Ps4 running slow while downloading

If you’re playing a game, especially a game you’re downloading an update for, the ps4 slows down the download as to not negatively affect your gameplay. So I recommend closing any open applications, and even putting your ps4 in rest mode as well, since that speeds it up . PS4 is very slow. It's slowest when I have something downloading or installing in the background but this never happened to my OG PS4. For example, I was re-downloading games from my library to my PS4 Pro and this caused a massive lag when going on the PS Store and other areas. If it's a patch or the game itself, you can always just press X just like how you start any apps on PS4 and you should be able to see the Download Progress bar with the time remaining to complete the download, just stay there for a few seconds and your PS4 should be almost back at its normal downloading speed.

While using a local proxy is a good workaround the PS4 (at least the original model) can be almost unusable while downloading (especially multiple downloads), causing both the games and OS to stutter and the controller to become unresponsive, taking 3 or 4 seconds to react to a button press. Even only booting the console will slow your download speed. I don't know why but it acts this way more often than not. Some times I'm downloading something and it says it's going to take like 10 hours to download a 2gb file. I put the ps4 into rest mode and come back in 10, 15 minutes and the download is already finished. I have a PS4 slim console that I bought from Amazon (sold by Amazon). I play a lot of Call of Duty Black Ops4, GTA online and stuff. From the past days my PS4 has been running very slow. Sometimes, when I'm browsing through the menus, it slows down and gets stuck for a good few seconds.

The PlayStation 4’s database begins to clog over time which makes it inefficient and slow. Rebuilding the database will significantly boost your consoles performance and reduce freezing or lagging. Power off the PS4 by holding the power button for at least seven seconds. You will hear two beeps indicating it’s completely off. Your internet connection shares its bandwidth among all your devices. Downloading a file on your laptop or streaming Netflix in 4K on another device can slow things down. For maximum speed, pause any other downloads and streams and let your PS4 consume all the bandwidth it wants. Queuing up multiple downloads on your PS4 has a similar effect. If you want to have a try, here is how to speed up PS4 downloads via DNS change. Step 1: Also open Settings and navigate to Network Set Up Internet Connection. Step 2: Choose Use Wi-Fi or Use a LAN Cable based on your actual situations. Step 3: Choose Custom and select Automatic on the IP Address Settings screen.