How to access Xbox Live on Minecraft PE

Minecraft is one of the most played and loved video games ever. Precisely in its simplicity lies that originality that continues to conquer millions of new players around the world: it is difficult to resist the curiosity to create and explore the countless levels generated by the most creative minds of its community. If you also play Minecraft, you should already know that there is a mobile version of the game, available for Android and iOS, which also allows you to have fun from smartphones and tablets.

The portable version of the Mojang title is perfectly comparable to those for consoles and PCs and also allows you to play online with friends through the Xbox Live service. Yes, you got it right! You can play Minecraft online from your smartphone or tablet using your Xbox Live account and connect with friends and players even if they are playing on PC, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch. How do you say? Didn’t you know about this possibility and now you’re dying to find out how to access Xbox Live on Minecraft PE? Then I’ll settle you straight away: all you have to do is take a few minutes of free time and read the guide below.

In addition to showing you how to connect to Xbox Live from your smartphone or tablet, I will explain in detail what Minecraft PE is, I will show you the differences between the latter and the latest Minecraft for Android and iOS (i.e. the title on which you will have to focus the your attentions) and I’ll tell you about a method to try the game for free. Come on, come on: don’t wait any longer and find out how to have fun online with your friends using the mobile version of this famous video game!

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to access Xbox Live on Minecraft mobile
  • Download Minecraft mobile
  • Sign in to Xbox Live in Minecraft
  • Play online Minecraft mobile servers
• Alternative ways to play Minecraft for free on mobile

Preliminary information

Before explaining how to access Xbox Live on Minecraft PE, I have to explain well what we are talking about, because “Minecraft PE” is not what you need.

Minecraft PE (short for “Minecraft Pocket Edition”) was in fact the old version for smartphones and tablets of what is now simply called Minecraft. It offered a clearly different (and incomplete) gaming experience compared to the Minecraft downloadable today from the Play Store and App Store and, as easily understood, it did not even offer support for Xbox Live.

If, therefore, your intent is to play the mobile version of Minecraft by connecting it to your Xbox Live account, you have to look for an app called simply Minecraft and not Minecraft PE, which by the way is now only available via apk package on Android. and, therefore, it is also unnecessarily risky to install.

How to access Xbox Live on Minecraft mobile

Now that you have a clearer idea, you may be wondering how to download the mobile version of Minecraft with Xbox Live support. No problem: just keep reading and you will have all the answers on downloading the game and using its multiplayer mode.

Download Minecraft on mobile

If you want to play Minecraft on mobile devices, the first thing you need to do is purchase and download the safest and most up-to-date version of the game, the one created and officially by Mojang, which is available for both Android and iOS .

The game, at the time of writing, costs 6.99 euros on Android and 7.99 euros on iOS and has the following software requirements: Android 4.2 or later on Android devices and iOS 8.0 or later on iPhone and iPad.

That said, to start the title purchase procedure on an Android device, open the Play Store app by pressing its icon (the triangle with Google’s colors). Once the store is open, use the search engine at the top to write Minecraft and press on the first result shown by the search. Alternatively, visit the link I previously provided directly from your Android device, in order to immediately open the Minecraft card.

Now, press the green button with the price of the game written and tap Continue. Now all that remains is to choose your preferred payment method from Add a credit or debit card, Add PayPal or Use gift card (if you have a Google Play prepaid card). If your carrier allows purchases from the store, you will also find the item Use billing, followed by the name of your provider.

After choosing your payment method, follow the on-screen instructions to enter your personal billing information. Once the payment is complete, the download will start automatically. If this does not happen, press the green Install button and then click Accept, to start it manually.

If, on the other hand, you have an iOS terminal, you can buy Minecraft by opening the App Store (the icon of the stylized “A” on a blue background on the home screen), by tapping on the magnifying glass in the menu bar at the bottom, writing Minecraft in the text field and pressing on the first search result. Alternatively, you can visit the link I previously provided directly from your iPhone / iPad and immediately open the Minecraft tab.

At this point, press the blue button with the price of the game written and final purchase, confirming your identity via Face ID, Touch ID or by entering the password of the iCloud account. Payment can be made by credit or debit card, telephone charge (depending on the provider), with PayPal or with a gift card. In case you encounter problems with the payment, I invite you to consult my detailed guide on how to make purchases on the App Store.

When the purchase is completed, Minecraft will be downloaded and installed automatically on your device and you can launch it by pressing the button Open, or by tapping on the icon of the game just added to the home screen.

Sign in to Xbox Live on Minecraft mobile

If you’ve gotten to this point in the guide, it means you’ve installed Minecraft and are ready to find out how to access online on Xbox Live, perhaps to be able to play together with your friends who have the Xbox One, PC or Switch version of the game, right?

No problem: it is nothing difficult, as long as you follow carefully what I am about to tell you. First, start Minecraft by tapping the game icon in the app menu of your smartphone/tablet.

Once uploaded, you will be greeted with a welcome message from Microsoft. Now, tap Sign in for free and wait a few seconds to view the Xbox Live sign-in page.

How do you say? Don’t see the welcome message in the game? There is no reason to be alarmed: if you do not see it, you can press on the Login item located in the lower-left corner of the Minecraft home menu and open the screen to access Xbox Live.

At this point, you can use any Microsoft account to enter. You can find help on how to create a new one or on how to access an existing one in this guide of mine.

Now that you have completed access to Xbox Live directly from Minecraft, you can proceed to customize your character by pressing the button in the shape of a hanger that is right under the 3D model of your avatar.

Please don’t let other online players catch you unprepared! Find out, or review (in case you are already an expert), how to play Minecraft by following my tips. If, on the other hand, you are wondering how they work and how to access online game servers, I will provide you with some important explanations on this later.

Play online Minecraft servers on mobile

You have downloaded and installed Minecraft on your device, you have signed in to Xbox Live but you still don’t know how to access the game servers to play with other people? Don’t worry, if you have made it this far you have very little to fear. It will only take you a few steps to reach your goal.

When you are in the game’s start menu, press on the first item Play, in order to open the Worlds, Friends and Servers tabs. Then tap on Server and you will immediately see the list of available servers. From this screen you can also press the Add Server button and manually enter the coordinates of a server (perhaps one created by you ).

The data to be entered are Server Name, Server Address and Port. So, if you already have this information, you can enter it and press the Play button, so as not to wait any longer and get to the heart of the game, or the Save button, to store everything and play a game on other occasions.

Alternative ways to play Minecraft for free on mobile

If you are at this point in my tutorial, you are probably looking for an alternative solution to play Minecraft for free on smartphones and tablets, right? Well, if that’s your intent, I have multiple solutions that might be right for you.

One of these could be to download the demo version of the old Minecraft PE , which, however, as already mentioned, is only available as an apk package and is unnecessarily risky to install. Anyway, if you really want to, I’ve written a tutorial on how to get it .

Alternatively, you can open the store of your device, search for Minecraft and you will surely find many alternative titles similar to Minecraft to play at no cost, such as Minetest for  Android, Kiloblocks Lite for  Android and iOS or Block Craft 3D for  Android and  iOS, of which I told you in more detail in my tutorial on how to download Minecraft PE for free.