Minecraft is available for download on the Google Play Store for Android devices. Downloading the game through third-party websites is both risky and amounts to piracy.

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.

If you're a seasoned Minecraft Java edition player you'll wonder exactly why anyone would want to pay for maps, texture packs and skins when you can just download them for free from Forge?

Starting June 7th, 2023, Minecraft Bedrock Edition became available on all Chromebooks. The official version includes crossplay functionality; you can play with friends across multiple platforms.

While Minecraft Earth is rapidly gaining traction, don't fall for suspicious Android app downloads.

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?