MCPE freezes constantly on devices running iOS 5.1.1

I have exactly the same issue. Updated to v.0.11.1 on an original iPad with iOS 5.1.1. After start up the app freezes in less than a minute no matter what you do. No way to unfreeze the app.

It has rendered the game completely unusable. Wish we were warned not to update original iPads as the game worked fine before the update.

We have 2 unhappy Minecraft Players at my house since the update on their iPad 1. Minecraft it is not working just freezes In the world if it gets that far loading. Please fix this issue soon.

It has something to do with Wifi on iPad 1.
If you turn off wi-fi, the game no longer freezes/crashes.

While not a solution, it's a start.

Appreciate the temporary workaround, but the true value of the game exists when I can collaborate with my son inside of the game. I posted another bug for newer devices that renders the wifi multiplayer connection nonexistent too. Hope this gets fixed quickly.

Same issue for me, except I have iPod Touch 4 and the Mojang symbol shows for less than a second.

Same experience here. iOS 5.1.1 on ipad1. Turning off wi-fi allows game play. Annoying, but better.

Turning off wifi does nothing for me.

Hi Daniel,
here is the log:
http://pastebin.com/JvzRQwCF
Thanks a lot
Thomas

I have several crash logs as well, but I am confused on how to attach them.

http://pastebin.com/8ViNehMg and http://pastebin.com/Gp9LRyxH

I hope it helps an thanks for fixing. My Son is a really big fan!

Same issue, on iPad model MB294LL (original ipad with 64gb) .

ditto.

We are freezing also almost immediately upon entering the game. Ipad 1st generation, ios 5

I've just completed the update (1st gen iPad, iOS 5.1.1) for my son and we are also freezing after about 20 seconds of load up!!!! Frustrating!!!! That's if it doesn't force close on the Mojang logo!!!

I have the same problem. Ipad 1 with iOS 5.1.1
MC doesn't start after update to 0.11.0
Very sad.

It looks as though the following tickets are also reporting the same issue on iPad1: (this one has the most votes though, so I suggest this ticket should be the main focus)
MCPE-8719, MCPE-8772, MCPE-8912, MCPE-8815

(thankfully wifi disable is avoiding the crash for us, though from the tickets it seems it doesn't work for everyone)

This unpredictable update should never have been approved for gen1 iPad users. I have seen the supposed wifi fix fail using 3 different gen1 iPads with three different iTunes accounts, and honestly that's not a valid fix since 95% of the game is cooperative play whether Hive or local server. Please fix this update or at LEAST remove it from the available update list for gen1 users so it just gives the message "this update is not available for this IOS" which is easy to do until there is a stable fix for gen1.

Same thing happening for my boys iPad first gen. Disabling wifi works but like the previous poster stated - true enjoyment is playing with each other! Please fix!

Same problem, gen1 iPad, my two kids love playing and i sometimes join in on my iPhone, but the iPad1 no longer functions creating a fun meltdown wherever we play. Freezes on launch or immediately after entering game. Previously we had enjoyed many hours of playing together

Clean install and reboot didn't help. But, indeed airplane mode did fix single player mode which is at least a half solution for now.

HI, it happens the same with my Kid's iPAD1. If I try to turn off the Wifi, it does not work neither.

I have 3 iPad gen1s as stated earlier and three kids with unique iTunes user accounts, the wifi solution does NOT work consistently and the presence or absence of wifi is NOT the sole cause of this problem. Again this update needs to be rolled back for iOS earlier than 6.0 immediately so that users of gen1 can download 0.10.4 again and actually play the game.

My son has 1st gen iPad and also has this issue. iOS is the most current available for this version, according to Apple. We thought it was a memory or resource issue and went in and deleted ALL of his photos and videos to free up space, but that didn't make a difference. Turning off WiFi seems to help, but then the game is in single player mode, and the main reason he wants to play on iPad is so his siblings can join him in his world.

Exact same issue here. Please either patch or roll this back.

Same issue - freezes unless wifi is disabled. Renders the game useless for multiplayer - very disappointing.

Can we get an update on the status of this issue, is there a known issue identified that can be fixed.

Any updates?

Agree, we need an update on this issue or a fix, which isn't turning off your wifi! The fun of the games playing with siblings and friends. I believe there has been enough response from minecraft(PE) users for the minecraft team(mojang) to come up with a solution.

Temporarily it's very easy to disable iTunes updates for certain iOS versions, and Mojang needs to make this update unavailable for iOS prior to 6. This will allow gen1 users to actually download the working 0.10.4 update and give a message of "This update is not available for this version of iOS" if you try to upgrade to 0.11 or higher. The real solution is fix the update before release, but at least this way gen1 iPad users will have access to the last working patch again in the meantime.

Dear MOJANG

Please communicate with your valuable customers about this issue. We need a progress report typed by a human employee......Please give us some insight regarding the solution.

I have contacted Mojang on the issue, and am currently awaiting their response.

IS there any response from Mojang on this issue? It isn't isolated to certain devices, it appears to be on ALL IOS 5 devices.

No. They should comment here once they are aware of the issue.

For the time being, at least they could do a roll back since it is confirmed!

On a first gen iPad, running IOS 5.1.1, if you disable the wireless network, you'll be able to play single player.

This stopped my son crying whilst the bug gets fixed.

However, with the network disabled, P2P and connections to external servers won't work.

Has there been any official recognition of this problem from Mojang yet?

I have iPad 2 and iOS 5.1.1 and my game won't work. I contacted Mojang Support and told them about this problem, but they said that it is not their job to fix such errors, Mojang has to fix them... Turning off WiFi makes the game work, but I want to play Multiplayer. Please do tell me if there is any mod or something that can fix my game because I just want to play Multiplayer!!!

I just reported this patch to iTunes as unstable/untested on iOS earlier than 6 and requested it be removed from iTunes for users of iOS prior to 6 because the patch developer refuses to fix it or address the issue. I will keep you all posted on their response.

I will report to iTunes as well.

Mojang, how hard is it to acknowledge this bug and offer a rollback? I have posted feedback on this into the itunes store. DO NOT UPGRADE if you want to play this app on IOS5! Posted feedback Last night.

Wow, still no response. is it possible to request a refund in the Appstore for Ipad 1 IOS 5 users?

So far Apple refuses to even change the false description on iTunes that states that Mojang's Minecraft PE update 0.11.1 works on iOS 5.1.1 and higher which as you all know is absolutely false. I am also pursuing a refund through iTunesand will keep you posted. This is a sad end to a great game, Mojang should be ashamed for not even making a statement on this problem.

Why are the posts deleted by mojang but they won't respond? Ridiculous that it has been over two weeks that my three IOS devices are basically useless for the kids because of no wifi play and crashes.

So mojang is deleting posts rather than respond?

I am not Mojang, nor do I speak for them; I simply moderate their site. I changed the security of @@unknown's comment to non-viewable because it was not directly related to the bug itself.

On the bug:
The developers are typically quite swift to take action on issues concerning device compatibility. Due to the lack official statements on the bug at this point, I tend to doubt that Mojang is currently aware of it.
@@unknown & @@unknown, reporting the incompatibility to iTunes is the best form of action, and will likely be of help to both players and developers while a more permanent fix is devised.

Thanks for the reply IIIidicia, someone might want to tell mojang the natives are getting restless lol

I'm still confused the app says to post bugs to this blog but the developers don't check it even though it says the case has been assigned?

I reported the issue to iTunes as the moderator suggested, but agree with what Vince HIlliard said - what is the point of reporting things here if Mojang doesn't check it? We are following the protocol they ask us to follow, but it sounds like it is pointless if the developers don't even look at the bug reporting system.

Any update on a possible fix? Or is there a way to remove the latest update and revert to the version that worked on this device?

It appears since Mojang has not responded to this, I would encourage everyone to request a refund and report to Apple. From another user "iTunes issued me a iTunes store credit for the purchase price of Minecraft PE today after I contacted them about being unable to play the paid app for weeks now with no official recognition of a problem from Mojang. They also said they would "investigate" the compatibility issue on Apple's side." They really missed the opportunity to address this issue. It is not selective, it affects ALL IOS 5.x devices.

Mojang, can we get a comment on the status of this, if you don't care or don't want to bother with this bug at least have the decency and courtesy to tell us so we can let our 4year old sons know it will never be fixed and try and stop them crying!

I will post how to submit a bug/refund in itunes shortly, Please take the time to submit this form.

https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/emails/new?ref=footer

ALSO, direct for to Itunes support for apps purchased >90 days ago (if you have purchased minecraft PE in the last 90 days you can proceed with refund option within Itunes==>account)

https://getsupport.apple.com/ContactInfo.action

Keep submitting to the links above, I am getting very good responses from apple, they are going to follow up with Mojang. Apparently the update states it will work with IOS 5.x when it doesn't. This is a violation of publishing an app. If they had posted or updated that it required 6 or higher, they would have had to state that.

Update, I just received a credit from Apple due to no response or update addressing the but that we are all seeing for IOS 5.x and this update.

"Thank you for your understanding about this matter and I’m glad that you’re happy with the credits I’ve issued on your account.

Mark, you can work with the developer of the said application.

'If you have been unable to contact them through their support link, then I advise that you use the "Ratings and Review" page on the app description page to let them know of the problem. This will be fully visible to other customers and will ensure that they deal with it to avoid any other negative reviews.'

If you run into anymore problems with the iTunes Store or your account, please don't hesitate to write back to us.

Again, please accept my sincerest apology about the issue you’ve experienced with the App you purchase.

You may wish to bookmark the URL below my name for future reference. This way, if you need to contact us for anything, just select "Contact Support", and we're just a click away.

Have a good one!

Sincerely,

Ivan
iTunes Store/Mac App Store Customer Support

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww

I tweeted Mojang support and got no help.

Me: Why isnt Mojang assisting or responding with bugs with MSPE not working IOS 5 MCPE-8706, MCPE-8834. This is affecting a lot of small kids !
Support: Hi! I'm sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, this support is mainly for accounts and billing. Hopefully, the devs will look into it soon. ^AÖ

I also tweeted the Minecraft employees on their page feed https://mojang.com/ so they know there is an issue, now its their call to rectify it.

The developers are rarely able to read or respond to

• tweets directed towards them, of which they can recieve several thousand a day.

• ratings and reviews section on the Apple App Store.

A more reliable method than those listed above would be by reddit, or through email.

I totally agree, everyone should add a negative feedback comment to appstore!
Mine is already there, the number of overall comments for 11.1 is low enough so any number of negatives will have a good impact.

I also did get several rather unhelpful comments from one of the supposed support staff

@marc_IRL 0/8 accounts you've tweeted at are MCPE developers, and one isn't even a company account :-/
The point of the bug tracker is to report and track bugs. Me calling out an individual one is redundant if it's already posted.
Its not possible for them to address each bug immediately, since there are thousands of reports and a handful of developers.

Shows a lot of concern re the issue really !!!

"Address a bug immediately" wha? This issue has been posted for almost four weeks! If indeed Mojang prefers reddit or email for bug reporting, then the help links on their page and iTunes page that direct to this forum are at worst incorrect and at best not optimal? Actually, since they clearly do not play test their patches much before releasing them, it may not be so far fetched that their support pages are outdated or inaccurate as well.

Mojang failed on this update. Either:

A) They didn't test it on IOS 5.x (not likely)
B) They tested it and knew it didn't work, but worked on newer devices

FAIL. Has anyone tried contacting Microsoft, or is that not a done deal yet?

I've tried contacting ITunes who says it is a developer issue and not a device issue, I've also emailed mojang and Microsoft with no luck. A lot of the mojang team was at Microsoft last week visiting so maybe one person cared to bring it up then.

@Vince Hilliard that is iTunes' support first response to EVERYTHING to try to avoid having to do any actual work. As demonstrated on this forum they WILL refund you with store credit (it took me three emails and the first try I got the reply you posted here too). And yes, it is a developer issue but the two factors to push with iTunes are 1) you and MANY others have been contacting the developer for a month and haven't even gotten a reply of recognition much less even 5 seconds of actual work on the broken patch and 2) iTunes lists 0.11.1 as functional on iOS 5.x and up which is absolutely false advertising for a paid app and while iTunes isn't responsible for the app, they are responsible for iTunes page with the false information on it. Again, I'd be perfectly okay with Mojang or Apple just making 0.11.1 unavailable to iOS 5 users so those users would have to stay on 0.10.4 but even that seems like it may be too difficult so just take the refund and buy a game that actually works or put the money towards a gen4 iPad.

OR, you can still exercise your right to submit to the avenues available since the developer failed to address this issue. they should not have offered the update to IOS 5 devices if that was the case.

As a software professional, @AMAN4700 I am gob-smacked by the total lack of professionalism in your response. First Mojang has not provided feed back to valid issues related to bugs in its product, and then when people get restless and start complaining to Apple, Microsoft, or heavens forbid, the actual developers of the product, you threaten to have their JIRA account removed. As for your suggestion that people go out and spend hundreds of dollars on a new device, I am sure that that will go down well with your employers.

Apart from pouring petrol into the flames, I can not see how you expected your comments to help. If you really want people to settle down, how about somebody at Mojang acknowledges that there is a problem and informs users that it is actively being addresses and when we can expect to get a result.

I'd have to agree, there haven't been any "inappropriate" comments I have seen here, only valid reports requesting attention which have been ignored by devs. I also agree the ban hammer is not acceptable customer service. I also find it interesting the recent posts imply that 0.11.1 was intended for Droid users and possibly never even made it to testing on iOS at all. Because I post all my untested Google Play game apps for Google Droid on iTunes because that is obviously where most Droid users get their game apps. Again, posts like that do nothing but make the situation worse, similar to the implication that appearing at Minecon is more important than an actual functional product to promote. It's very possible that might be more profitable but it is not "support" for this issue. I suppose I will soon be banned, but it's not like any users were receiving anything except for ban threats on this "support" forum anyway. I appreciate the input of fellow users who have instruction and posts from iTunes showing how to get refunds, and the informative post describing how to attempt to retrieve 0.10.4 from your recycle bin. As stated before, I got my refund already, and I have given up hope anyone from Mojang will address this constructively anytime soon, and now I am also tired of their borderline abusive mods. Best of luck to the patient users (former users?) who are willing to continue to put up with this type of thing.

Threatening to ban a legit unaddressed bug commenter is unprofessional. Everything in AMAN's post was screenshotted and will be addressed in the appropriate channels. Has he exhibited this type of behavior before? Mojang is really dropping the ball here and alienating many (former?) true supporters. Up until this bug I sang praises about Minecraft.

Everything in AMAN's post was screenshotted and will be addressed in the appropriate channels.

and posted on G+

I am very sorry about my last comment. I didn't realize it would come off to be so harsh. I do not work for mojang, I am a volenteer. Sometimes I just get frustrated with people saying the same thing over and over. I owe an apology to you because what I said was not right. Please forgive me.

-AMAN

Thanks for AMANing up lol. no worries. All it would have taken is Mojang to come out after they realized "oh crap maybe this thing isn't working on the Ipad1" and it would have calmed things. They aren't speed demons by any stretch, but there are SO many of them! At least offer a roll back so little johnny doesn't cry all day. 🙂

Mojang is a small company by modern day standards, and certain issues may take disagreeable amount of time to be reviewed and resolved. Directly contacting iTunes or Mojang is a potential resolution for the issue, and all users exercise the right to discuss this in the comment section (along with nearly anything else, provided their comments do not concern content unrelated to the bug).

Note: No users here will be banned, as none yet have violated any rules. Any ban requests would have been refused.

Since the purchase of mojang it really isn't a small company, that minecraft PE development group may be small compared to others. We do understand that a fix can't be immediately addressed and delivered but we should atleast expect to get a response along the lines of "we hope to address this issue in the next patch" or "we apologize and this issue will not be addressed for that version of IOS". It has been an open ticket for three weeks now with no response.

I'm having the same problem when updated mine craft to v 0.11.1 in iPad 1 v 5.1.1 AND iPod iOS v 6.1.6, with wifi / airplane mode turned on and off. Both presents Mojang screen, and after some seconds come back to default screen. When double click main button, I can seen the mine craft icon, as running application. However, if I click on it, it happens again the Mojang screen for some seconds, and over again.

Delete and and reinstall helps ?
They cant loose all worlds already built! Refund is not an option.

Thanks for any support.

For those who were considering getting a new(er) iPad to deal with this issue - because the issue was causing so much angst with my kids I gave up and purchased a refurbished iPad 3. Minecraft PE works on that iOS (doesn't freeze/crash), except local server multiplayer - the kids cannot see each other's worlds, even though both have the "local server multiplayer" option selected and are on the same WiFi network (one has Android, one has iOS). Just mentioning this in case others were thinking of getting a new iOS device - while it is better there are still issues.

@@unknown, could this be MCPE-4485?

This was on twitter from one of the developers, so that probably means that anything else like our issue isnt really a priority and all the focus will be to get Windows 10 PE version out,

Tommaso Checchi ‏@_tomcc Jul 4
I'm going to say this because the drama is already too much: Windows 10 Edition is MCPE, and will always be updated together with it!
Tommaso Checchi ‏@_tomcc Jul 4
That means that MCPE is going to get a lot of features, and that Win10 and MCPE players will be able to play together 🙂

Our only hope is that the 0.12 release for Windows 10 will include an IOS 5 fix!

Any update as to when this very bad bug is going to transition from "open" to "in progress". It would be nice to know that someone is at least working on a fix.

any news on update please? my youngest is really missing it and getting another ipad is not an option. im sure its a really simple thing to do, someone please? anyone please?

Unfortunately, Majong has failed in even aknowledging this failed patch. It's a shame they chose this route. You can turn airplane mode on then launch single player mode (tap cancel on the WiFi disabled error).

you're the best Mark! thanks it worked and it will do until (if ever) the issue gets fixed. thank you my daughter is very happy now 🙂 x

Good to hear 🙂

Just to confirm this still is problem on iPad 1 with 16gb and 7gb free. I tried hard and soft rebooting and redownload. Freezes shortly after splash screen every time. Previous versions were laggy but did work.

Let me add that the airplane mode "trick" does allow you to get going, so thanks for that.

Hello, I've been watching and waiting for a bug fix patiently... I was remaining silent thinking it would be fixed soon. But it's not. Just wanted finally to add an extra voice and say that I am in the same situation. Bought minecraft 0.11.1 for my boy, it was supposed to work on his ipad first generation running ios 5.1.1. As you all know, it doesn't and just freezes on the splash screen. I hope Mojang will fix this sooner than later.

Why is this not fixed let alone even acknowledged yet? It has been two months. This is unacceptable as a paying customer. I intend to make my complaints to a higher level.

Unfortunately it isn't going to be acknowledged much less fixed. Ask for a refund through iTunes and leave negative feedback.

Are they trying to artificially phase out old iOS support? I really don't want a refund. My daughters want to be able to play the game that I paid for and worked previously. In fact I'll give another $7 to fix the thing. They obviously need it more than I do. These companies are underhanded and greedy and don't care about their customers if it isn't costing them large amounts of money. Minecraft is already fragmented across platforms to be honest so just roll back the compatible version for iOS 5 to 0.10.x. And folks in the industry wonder why piracy is such a problem.

It works in single player buy not multiplayer, so I know they could fix ir. Very dissapointed

Agreed. My daughters have been playing in Airplane mode since beginning of July when I mistakenly updated the game version for them. But they had always played together previously so they lose interest in it and wonder themselves when it would be fixed. I am a software developer myself so this boggles my mind. I don't intend to support Mojang with future purchases after this.

Yup. In fact I rooted 2 old Kindles so they could play together. 35 bux at the pawn shop lol

Beta 0.12 is out very soon (not for iOS) but I'm sure the entire focus was on Windows 10. If they haven't even marked this issue as in progress I don't think we should expect a resolution.

I have a Touchpad with CM installed. And fortunately (for my kids) I purchased Minecraft for 360 as well as PC because they enjoy it so much. This was all before this issue of course.

Airplane mode didn't work out for my kids iPad and iPod. Both still crashe.

Restart the iPad while in airplane mode it will work just tap cancel when it complains "settings or cancel" dialog box

You should try to update the ipad or try getting it on another device because ios 5.1.1 is pretty old

You can't update the ios on original ipads past 5.1

iPad is as up to date as possible. It is listed as supported by software (Minecraft) that I bought and paid for. My due diligence is complete. Under no circumstances should I have to buy a new device to compensate for a developers short comings.

We are aware of this since release, but the causes are unknown and the information shown in crashes is not really useful 😞
The only further information we have is that this is sometimes caused while connected or partially connected on networks with poor quality.
If you can reproduce this, try rebooting the device in airplane mode, then start Minecraft. Please report here if the issue disappears, to confirm whether it's that cause.

100% lockup if Wifi network enabled. Game works if the iPad either has WiFi disabled, or is in Airplane mode.

Signal strength of the WiFi network makes no difference, any connection to WiFi causes the game to lockup

Shogi Cervantes - game locks up shortly after launching if wifi is enabled on 1st gen iPad - I am having trouble seeing how it could be quality of signal. We have a really strong signal in the house, and the tablet is usually used in the same room where the wireless router is located - the tablet should be blazing. The problem with disabling wifi or using airplane mode is with multiplayer. Before the update the kids could play in multiplayer mode with the wifi connection - no problem whatsoever, no game crashing. Although the game works with wifi disabled, the kids can no longer play multiplayer, and that is pretty disappointing to them.

Dear Shoghi,

I'm using iPad 1 v 5.1.1 AND iPod iOS v 6.1.6 in Brazil, and turn wifi or airplane on/off, even rebooting in these situations, does not works. Maybe, there is some country configuration dependance.
Actually, a briefly read a crack solution that mentioned some country changes in configuration. Is that correct?

I don't believe there is any effort in fixing this. It really is quite simple. With airplane mode ON (not just wifi disabled) you can make the game work. Turn it OFF and it freezes. I have duplicated this on 3 different devices, factor reset and erased Ipad1 with NO other applications installed. Either acknowledge you aren't going to fix it or fix it.

@[Mojang] Shoghi Cervantes

Device: iPad 1 (model MB292LL), iOS 5.1.1 (9B206)
Game crashes on start.
Enabling Airplane mode and rebooting doesn't fix the issue.
Also tried: changing Settings > International to US & English (was using Canada French); disabling Location Services, rebooting after each change before trying to start Minecraft PE again.

Crash report says:
=====
Exception Type: 00000020
Exception Codes: 0x9badf00d

Application Specific Information: com.mojang.minecraftpe failed to launch in time

Elapsed total CPU time (seconds): 19.540 (user 19.540, system 0.000), 97% CPU
Elapsed application CPU time (seconds): 15.527, 77% CPU
=====

If I was a mobile developer (I am), my first guess would be that the iPad 1 is too slow to run everything that MCPE tries to run on start, and iOS decides it's taking too long (after 20s) and kills the app before it has a chance to show the first screen (after the LaunchImage).
Turning on Airplane mode changes the code executed on start (it skips the parts about looking for nearby servers or something similar), which makes the whole start-up process faster, but still not fast enough on my iPad, but fast enough on most iPads.
To people for whom turning on Airplane mode fixes the issue: how long do you see the LaunchImage, when you first start the app after a reboot? My guess is that it's pretty close to the 20s max value, thus why this trick doesn't work with some people.

I'd like to suggest that the developer offer an older version of Minecraft PE on the Appstore for those who have older iPads. I've seen this done for the "NEXTISSUE" application and some others. I appreciated being able to continue with the original functionality while newer iPads could get improved functionality.

The bug is that 1st gen ipads freeze with the internet on. That is it. For most people turning on airplane mode fixes it. And people that are saying that they need (and want) to downgrade so that they play on servers, almost all servers do not support versions before 0.11.1 so if you downgrade it will not work for servers. And do not post crash reports here. This issue is for the freezing of the ipad 1. Steps to reproduce, 1. Turn off airplane mode on 1st gen ipad. 2. Start Minecraft PE. 3. Wait.

My son loves minecraft and he is very happy that the NO WIFI mode "solves" the problem. But yes, please think about creating 2 versions… I know it's not good for Apple but really...

We are disappointed.
1st gen iPad.
Turning off Wifi lets you play local, yup.

I'm sitting here with my two kids eager to work collaboratively in a shared world. Worked before update. Thanks for nuthin.
It's not fixed, there's just a work around to enable some game play. The frustrating part is it's likely something stupid and findable rather then some systemic issue as the thing clearly does work without wifi on.

Making an older version or a fix available somehow, would certainly be appreciated... Point release people. Please.

😤

And the rage goes on...

Same issue here. Would love a way to downgrade to the previous version on ipads.

Yep same problem here. We updated Minecraft Pocket Edition recently and it no longer works on iPad 1. Again, we can get it to work if we turn off the WiFi (or put it into Airplane mode) but multiplay is a massive part of Minecraft these days and my two boys - who play it constantly - are no longer able to connect up. Please Please Please fix this Mojang.
I'm hopeful you will as the app page on the iOS store says it compatible and people have spent money to play this.

It would be great for this to be resolved as my kids use the iPad just for minecraft and play with a number of friends .I kinda feel cheated out of my money since the networking of minecraft is a large part of the fun in our family and frenids .
if this issue can't be fixed I would like a full refund ,

I can't believe Apple is letting you guys get away with continuing to sell this to Ipad 1 devices in the AppStore...you clearly have no intent of fixing this bug, it's been 2 months without a fix...what a joke

Minecon is over. Where is the fix?

Everyone needs to submit for a refund/credit to Itunes and they will process it. I would also leave negative feedback on the app in the itunes store.

My kids wish to play over local WiFi. they do not connect to servers. This also cannot be done while in airplane mode or with WiFi off. Obviously.

In the same boat. We have four kids who all love to play Minecraft together. Now one of them is stuck not being able to play with the others because they have an older iPad.

MCPE run fine on his iPad with Wifi off, but then they can't play with anyone else, which defeats the purpose. Any plans on a patch or fix to the issue? It's been almost 3 months now, that's a quarter YEAR. Still no fix or plans of one?

If crash reports aren't particularly useful, maybe someone on the team should spring for a 1st gen iPad for the developers to have in-house, so they could test this stuff themselves?

We have been aware of this issue since release but due to a lack of resolution we have not been updating frequently.
I am happy to announce that we are getting closer to the resolution and hopefully new update 0.12.1 will resolve this issue.
Please be aware that we are still TESTING this problem. Thank you very much for your understanding and patience.
I will try to update you as soon as I have a confirmation on the resolution.

Thank you for the update, I appreciate the prompt follow-up. We look forward to the update!

same problem on my ipad 1

In my particular case the IPAD-1 is being used by a younger person learning Minecraft.
He would be OK if the program simply worked like it did last year - at the older version.
However he has learned how to put the IPAD into Airplane mode to play. It is a hoot to watch him hotkey over to settings and move the mode to Airplane mode, and then hotkey back. Just turned 5 years old 🙂

On the other hand, he mutters under his breath that he wants to share a world with his 8-year old sister who has an IPAD-2.

This has happened a lot on my iPad (1st gen) too. I work around this by turning off Wi-Fi or turning on Airplane Mode. Thanks for the news. I'm looking forward to the next update, where hopefully, IT DOESN'T FREEZE EVERY SINGLE DARN TIME WHEN WI-FI IS ON.

So now that the 0.12.1 version is officially released to apple, can someone let all of us know if this issue has been resolved.