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 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.

New to Minecraft? Here's all you need to know about the difference between Bedrock and Java, and how it affects you.

First launched for PC, Minecraft is technically at its most pure on the PC. If you’re keen to use the best Minecraft mods, the best Minecraft texture packs, or the best Minecraft shaders, you’ll need ...