You can play Minecraft: Bedrock Edition with friends online by joining their world, joining a Realm, or playing together on a server. In this article, we’ll focus on joining a friend’s world directly via an internet connection.
You can join a friend’s Minecraft: Bedrock Edition world if you’re both friends in Minecraft and online at the same time.
Join a friend’s world online
- Have your friend start a game online so you can see the game in Minecraft.
- Launch Minecraft.
- Select Play.
- Select the Friends tab. Only Friends who are online will appear.
- Select your friend’s gamertag under Joinable Friends to enter their world.
Check your game settings and subscription status
If you encounter any problems joining a friend's world, here are some things to check:
- Sign in with your Microsoft account (console, mobile players): You need to link or sign in with your Microsoft account. See Linking Microsoft Accounts.
- Enable multiplayer permissions: Make sure you have permissions to join multiplayer games, especially if you are playing with a child account. See Managing Multiplayer Game Access for a Child Account in Minecraft.
- Add your friend to your Friends list: If you’re not already Minecraft friends, see Add Friends to Your Friend List in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
- Update to the newest Minecraft version: You may encounter problems connecting to multiplayer games if all players aren’t playing the most recent Minecraft version. See our Download & Install section for information about manually updating Minecraft.
- Subscribe to your platform’s online service (console only): An active Xbox Game Pass Core, Nintendo Switch Online, or PlayStation Plus subscription is required for online play.
If you need more help getting your game started, see these articles:
- Invite Friends to Your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition World
- Troubleshooting Unable to Join Multiplayer Worlds in Minecraft
To learn about other ways to play with friends, see:
- Play Minecraft: Bedrock Edition online in a multiplayer server
- Join a Friend's Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realm
- Play Minecraft: Bedrock Edition local multiplayer