How to download and play Minecraft on a Chromebook Bedrock Edition, Android version, and the Java Edition too!

If you’ve ever played Minecraft on your phone and wondered whether it’s the Java or Bedrock edition, you’re not alone.

Minecraft: Pocket Edition is a new version of the astoundingly popular PC sandbox block builder, built specifically for iOS and Android. Gone are some of the elements many gamers, myself included ...

"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.

Alongside the Xbox S|X, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo, the PS5 platform features Minecraft Bedrock Edition. The Pocket version of the game, available for both Android and iOS devices, is also Bedrock.