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How to Add Friends in Minecraft Bedrock on PC
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Answer
In Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, sign in with your Microsoft account, join a world, pause, and select Social. Choose Search for players, enter your friend’s exact Microsoft gamertag, then select Add beside the matching player.
Sign in and pause a world
Open Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and sign in with your Microsoft account. Join a single-player world or Realm, then pause the game.
Open player search
Select Social in the top-right, then select Search for players.
Add the matching player
Enter your friend’s exact Microsoft gamertag in Find Players by gamertag. Select Add beside the correct player.
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If it does not work
- Check the spelling of the Microsoft gamertag. Your friend can copy or share it from Minecraft’s Social list.
- For a child account, a parent may need to allow “You can add friends on Xbox Live” in the account’s Online Safety settings.
- Minecraft: Java Edition 26.2 uses a separate Friends button and Profile Name search. This Bedrock Edition procedure does not apply to that screen.