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.

Importantly, Minecraft Java mods tend to be free, while Bedrock add-ons can be either free or paid downloads in the Minecraft Marketplace.

Though Minecraft began as a program within Java's programming binaries, it has grown quite a bit since then. The franchise's umbrella includes its original Java Edition, but also Bedrock Edition ...

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After a few years, Minecraft split into two different builds, the original Java one and the newer Bedrock version, and both are now joining forces.