When you try to join another player's Minecraft world online, you may encounter a Multiplayer is disabled error or otherwise be unable to connect due to other settings. Try these suggestions to fix Minecraft multiplayer problems.
Update your game version
You may encounter problems connecting to multiplayer games if all players aren’t updated to the most recent version of Minecraft.
- Enable automatic updates: Check your game platform settings to ensure you have the latest version.
- Select Latest release from the launcher: Make sure you’re not using Latest preview or Latest snapshot.
- Manually update your game: See these articles for additional help:
If you’re trying to join another player’s world, make sure they also update to the latest version.
Check permissions and subscriptions (Bedrock only)
- Allow multiplayer for your account: Visit Managing Multiplayer Game Access for a Child Account in Minecraft for more instructions. These steps may apply even if you don’t have a child account.
- Enable multiplayer games in world settings: The player who is hosting must have the allow multiplayer games permission enabled for their world. See Invite Friends to Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition World for more information.
- Verify platform subscription: If you’re playing Minecraft multiplayer on a console, you must be subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Core, Nintendo Switch Online, or PlayStation Plus to play with friends.
Check your network connections and server status
- Verify the host is online: If you’re playing with a friend on a local network (LAN), their personally hosted server, or in their hosted world, they must be online.*
- Disable custom DNS and open ports: Minecraft may conflict with specific DNS and port configurations even if you can connect to other websites or games. See Troubleshoot Minecraft Network Connection Errors for details.
*This does not apply to Minecraft Realms. Realms owners do not have to be online for guests to play.