Realm connection on Minecraft

Hello Andrew,

We thank you for bringing this inquiry to our forums community, and understand that this concerns an inability to join your friend's world within Minecraft.

Is your friend's world a Realm by any chance? We recommend attempting to follow Mojang's official support article
Minecraft Realms connection issues for steps on resolving any Realms connection errors.

If this does not concern a Realm, it is suggested to ensure that you are both on the
same version of the game, as well as review our
Minecraft updates and versions support article.

Try this out for us and then let us know the results.

Best wishes!

If you’re looking for help, hit the Help button in-game! If that didn’t resolve the issue, visit the Minecraft
Realms and Realms Plus page or the Minecraft Realms Plus and Minecraft
Realms: Java Edition FAQ.

If you’re looking for help, hit the Help button in-game! If that didn’t resolve the issue, visit the Minecraft
Realms and Realms Plus page or the Minecraft Realms Plus and Minecraft
Realms: Java Edition FAQ.

Issues with paying the Minecraft Realms on your Windows 10 PC may occur due to a network or a server connection error. Before performing any troubleshooting steps on your PC, make sure that the Xbox Live
Service is up and running on this
link.

If the Xbox Live Service is up and running, you may visit

Minecraft Realms and perform the suggested solutions under Troubleshooting problems with Minecraft Realms.

If you are still experiencing issues joining a friend's Realm on Minecraft, you may visit this

link for additional support options from Mojang Support.

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.