Once the assets have loaded, Minecraft: Java Edition's main menu should appear and you can use tap controls that are fairly similar to Pocket Edition to make worlds and enjoy the game! Ad. Ad.

Minecraft has evolved well beyond its early Java-based roots and now encapsulates many editions of the game. Each edition offers something unique, and there are marked differences between the ...

Minecraft Java Edition. The Java edition of Minecraft supports cross-play, so you can jump in with friends on other platforms or operating systems who are also using Java.

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19.3 Pre-Release 1 is now available to testers, with the snapshot including a handful of additional technical changes. The full update should be arriving in a few weeks.

Now, Minecraft's mobile version is called the Bedrock Edition, so named because there are two versions of the game; the Java Edition runs on Java while the Bedrock Edition runs C++.