Minecraft Realms when away from internet connection

Thank you for your reply,

I tried to connect again, (Ping: 16ms, Download: 17mbps, Upload: 9mbps) with no drop in wifi. This is a realm bought from Minecraft (so I presume it is running off their servers). When I tried to join, other people were in the realm at the time.

Connecting to a friend's world normally works just fine (hosting or joining) but not realms.

Hi cubix999,

Greetings!

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.

We understand that you are having trouble connecting to a world in Minecraft Realms on Windows. I'll be happy to assist you with this issue.



Firstly, please ensure that you have a stable internet connection. A weak or unstable internet connection can cause issues with connecting to Minecraft Realms. You can also try resetting your internet connection by restarting your router or modem.



If the issue persists, please try the following steps:



1. Check if there are any updates available for Minecraft. To do this, open the Microsoft Store app on your Windows device, click on the three dots in the top right corner, and select "Downloads and updates". If there are any updates available for Minecraft, click on "Get updates" to install them.



2. Check if there are any updates available for Windows. To do this, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. If there are any updates available, click on "Download and install" to install them.



3. Clear the cache for Minecraft. To do this, open the Minecraft launcher, click on "Options", then "Resource Packs", and finally "Open resource pack folder". This will open the Minecraft game folder. From there, go to the "cache" folder and delete all the files inside it.



4. Try connecting to a different Minecraft Realm. If you are able to connect to a different Realm, the issue may be with the specific Realm you are trying to connect to.



5. If none of the above steps work, you can try reinstalling Minecraft. To do this, go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features, find Minecraft, and click on "Uninstall". Once Minecraft is uninstalled, go to the Microsoft Store app and reinstall it.



I hope this information will help you. We look forward for your response.

Thank you,

Microsoft Community Moderator

Did you get an error message when you were disconnected from the Minecraft game?

Were you joining a Realm or did you connect to a different player directly?

To play Minecraft Realm with a friend, you both need to have a copy of the game and a stable internet connection. You don't need to have an active Xbox Game Pass subscription to play in a Kingdom with friends.
Check your and the kingdom owner's version of Minecraft.

Greetings!

What you are seeing is intended as worlds created on individual devices are created locally and accessible when the creator is logged in on that device, but they are not sustained online and therefore not accessible if the creator is offline on the device
that created the world.

What you are referring to for the persistent world is a Realm.

Realms allow a world to be maintained online even without the host and owner being signed in or on the device that locally created it.

Realms are not stored locally like standard worlds and thus would be accessible from any invited account or the owner from any device.

For more info on Realms be sure to check out the
Minecraft Realms page!

Hope that helps clarify and post back if you have any follow up questions!

I am not happy at all about that answer. That is not what was stated on the site https://news.microsoft.com/en-gb/2017/09/22/minecraft-better-together-update-lets-start-console-keep-playing-mobile/

Specifically "Minecraft Better Together Update lets you start on console and keep playing on mobile"

There is no mention at all about needing a Realms subscription. Even if the Realms subscription wasn't mentioned, wasn't this feature already available through Realms?

The majority of my time spent playing Minecraft is at home with my kids where we are all on LAN. No Realms or Gold subscription needed for that. I would just like the ability to play that same world from my Android device when I am away from the Xbox console
without unnecessary subscriptions.