[MCPE-240353] Server crash and connection issues in Bedrock Edition

When attempting to join certain external multiplayer servers, such as Lifeboat and Galaxite, the game displays the 'Connecting to online experience...' loading screen. However, instead of joining the server, the game unexpectedly closes and returns to the device home screen. This issue specifically affects these larger external servers, whereas other servers can be joined without any problems

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MCPE-239705 Unable to join external servers Open

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[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2026-07-03T10:48:31Z

We're tracking this issue at MCPE-239705, so I will resolve and link this report as a duplicate.

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