Difficulty can be adjusted in The Game Menu, even with Cheats Off, however you can't use the /difficulty command with Cheats Off.
This isn't too big of an issue on regular worlds, however on realms, Operators don't have access to the "Game" menu, so they have to deal with commands, however, if Cheats are Off, they will be stuck in said Difficulty until the Owner of the realm comes back.
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We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-111126, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
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Thank you for your report!
We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-111126, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
If you would like to add a vote and any extra information to the main ticket it would be appreciated.
If you haven't already, you might like to make use of the search feature to see if the issue has already been mentioned.
Quick Links:
📓 Bug Tracker Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Mojang Support
📓 Project Summary – ✍️ Feedback and Suggestions – 📖 Game Wiki