Minecraft: Pocket Edition, as it was previously known, is currently available on the Google Play Store and is the only legitimate way of playing the game. Downloading an APK from third-party ...

Minecraft Bedrock was ported over to Android device as Pocket Edition and is now only known as Minecraft on the Google Play Store. The game also has a Trial version that players can download for free.

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

After Pocket Editions, Console Editions, even Pi Editions, Minecraft has finally settled on two lanes of development for the incredibly popular title: the Java Edition, and the Bedrock Edition.

If you're looking to get into Minecraft, you'll see people talking about these two versions, but what is the difference--and which one is best? Java vs. Bedrock: Why are there two versions?