It may take a few minutes, but once you've joined the beta program Minecraft will update automatically.The Google Play Store will ask for your confirmation. Any game or app that has a beta program run through the Google Play Store should have this section. Click the "Join the Beta" option on the Minecraft app store page.Google made it even easier to join the betas of games and apps, by putting it right on the game or app's landing page! How do you join the beta for Android? Read on to find out. As before, you need to already own this version of Minecraft to join. This is of course a mobile platform, so this version of Minecraft is best suited to your phone, but because it is the Bedrock Edition it doesn't lose out on any features. The other beta program available to all interested Minecraft fans resides on the Android platform. Once you've chosen the branch you want, Minecraft will automatically update itself to the current beta build.Not the most difficult decision in the world, as you either want to be in the beta or you don't. You should see two different branches you can choose. This is where you will go to either join or unenroll from the beta.Ĭlick the Manage button. You should see a collection of different programs you can join ranging from Games, Apps, and System.Ĭlick on Minecraft under the Games section. In the hamburger menu on the left-hand side, there's two options. You can either do this straight from the store, or find it in your installed apps. Time to launch the Xbox Insider Hub app.
Once you've found it in the Microsoft Store, you'll want to install it to your Xbox or PC. You can either use the aforementioned link, or simply search for it in the Store (likely easier on Xbox). The first thing you will want to do is find the Xbox Insider Hub app from the Microsoft Store.
On Xbox, you have to own the digital version of Minecraft. Keep in mind, you must own Minecraft to join the beta program. The process really is as simple as installing an app and clicking a few buttons.
Since the Xbox One platform and Windows 10 share a lot of similarities, Microsoft deigned to make the process for enrolling in their beta programs the same.