Hardware help needed how to get 2 ps4 joypads to work

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hi I need to ask a question right I just bought myself a second ps4 joypad but I don't know how to get a second ps4 joypad to work cos every time I try to play any ps4 game the first joypad goes blue which is right then the second one it flashes then it goes orange then it goes red but for some reason I can only use one joypad at a time the joypad does work when I plug it in but only one joypad works I have done some reading up on it and there is nobody that can really say how to get a second ps4 joypad to work so how do I get a second ps4 joypad to work cos I what to play with a friend of mine but I cant so can anyone please help me with this problem
 

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I have multiple pads, aim guns, move controllers etc:

Use a decent usb cable, plug it in to the PS4, plug it into the pad/device, press PS button on the pad, select user, it’s paired for life now.

Again: use a decent cable, cheap thin ones only charge and don’t transfer data, you need data lines in the cable to connect it.
 

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ok then do you know where i can buy theses cables from then cos i have bought 3 cables in total usb to micro cable and all 3 dont work the cable that came with my ps4 is a sony usb to micro cable that works but for only one joypad at a time i know it is not the 2nd joypad cos that was bought brand new in box and i have tried it with the sony cable one that came with my console and it works but i am having problems connecting up a 2nd joypad cos i have only one sony cable so i bought a usb to micro cable off ebay that cable did not work then i bought a 2nd cable off ebay and the seller said it was a a official sony cable so i thought that one must work but still that one does not work also so then i thought maybe i should buy a Dual Play and Charge Cable for the PS4 which i bought from argos
it has 1 usb cable end to 2 micro ends and it does say you can sync a new controller so i thought that must work but still it does not work so i have 3 cables and none of them work with the 2nd joypad
i cant seem to find the exact cable as the sony cable there are lots of cables on ebay and amazon but none of them seem to work for me even the special cable from Argos that charges to joypads and it does say play games but even that cable does not work so i dont know what to do cos all i want to do is play 2 players with a friend of mine on the ps4 but i cant cos i can only play 1 player cos it won't let me play 2 players with 2 joypads so is there any one else having this problem with the ps4 where you cant use a 2nd joypad it was not like this for ps3 for some reason i have had no problems with the ps3 connecting a 2nd joypad to that but my ps4 console i cant use a 2nd joypad so does anyone know of a way to use a 2nd joypad for the ps4 if it is possible could someone do a video of useing 2 joypads for the ps4 cos 1 joypad goes blue and the other one goes orange but the orange one i can get it to turn blue to work but then the other joypad goes orange and does not work so can anyone please help me with this problem
 

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ok then what about when it turns red what does that mean then cos i can only use one joypad at a time and the other one turns orange then it turns red but i can only use 1 joypad at a time both joypads do work but only 1 at a time not both at the same time that is why i cant do 2 players on a game cos only 1 joypad works at a time i can maybe check out game for a usb to micro cable but it would have to be a sony cable or it wont work
 
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