Update on this issue:
Many users have found that the issue they have is that Minecraft does not have the correct app permissions enabled on their device. The following steps might resolve the issue for you:
Open the main Settings on your iOS device
Scroll down and select the Minecraft app
Ensure the "Local Network" toggle is ON
Useful comments with the workaround can be found here and here.
My kids and I used to be able to connect to each other's worlds at home on wifi. They then signed up for Microsoft accounts so They could connect to friends who were not in our house. Everything continued to work fine. Then a couple weeks ago, they could no longer connect to any local network devices, but still could connect to friends in other locations. Our devices are all updated. We have no idea what the issue is. Nothing has changed in our settings or services. We all connect using the same wifi network, same app versions, etc. We don't use any mods, and are not using beta versions of the game or any kind of extra security or firewalls.
Linked issues
is duplicated by
MCPE-101253
joining game with family at home network
MCPE-102480
LAN games in 1.16.50 (Pocket Edition) not keeping connection.
MCPE-104080
LAN Issue
MCPE-105044
1.16.50 - Can't connect two iPads on LAN
MCPE-110722
Unable to connect to LAN world
MCPE-113182
LAN games broken
MCPE-116082
Lan games won’t show
MCPE-116249
Unable to connect to world on multiplayer
MCPE-116330
Two siblings with separate MC accounts cannot join same game
MCPE-116422
Me and my friend cant join each other. We tried on both of our worlds and we get a message saying "unable to connect to world"
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GoldenHelmet
Did this issue coincide with updating the iOS to version 14?
GoldenHelmet
Did this issue coincide with updating the iOS to version 14?
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I’m sorry I can’t say for sure, as our devices update in the background at night.
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I’m sorry I can’t say for sure, as our devices update in the background at night.
GoldenHelmet
Reopening as this problem is being reported by other iOS users as starting with 1.16.50, and related issue MCPE-102994 is being tracked.
GoldenHelmet
Reopening as this problem is being reported by other iOS users as starting with 1.16.50, and related issue MCPE-102994 is being tracked.
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We are having the same issue two ipads (iOS 14.2) will not connect to each other over LAN. the world is seen in the friends list but the connection fails when trying to join. We can connect to server worlds. Running minecraft v1.16.50
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We are having the same issue two ipads (iOS 14.2) will not connect to each other over LAN. the world is seen in the friends list but the connection fails when trying to join. We can connect to server worlds. Running minecraft v1.16.50
GoldenHelmet
We think this issue could be related to a new iOS 14 privacy setting for Local Network access. If you go to your settings app and select "Minecraft" from the list of apps, you should see a screen like this:
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Make sure that the toggle for "Local Network" is on.
Please let us know if this resolves the issue.
GoldenHelmet
We think this issue could be related to a new iOS 14 privacy setting for Local Network access. If you go to your settings app and select "Minecraft" from the list of apps, you should see a screen like this:
[media]
Make sure that the toggle for "Local Network" is on.
Please let us know if this resolves the issue.
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Resolving issue - please see the workaround mentioned in the description for more information.
If you require further support please see the pages found at https://help.minecraft.net/
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Resolving issue - please see the workaround mentioned in the description for more information.
If you require further support please see the pages found at https://help.minecraft.net/
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This issue is occurring even with Local Networking enabled. This issue is not resolved.
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This issue is occurring even with Local Networking enabled. This issue is not resolved.
GonzoStudioz
This is not resolved it sill doesn’t let me in the worlds on lan games
GoldenHelmet
For ongoing issues similar to this one please create a new ticket.
GoldenHelmet
For ongoing issues similar to this one please create a new ticket.
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@goldenhelmet I opened MCPE-116252 and it was marked by a bot as a duplicate of this issue. Please reopen one of them.
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@goldenhelmet I opened MCPE-116252 and it was marked by a bot as a duplicate of this issue. Please reopen one of them.