Typically, when players want to play Minecraft on their mobile devices, they have to do so through a version of the game that runs on the Bedrock Edition codebase.

Minecraft Java Edition is a free trial game. The Minecraft: Java Edition free trial is available on Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows 10 and Vita. The length of the trial depends on ...

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition lags considerably less than Java Edition, but lacks new combat features such as sword blocking attack cool-down, and players can only hold specific items in off-hand.

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

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?