In Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.132 on Android, LAN multiplayer no longer works without an internet connection.
Two devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network or mobile hotspot (with no internet) cannot see each other’s worlds in the Friends/LAN tab. Instead, the game shows a message like:
“You’re not connected to the internet. Go online so your friends can join your multiplayer worlds.”
This prevents true offline LAN play, which worked correctly in older versions (e.g. 1.19 and early 1.20).
MCPE-235698
LAN Multiplayer Requires Internet in Bedrock 1.21.132 (Android)
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Hi!
Thank you for your report!
We're already tracking this issue at MCPE-173418, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a Duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
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