How to pause in Bedrock Edition

OK, my examples might be all tea-related, but I’m British – can you blame me? I’m sure you’ll think of much better ones. The most important point is: whatever your reason for jumping out of Minecraft while playing in single-player mode, the game will be paused until you get back! And your inventory will be delightfully intact.

Just remember – pausing the game only works in single-player mode. That means it won’t activate if you’re playing on a Realm or with friends on a local server. If you’ve paused the game when playing solo on a Realm and a friend joins, you'll be notified and your game will unpause. So that’s when you need to be on the watch for sneaky creepers!

If you’re still not sure when the game will pause or not, I’ve created a handy little rhyme: 

Solo play – pause OK! 

Friends in play? Continue the fray!

Plus, new social features!

Alongside the ability to pause your game, we’ve also brought two new social features to Bedrock Edition: the profile page, and the screenshots feature!

Your profile will show you which achievements you’ve nabbed, as well as your in-game stats. According to my statistics, I’ve defeated a whopping total of two mobs! Actually, perhaps I shouldn’t be telling you that?

Your profile will be visible to your friends, too – so you can see what your Realm buddies have been up to. You can also showcase four of your favorite screenshots on your profile page, alongside a hero screenshot. Perhaps the moment you finally saddled your favorite pig variant? Or that time you became the Leader of the Pack and befriended five wolves? To make it even easier to capture screenshots, there’s also a new hotkey on Windows – F2!

Whatever you want to shout about on your profile, enjoy taking that pause, Minecrafters! (And for anyone wondering – I made that cup of tea in 12 seconds! Without even boiling the kettle! No, it wasn’t very nice…)