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Request for Minecraft Bedrock Edition Availability on macOS

As a long-time Minecraft player and a current Bedrock Realm subscriber, I would like to share some feedback regarding the lack of Bedrock Edition support on macOS.

Although I am fully capable of running and maintaining my own server, I chose to pay for a Bedrock Realm because of the convenience it offers. However, as someone who travels often and uses macOS as a primary system, I find it increasingly frustrating to have to switch back to Windows just to play Bedrock Edition. This limitation is beginning to outweigh the value of the subscription.

I understand that there may be internal reasons for not supporting macOS, but given that Bedrock is already available on iOS, it is clearly technically feasible. The decision to exclude macOS appears deliberate, and it unfortunately pushes users like me to consider canceling our subscriptions in favor of self-hosted solutions with cross-platform plugins.

Recurring revenue from subscriptions is often highly valued, and it seems like an untapped opportunity to expand that model by supporting additional platforms.

I sincerely hope the team will consider revisiting this decision in the future. Your ongoing commitment to improving Minecraft is greatly appreciated.

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    I have the same problem. I'm so sick of having to switch back and forth. Especially since most of my friends play bedrock on different devices. I think it a definite change that need to be made.

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    I totally agree with this, I use macOS for my main device, which is an M4 Apple MacBook Air.  That is my main device.  I refuse to use anything that is Microsoft related, and instead purchases an Apple iPad Air to play Minecraft Bedrock.  That iPad Air is my secondary device now, and I do a lot with that also, but it still is very annoying having to switch devices just so I can play Bedrock.  Additionally, if I want to use keyboard and mouse, I have to connect my iPad with a monitor and bluetooth accessories, as I cannot easily afford a $330 keyboard and $100 mouse for iPad.  Such a shame that Mojang doesn't see the potential for macOS version, as the iPadOS and iOS versions for iPad and iPhone run really well, and my iPad Air is an M3 chip which runs it really well.  Since Apple has put the Apple Silicon chips in both MacBooks and iPads, they both can easily run Bedrock, if only they made a macOS version.  It seems foolish and absurd that they won't just port it over, and since they already have an iOS version, and many iOS apps are found in the Mac App Store, they could just literally use the iOS version for macOS.  Maybe they need to make a few tweaks (such as full screen size optimization), but those few changes use such minimal effort, and honestly they could just raise the price on Apple devices because they could run on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS if this was the way.  They also could just do it through the launcher like Java for macOS, but all we need is the game to work.

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    Implement this now!