Typically, when players want to play Minecraft on their mobile devices, they have to do so through a version of the game that runs on the Bedrock Edition codebase. The mobile version was formerly ...

Third-party developers have found ways to play Java Edition on mobile or other platforms, but Mojang intends for this edition of the game to remain on PC exclusively.

Minecraft: Education Edition, a powerful and fun tool used by educators all over the world, is now available for Android and iOS devices alongside a major content update.

After a few years, Minecraft split into two different builds, the original Java one and the newer Bedrock version, and both are now joining forces.

"Minecraft: Java Edition" gets native Apple Silicon support in "The Wild Update" version 1.19 which also introduces new biomes.

Here's what you should know about the differences in Minecraft Java and Bedrock for Windows before you choose which to install.

Minecraft: Java Edition is the renamed version of Mojang's original sandbox building game. It was simply called Minecraft until it was renamed to add Java Edition in 2017.

Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of the game for computers, while Bedrock is a newer version available on nearly every device.