This was reported in #3341, but it was closed and never fixed. Pausing the game doesn't really pause the game. When pausing, you can still see mobs moving through the Pause Screen, and hostile mobs can damage the player. This also applies when opening a Command Block.
Related issues
is duplicated by
BDS-6040
No ability to pause the game
BDS-9858
Pausing does not pause the game
MCPE-3341
When I press the pause button it doesnt actually pause the game. Mobs are still moving. The version is actually 0.7.0
MCPE-4732
Pause Button doesn't pause game
MCPE-5557
Game Can't Pause
MCPE-6714
Minecraft doesn't pause when screen is turned off
MCPE-12163
Game not pausing while in game menu
MCPE-16177
Pausing the game doesn't work correctly
MCPE-23863
Pausing does not seem to actually pause game.
MCPE-28037
Pause not pausing
MCPE-35372
Game does not pause when the menu is brought up
MCPE-59009
Cannot Pause
MCPE-61327
Can't pause the game
MCPE-64457
Pausing problem[Bedrock PS4]
MCPE-64617
Time don't stop when I am in the game menu
MCPE-70323
Unable To Pause Despite Multiplayer being turned off
MCPE-79698
pause the game is really pause the game
MCPE-83762
Game does not pause when playing single player
MCPE-92363
Unable to pause the game
MCPE-96319
The pause menu is just a menu, not a pause menu.
MCPE-99273
When entering the pause menu the game doesn't actually pause
MCPE-103241
problème sur minecraft bedrockedition / problem in minecraft bedrockedition
MCPE-104861
Minecraft does not pause when pressing esc
MCPE-113572
Can't Go Offline or Pause Game
MCPE-114659
Game Not Pause Bug
MCPE-129806
Pausing the game.
MCPE-131284
Died while game was paused.
MCPE-134763
When I Press Pause Button, Mob Or Others Still Moving
MCPE-134980
when in "how to play" menu, the game does not pause
MCPE-141051
Pause button does not work for bedrock devices
MCPE-141444
After going to home screen and entering back into game game does not stop game properly
MCPE-151657
Game does not pause in the pause menu, even in single player
MCPE-152573
The pause menu does not work.
MCPE-155558
Pause button doesn't work properly
MCPE-161625
Cannot pause on minecraft single player nintendo switch
MCPE-164455
The Book and Quill can't pause the game when you use it
MCPE-166500
Game pause doesn't work
MCPE-168177
From java edition the play background is paused, from bedrock edition, when the pause screen while playing in the background
MCPE-174473
Can't pause the game
MCPE-177650
Game does not pause
MCPE-177761
Missing inventory
MCPE-181538
Pausing The Game These Not Pause It
MCPE-183961
Pause button not working
Comments
migrated
migrated
I can confirm this but I think that it is not a bug. Mojang knows more about this than I do though.
migrated
Seems fixed in 1.2.0.2.
migrated
Seems fixed in 1.2.0.2.
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Still an issue in 1.2.0.9 - Even with multiplayer disabled, the game doesn't pause when escape is pressed.
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Still an issue in 1.2.0.9 - Even with multiplayer disabled, the game doesn't pause when escape is pressed.
migrated
this is not a bug
migrated
this is not a bug
migrated
Confirmed in Windows 10 1.2.0.31 (Better Together Beta), however, the game does pause when it loses focus.
Bug or not, this is an incredible nuisance for a Java veteran like myself. It makes me not want to play. Please consider changing this behavior.
migrated
Confirmed in Windows 10 1.2.0.31 (Better Together Beta), however, the game does pause when it loses focus.
Bug or not, this is an incredible nuisance for a Java veteran like myself. It makes me not want to play. Please consider changing this behavior.
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been closed as Working as Intended.
However If you would like to make a suggestion please follow the feedback link below.
Quick Links:
📓 Issue Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Feedback – 📖 Game Wiki
[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been closed as Working as Intended.
However If you would like to make a suggestion please follow the feedback link below.
Quick Links:
📓 Issue Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Feedback – 📖 Game Wiki
migrated
If this is working as intended what exactly is intended here?
migrated
If this is working as intended what exactly is intended here?
migrated
how can you say this is working as intended this bug is making the game unplayable as every time you need to pause the game you have to exit fully out of the world even with multiplayer turned off and no internet conection, so there is no way you can claim this is working as intended concidereing it by all accounts should be concidered a game breaking bug. I would like to know why you concider it working as intended when the pause button clearly does not work.
migrated
how can you say this is working as intended this bug is making the game unplayable as every time you need to pause the game you have to exit fully out of the world even with multiplayer turned off and no internet conection, so there is no way you can claim this is working as intended concidereing it by all accounts should be concidered a game breaking bug. I would like to know why you concider it working as intended when the pause button clearly does not work.
Dr.Awesome4333
If you would like to suggest a change please go to the feedback site (linked below).
Quick Links:
📓 Issue Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Customer Support – ✍️ Feedback and Suggestions – 📖 Game Wiki
Dr.Awesome4333
If you would like to suggest a change please go to the feedback site (linked below).
Quick Links:
📓 Issue Guidelines – 💬 Community Support – 📧 Customer Support – ✍️ Feedback and Suggestions – 📖 Game Wiki
migrated
Seems somewhat suspicious that the lack of pausing is intentional. It's even more suspicious that Bedrock is supposed to be the replacement for legacy console edition, which had pausing. Just to greatly increase the suspicion even more, the devs haven't really said anything about pausing since 2018...
...While we have used the feedback to request for the return of a feature that nearly every other video game has, we have yet to hear from the devs about it. It greatly confuses me that they can do all of these game changing updates, yet somehow they can't add in an essential feature such as pausing...
migrated
Seems somewhat suspicious that the lack of pausing is intentional. It's even more suspicious that Bedrock is supposed to be the replacement for legacy console edition, which had pausing. Just to greatly increase the suspicion even more, the devs haven't really said anything about pausing since 2018...
...While we have used the feedback to request for the return of a feature that nearly every other video game has, we have yet to hear from the devs about it. It greatly confuses me that they can do all of these game changing updates, yet somehow they can't add in an essential feature such as pausing...
migrated
You can delete my comment if you want, but I still have hope that the Minecraft development team is capable of understanding that the lack of pausing is not only a big issue for the game in general but is also a Java feature as well that should be added so that Minecraft: Bedrock reach the "Universal" version that it's set out to be.
I genuinely tried to show some support and want features like this added to the game so that people will be happy - I even said that if the team is so busy that working on this feature (or any feedback site based feature) is too inconvenient at this time, that they tell the community why their suggestions aren't being attended to yet.
If this comment is deleted again, that's fine - I tried. Some people are being seriously unappreciative of what the game has achieved right now, and I don't want that to be the message the community sends to Mojang/Microsoft. If the comment is deleted, can I at least have a reason why please? If not I will delete my account and simply stop playing Bedrock edition.
migrated
You can delete my comment if you want, but I still have hope that the Minecraft development team is capable of understanding that the lack of pausing is not only a big issue for the game in general but is also a Java feature as well that should be added so that Minecraft: Bedrock reach the "Universal" version that it's set out to be.
I genuinely tried to show some support and want features like this added to the game so that people will be happy - I even said that if the team is so busy that working on this feature (or any feedback site based feature) is too inconvenient at this time, that they tell the community why their suggestions aren't being attended to yet.
If this comment is deleted again, that's fine - I tried. Some people are being seriously unappreciative of what the game has achieved right now, and I don't want that to be the message the community sends to Mojang/Microsoft. If the comment is deleted, can I at least have a reason why please? If not I will delete my account and simply stop playing Bedrock edition.
Dr.Awesome4333
Your comment did not follow Mojang's guidelines for contributing here on the bug tracker ( https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049840492-Mojang-Bug-Tracker-Guidelines#h_01FA3XWWFGEK470PGJM5FRX4G1 ) as it was not adding more information about the bug but rather requesting a change.
Sorry I did not leave a response after I removed the original comment.
I understand your frustration about how it appears the request on the feedback site is being ignored, however there is not much we can do here on the Bug tracker about that as it is not the platform for this type of discussion.
I would recommend looking for/creating the suggestion on a platform like Redit where it will be better seen and discussed in public and possibly get better traction.
If you have any questions feel free to join our Mojira Discord ( https://discord.gg/58Sxm23 ) or post on our Redit ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Mojira/ )
Dr.Awesome4333
Your comment did not follow Mojang's guidelines for contributing here on the bug tracker ( https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049840492-Mojang-Bug-Tracker-Guidelines#h_01FA3XWWFGEK470PGJM5FRX4G1 ) as it was not adding more information about the bug but rather requesting a change.
Sorry I did not leave a response after I removed the original comment.
I understand your frustration about how it appears the request on the feedback site is being ignored, however there is not much we can do here on the Bug tracker about that as it is not the platform for this type of discussion.
I would recommend looking for/creating the suggestion on a platform like Redit where it will be better seen and discussed in public and possibly get better traction.
If you have any questions feel free to join our Mojira Discord ( https://discord.gg/58Sxm23 ) or post on our Redit ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Mojira/ )
migrated
Thank you Dr.Awesome4333 for the response. I intended to use the bug tracker for posting bugs and assisting in bug reports, it's just that this one caught me off as a tad strange how it's even still in the game - apologies for any inconvenience or if I wasted anyone's time. Massive thank you as well for the recommendations - I'll definitely look into those! 👍
migrated
Thank you Dr.Awesome4333 for the response. I intended to use the bug tracker for posting bugs and assisting in bug reports, it's just that this one caught me off as a tad strange how it's even still in the game - apologies for any inconvenience or if I wasted anyone's time. Massive thank you as well for the recommendations - I'll definitely look into those! 👍
I can confirm this but I think that it is not a bug. Mojang knows more about this than I do though.