Cannot connect to multiplayer Minecraft world while playing on mobile device

MCBE's multiplayer experience sucks

Unable to connect to world even if my version and platforms are all the same

guess they just wanted you to purchase Realms lol

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this S

Where is this happening, on PC or console?
And besides double checking your privacy settings, which troubleshooting steps you have done so far to fix this?

I'll be waiting for your feedback, greetings from another Microsoft user

Hello Dear User

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are having trouble on how to transfer your world from mobile to PlayStation, and I understand your confusion.

Transferring a world from Minecraft Bedrock on mobile to Minecraft on PlayStation can be tricky because there isn't a direct, official method to transfer worlds between platforms in Bedrock Edition. However, you can still do it with the following workaround that involves using Minecraft's cross-platform capabilities and Minecraft Realms or a cloud service:

Using Minecraft Realms

Minecraft Realms acts as a server where you can upload your world and then download it on another device (in this case, PlayStation).

1. Purchase a Realms subscription:
   
   You’ll need to buy a Minecraft Realms subscription. However, there’s a free trial for 30 days that you can use to complete this transfer without paying.
   

1. Upload Your World to Realms:
   
   Open Minecraft on your mobile device.
   
   Select the world you want to transfer.
   
   Click on the pencil/edit icon to open the world settings.
   
   Scroll down and select "Upload World to Realms" (you’ll need to sign in with your Microsoft account).
   
   Confirm the upload, and your world will be saved to your Realms server.
   

1. Download the World on PlayStation:
   
   Now, open Minecraft on your PlayStation.
   
   Make sure you are signed in with the same Microsoft account used on your mobile.
   
   Navigate to Realms and select your world from the server list.
   
   Download it onto your PlayStation console, and you can now play that world on your PS.
   

Using Cross-Platform Play (Multiplayer):

If you’re not keen on the idea of using a third-party tool, you can play with someone on the PlayStation console while hosting the world on your mobile device.

1. Create a Multiplayer Session:
   
2. Host a multiplayer session of your world on your mobile Minecraft (ensure both devices are on the same network, or use Xbox Live to connect across the internet).
   
3. Join the Session on PlayStation:
   
4. Open Minecraft on your PlayStation.
   
5. Log into your Microsoft account.
   
6. Go to the Friends tab, find your world, and join it.
   

This method allows you to play the world across platforms but doesn’t permanently transfer the world to your PS.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thanks. 

Best Regards.

Lee-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

This is for normal worlds hosted on other devices on my local area network. I've tested hosting worlds on android tablets, android phones, ipads, and a dedicated bedrock server running on my PC. In all cases, the mobile devices are able to connect to other
multiplayer worlds on my LAN, but the XBox shows the "Your friends are not playing Minecraft right now" message despite being able to see the other worlds (as indicated by the count under the friends tab).

Sorry but a Minecraft world is still a game save and as such cannot be transferred between profiles. However, if your console is connected to an HD TV then you should be able to play multiplayer with both profiles.