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.

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.

In Minecraft Java Edition, players can either jump into a world on their own and explore it, or they can join their friends in a multiplayer world and play together.

Can you play Minecraft on a Chromebook? Yes, you can! Here's how to download and play Minecraft on a Chromebook.

How to play Minecraft on a Chromebook All you need is a Chromebook with Google Play Store access that is also logged into your Google account.

You can play Minecraft solo, but it's much more fun with friends. Here's how to play multiplayer in Minecraft: Java Edition.