Minecraft on iPad - my kids have purchased and paid for new worlds in the app, but they...

Solution found for my case...link below recommended checking the iOS privacy settings. This was my problem. In the Settings app, click Privacy, Local Network, "Minecraft" app selector on.

Not sure how, but one of my kid's iPads had this turned off. Seems unlikely this occurred after logging the kids into xbox accounts in the minecraft app, but have no other explanation.

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Hi,

thank you for your advice. We have just found out that we had not logged into our microsoft account on the ipad minecraft 😞

so we have now started fresh with a new world in minecraft on the ipad. However, i still cannot access this new world on the nintendo switch minecraft

...we have now started fresh with a new world in minecraft on the ipad. However, i still cannot access this new world on the nintendo switch minecraft

Minecraft doesn't store the worlds "in the cloud" so that multiple devices can access one world.

If you have a world stored on your iPad, the Switch will NOT automatically have the world, even if you use the same Microsoft Account.

Your son can either "visit" the world on the iPad with the Switch, while the iPad is running Minecraft at that time through Multiplayer.

If you really want to have the world shared across both devices, your only option is to "rent" a realm that you have to pay for in monthly subscription fees.

Or if your son is okay with transferring the world from one device (e.g. iPad to the Switch and only play on the Switch from then on), you could use a free trial for Realms to transfer the world over.

To do that, your son activates a Realm subscription with a free trial on iOS, and uploads the desired world to the Realm service.

Then he connects the Switch to the same Realm, and downloads the world to his Switch.

Then you cancel the Realm subscription via
https://my.minecraft.net/profile/realms

I'm really glad that this was posted. Thanks for the information because my wife and I are separated, and my kids borrow my games all the time, and I at times will borrow theirs. Games like minecraft, I would purchase twice. I enjoy building worlds with
my kids. This is great news!

Hello,

My kids also experienced the same thing today where they made a purchase through the xbox, Minecraft marketplace using Minecoins that I purchased for them the other day. Not only did the new pruchase not appear (and look like it was still available
for purchase despite a reduction in Minecoins) all of the previous purchases are missing from the account as well. With everything else going on in the world Minecraft was a bit of my saving grace so that my kids could get through the day! Please Microsoft
get this fixed ASAP!

Sincerely,

Begging on my knees for help entertaining these kids!