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 Bedrock is a popular option thanks to it supporting cross-play via many different consoles and devices, so you can ...

Over the years, many different versions have been released for the game. The four most popular ones are Java Edition, Bedrock Edition, Education Edition, and a spin-off, Minecraft Dungeons.

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.

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.

The two editions of Minecraft do have important differences. These are all the things you should consider when deciding between Minecraft Bedrock and Java.

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