step verification.

The PlayStation Store App on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system may show you personalized ads and product recommendations. If you want to disable these types of advertisements, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, turn on your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition system and then make sure that you are logged into your PlayStation Network account.

2. You should now be in the Home Screen of the system menus.

If you are somewhere else, then you can quickly head home by pressing and holding the PS logo button on your DualSense controller.

3. On the home screen, you first need to make sure that you are in the Games section. If you are in the Media section, then you need to press the L1 button on the game pad to switch over to the Games category.

4. Next, you need to select the blue PlayStation shopping bag icon, which should open the PlayStation Store App.

5. Inside of the shopping application, press the triangle button on the DualSense to quickly navigate to the top right corner of the screen.

6. From there, you need to select the icon that has three dots in order to open the More menu.

7. In the small pop-up menu, you then need to select Personalization Settings.

8. After getting to the Personalization Settings menu, you will be able to disable the following:

• Personalized Purchase Recommendations will show personalized product and service recommendations based on your personal data collected by Sony and third-party companies. When you disable this setting, you will still see product and service recommendations on the PlayStation Store although these won’t be personalized.
• Personalized Advertising will show personalized advertisements based on your personal data that has been collected by Sony and third-party companies. When disabled, you will still see ads although the sponsored content won’t be as relevant to your personal tastes.
• Personalized Media will show music and video recommendations based on your personal data that has been collected by Sony-partnered media services and apps. Even when disabled, you may still see these recommendations appear although they won’t be as personal.
• Standard Personalization will show non-commercial personalization when it comes to browsing the PlayStation Store. Even when disabled, some of the features on the shopping application may still be personalized although it may not be as relevant to your personal interests.

You can disable Personalized Purchase Recommendations, Personalized Advertising and Personalized Media separately on their own.

You can also disable all four of these settings by simply turning off Standard Personalization. By doing so, you will get the following message:

Are you sure you want to disable [Standard Personalization]? This will also disable all your other personalization settings. You’ll miss out on some game and console features.

Here, you need to select the Disable option in order to turn off all of the personalization settings.

Sony may occasionally add new features to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system. The past additions include 1440p, Variable Refresh Rate, Auto-Low Latency Mode and more.

To see how you can check if there are any updates available when it comes to system features, you can follow the steps laid out in this article from Seeking Tech.

1. To begin, turn on your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition console if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to make sure that your game system is connected to the PlayStation Network.

3. You should then go to the home screen, which is the main menu that should appear once you boot up your console and sign into your PSN account.

If you aren’t in the home menu at the moment, then you can bring up the Command Center quick menu by pressing the PS button on the DualSense controller. Afterwards, you can select the house icon at the bottom menu to go to the home menu.

Alternatively, you can long press the PS button until the home menu shows up.

4. In the home menu, press the triangle button on the controller to quickly navigate to the top right side of the screen. From there, you can select the gear icon so that you can go to the Settings menu.

5. Once you get inside the Settings menu of your PlayStation 5, you then need to select System from the list of options.

6. On the left column in the System menu, you need to select System Software.

7. On the right side of the same screen, you then need to select System Feature Updates.

8. Your PS5 will then start checking to see if there any new updates when it comes to system features. You should see a “Please wait…” message show up on the screen.

9. If you see that there are new versions available to download and install, then make sure you update the firmware of your PlayStation 5.

10. If there aren’t any updates available for PS5 system features, then you will get the following message:

“The latest versions of all system features are installed.”

As a result, you console should be up to date in terms of system features. If you get this message, select the OK option to return to the System menu.

You are now able to create and edit Gamelists on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console. This feature will let you group games in a folder from the Game Library menu.

To find out how you can create and edit these lists, you can follow the steps laid out in this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to update your PS5 to the latest firmware if you haven’t done so already; otherwise, you won’t be able to use the Gamelist feature.

To update, connect your PS5/PS5 Digital Edition to the internet and then go to Settings > System > System Software > System Software Update and Settings > Update System Software > Update Using Internet.

2. With your console update, you need to head over to the home screen menu. To get there, press the PS button to bring up the Command Center quick menu and then select the Home icon located on the bottom left side.

3. Next, you should make sure that you are in the Games section. If you are in the Media section instead, press the L1 button on your controller to switch over.

4. In the Game section, navigate all the way to the right and then select the Game Library card.

5. Inside the Game Library menu, press the R1 button on your DualSense to switch over to the Your Collection section.

6. From the Your Collection section, select the Create Gamelist option on the left side. It has a controller-themed folder icon with a plus sign.

7. In the Add to Gamelist menu, select the games that you want added to the folder.

8. Once you are done making your selection, you need to select the Add icon located at the bottom right side of the screen.

9. In the Edit Name menu, you can change the name of the Gamelist.

10. Once you are done editing the name of the folder, select the Continue option.

11. The game list should now appear at the top of the Your Collection section of the Game Library menu.

12. To add a game to the folder, to the game list menu.

Afterwards, select the Add More to Gamelist option on the left side, which is represented with the plus icon.

In the Add to Gamelist screen, select the game(s) you want to be added to the folder and then confirm your choices by selecting the Add option on the bottom right side of the screen.

13. In order to remove a game from the list, go to the game list menu.

From there, hover over the game that you want to remove and then press the Options button (which has the three horizontal lines icon) on your controller.

In the pop-up menu, you need to select the Remove from Gamelist option.

14. To delete an entire Gamelist, hover over it from the Your Collection section in the Game Library menu.

Afterwards, press the Options button on your controller and then select the Delete Gamelist option.

If you need to free up some space on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system, then you can delete the DLC and language packs for specific games. To find out the various methods of doing so, you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

Method #1

For the first method, you can use the Manage Game Content menu. In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

1. Turn on your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition console and then go to the home screen. For the uninformed, this is the main menu where you can select which game to play. You can get there by pressing and holding the PS button on your DualSense controller.

2. From the home screen, make sure that you are in the Games tab. If you are in the Media tab instead, then you need to press the L1 button to switch over.

3. Next, hover over the game that has the DLC and/or language packs that you want to delete. If the game isn’t on the home screen, then you can select the Game Library option in order to view the full list of installed games you have on your PlayStation 5.

4. With the game highlighted, press the Options button on the controller. This is the small button with three horizontal lines.

5. In the small pop-up menu, you then need to select Manage Game Content.

Inside of the Manage Game Content menu, you will see a list that is separated by Add-Ons and Language Data. To delete these, select the garbage icon next to the content and then select the Delete option in the pop-up menu.

Method #2

For the second method, you can use the Storage menu by doing the following:

1. On the home screen on your PS5, go to Settings by selecting the gear icon that is located on the top right side of the screen.

2. You should then head over to Storage from inside the Settings menu.

3. In the Storage menu, select the storage option on the left column. Make sure that it is where the game is installed.

4. Next, you need to select Games and Apps.

5. After getting to the Games and Apps menu, scroll down to the game that has the DLC and/or language packs that you want to be removed.

6. You should see an icon that features a pencil with three horizontal lines. Select it in order to head over to the next screen.

7. A pop-up window should show up with the following message:

“Instead of deleting entire games and apps, you can just delete the parts you don’t need.”

Here, you can select any of the add-on content that you want to be deleted.

8. After making your selection, you and then select the OK option to confirm your choice and start the deletion process.

When using the web browser on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system, you may find that the text and/or graphics to be too small. You can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can enlarge these elements.

Before doing anything else, make sure you update your PS5 console to the latest software version as new zooming and magnifying features were added in a recent firmware update. Otherwise, your options will be limited.

How to zoom in text and images for the PS5 web browser

In order to zoom in when using the web browser of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system, you have two methods.

The first method is by using the L3 and R3 buttons on your DualSense controller. By pressing the R3 button, the text and images will gradually become bigger. By pressing the L3 button, the same elements will gradually become smaller.

The second method is by pressing the Options button on the controller. By doing so, you should be able to bring up a sidebar menu. From there, you need to select Zoom. Afterwards, you will be able to select the following options:

• 100%
• 110%
• 125%
• 150%
• 175%
• 200%
• 250%
• 300%
• 400%
• 500%

The text and images will change is size depending on which option is highlighted. Press the X button on your controller to confirm your choice.

How to magnify text and images in the PS5 web browser

By zooming in on the web browser of your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition system, the page layout may end up changing. If you would like the page layout to stay the same instead, then we recommend using the magnify feature.

In order to do so, you need to press the Options button on the DualSense when using the web browser. In the sidebar menu, you then need to select the Magnify option.

Next, you should see a menu that will show the following percentages:

• 100%
• 110%
• 125%
• 150%
• 175%
• 200%
• 250%
• 300%
• 400%
• 500%

By navigating this menu, you should see the texts and images change in size. Once you figure out the appropriate magnifying percentage for the web browser, you need to press the X button to confirm your decision.

Keep in mind that you can use zoom and magnify at the same time. To return to the default text and image sizes, you need to set both of these settings to 100%.

The latest firmware update added the ability to reveal all hidden trophies for an individual game on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system. To see how you can use this helpful feature if you are planning to do some trophy hunting, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. Before you start, make sure that you updated your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition console to the latest firmware. Otherwise, you won’t be able to view all the hidden trophies available for the game of your choice.

2. Once you have updated your console to the latest software version, you then need to head to the Trophies menu.

There are two ways to do so, one from the home screen and the other from the Command Center quick menu.

For the home menu, which is where you can select which game to play, you need to first select your profile picture located on the top right side of the screen. In the pop-up menu, you then need to select Trophies.

From the Command Center quick menu, which you can bring up by pressing the PS button on your DualSense, select your profile picture, which should be located directly to the left of the power icon in the menu placed at the bottom of the screen. Afterwards, select Trophies from the pop-up menu.

3. Once you get to the Trophies menu, hover over the game that you want to view all the hidden trophies for.

4. With the game highlighted, press the Options button on your DualSense controller. For the uninformed, this is the small button that has the three horizontal lines. It is located directly to the left of the triangle button.

5. In the pop-up menu, make sure that the Reveal All setting is enabled.

6. After making sure that the Reveal All setting is turned on for the game, press the circle button on the controller to go back to the Trophies menu.

7. Select the same game from the list by pressing the X button.

8. You should now be able to view the full trophy list, including the previously hidden ones, for the game.

Keep in mind that some of the trophies may contain story and/or gameplay spoilers. Therefore, you may want to at least beat the game first before seeing the hidden trophies. Otherwise, you may risk spoiling yourself of potential surprises.

9. You can repeat this process for any other games that you have played when it comes to revealing all the hidden trophies.

10. If you want to disable this feature for an individual game, then you need to go back to the aforementioned Trophies menu. From there, hover over the game and then press the options button. In the pop-up menu, make sure that the Reveal All setting is turned off.