Pam Rugg

This has been happening in my Realm, I am the owner.  It seems to happen to me and the one player whose chat is being sent to me claims my chat appears to him.  But, the difference is, he chat will appear in the chat and others can see, I respond to have that player say he did not say that.  This is happening with him there.  When he leaves, I will get random messages sent to me, and I know he's left.  I will check to see that he did not come back and I just didn't see, and no he is gone.  I will also confirm that it does not show he is there and it doesn't.  The one I received last night after he left first asked "where are you" and then the 2nd came much later and used my gamer and again asked, "gamer where are you"   It is freaking me out and actually making me scared.  I am usually in the realm alone and last night was in level 14 near slate and a mineshaft and the messages came through.  I had to leave my realm.  I know it's a game and nothing will happen to me but it just is makes me feel unsafe and I don't  like how I feel when it appears like these messages were directed to me.

He says, he did not say whatever appeared even before I respond,  So, like sometimes it will say "I got to go", I will respond with "ok", and he will end up saying he never said that, and he is present to see the message that gets posted.  But he says he sees mine, but has never responded to it and never has said what I had supposedly said.

I am ready to think it is him, but I reported to Minecraft and they said to look here, no response to tell me if it could be him or that it is not but a definite bug.   So, I am here looking.  If this is not what you are all experiencing, please let me know so I can make a report for it.

I must add it happened also on my Original Realm, and we are playing in another of mine and it is happening there now also.

Thank you

Just a suggestion to try... have you gone into your Microsoft/Xbox account, and go through your privacy settings, there is one setting there about multiplayer where a lot of players have it blocked for privacy and it shouldn’t be, it is what allows you to join multiplayer servers and probably the realm as well as speak to other players when in those servers.  

‘If you are doing the old freeze out when trying to load the update, you can load the update on wifi, but before installing on your device turn off your wifi, tether or another device where your using data to upload the update.  

Hope something helps.

Hi @Jeanliang, if you are uncertain and don’t want to safe your worlds to file again, if it was to happen again, if you can make a copy of your world then you would always have it saved, not sure if that can be done.  When I saved my worlds from the 1st freeze back during the 1.11 Villagers and Pillagers update, i saved my worlds and never did reinstall, i have a sentimental world i don’t want to lose and do have a copy, i have never reinstalled... at this point I have decided my worlds are only for a occasional place to play and my realm is where i will build because it is saved by Minecraft and hopefully will never lose.  I had built a 3D world and I lost that one when deleting another world and am so mad i accidentally deleted it, had the full size ender dragon already built, 2 ghost, a couple of the cats, wolf, spider, drowned, Alex and Steve, golem, creeper and zombie all finished ... now that was a huge loss.  But I want to build again, and this time will do in my realm... 

So, you don’t have to until you are sure and that can be after the next update or now, just always be prepared to lose it or save it.

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There might be hope. But who knows...
https://twitter.com/helenangel/status/1218808162511400960?s=21

Could you please copy and paste what the link in Twitter says, some of don’t have a Twitter account and don’t want to start one just to read the posts to a Twitter.  I would appreciate it.

None of the work around seem to work for me or the where and how to’s do isn’t specific enough for me to find on my ipad pro 12”.  Sorry some of us with some things just need as one player put it ...he would get out his crayons and draw a picture... please draw the picture, would appreciate... unless it just isn’t workable.

Thanks to everyone for trying to come with our own solutions to get us back in, it sad the original work around of doing off wifi didn’t work for the 4th time.  I have had the issue with the 1.11 update for the Villagers and Pillagers update.  Hasn’t been fun but the off wifi workaround worked all of those.  Hopefully since xbox they are fixing it.  I was on xbox two days ago to change my online viewing status to view as offline... after I went into Minecraft and it immediately started when i tapped on Minecraft to open it would immediately close, i had to keep trying to open for it to finally open with a global resource failed to open correctly, but when in I was only in for 15 min and was then froze.  Started over, got in after the global notification again, and again after like 15 minutes it froze.  After that, it just froze trying to load up and has stayed that way since other when I did the off wifi workaround and yes chose to lose the 2 worlds i had created since my 1.11 freeze ... but i have a realm and pretty well live there, the one safe bet I would lose my work, and the saving world on ios is a pain.  When i did the off wifi download, upload I got into Minecraft, changed my character back to my custom skin and then proceeded to go to open my realm, and that’s when it kicked me out and went back to the freeze state again on the upload page. But it got me in momentarily.  So then knew problem was worst than or different than the initial 1.11 crash/freeze.  Just don’t get the extreme difference between us ios users vs android, and why not everyone on ios... i am sure I have friends who are ios and are playing.  So did those of us who are froze out all go into xbox live to do something that day like I did?  That might be helpful information.

Oh yes, I am ios also, the first time it occurred after time it started to effect some android users so i wouldn’t same android is completely clear but have a better chance than ios users. This is more serious than the first time it started with the 1.11 update.  It needs a permanent fix.  I pay for a realm and don’t enjoy that it sits unusable.

Same thing, tried delete Minecraft, chose to lose worlds since this is my 3rd freeze out since the first with the 1.11 update for Villagers &Pillagers update. Did the work around that got most of us in that time and that was doing the download off wifi using data,  this time with this bug it doesn’t work.  I was able to download, upload, and got into Minecraft to log into Microsoft and then change character skin back and the clicked on to enter my realm .. then it finally froze.  After trying it again and also with wifi back on ... nothing ... all it does is freeze in upload.  So this bug got worst there is no work around solution... we are in the hand of waiting for hopefully this time a permanent fix. and soon!

Well I was forced to update i’d I wanted to play in my realm... so not fair.  I pay to have my realm and to force an update to play there is just not nice.  So it was time to have to see if I was going to crash with this update.  Well, this time I didn’t.  I downloaded the update and a few minutes after I downloaded it and waited, surprising I made it through a clean download, no freezing and no work around solution of doing it with data and a tethered line... was surprised.  All seems to be working fine, in realm, I haven’t went into just a world as of yet, but should.  It takes awhile after you leave the game to upload to get back into but no crashing.  I don’t know what made this time different from any of the others, I play on a Apple iPad Pro 12.9 1st generation, and since I didn’t check my cell phone, the app auto updates on my phone where I do t on my ipad for these reasons of why were are here, and so finished the download and it worked perfectly fine also.  For me what is new is I can now get into my realm also on my iPhone 7 plus, had to have it’s own world it always was it’s own entity and never what I have on my ipad, so surprised it linked.  

@Bubblixia did you ever get in or are you still froze out.  Trying to determine if it is worth my time to be kicked out of everything till I can get out of the freeze loading screen again.  Out of all of the updates since and including the 1.11 i have only had 2 i didnt have to do the work around to get out of the freeze.  Haven’t read much better with checking the Minecraft Discord.  Says there is issues with the Realms also and I live in my realm most of the time over my other 2 worlds, so don’t know if I should wait or just dive in and take the chance I will back to a loading screen frozen.  I do it’s do or die either way, it works or it doesn’t.  Thx for the update.  Would like to hear if you got in and is playing.  

You must have updated an android... because the ios update wasn't released yet, is that correct?  I am also wondering if anyone with ios has done the update to see if they crash... I have been staying away from the update for that reason incase the work around solution doesn't work for this update.  I guess it is time to find out.  But, if your crashing on update, it would be most beneficial to the rest of us if you say the device you updated on that the crash occured, and whether is is android or ios.  Thank you.  It is very sad to see that the crash is still occuring with the future updates past the villagers and pillagers update 1.11 back in April 2019.

Wow, last time I updated was 26/May/19... well, just for Mojang and well everyone I guess, even though the workaround going off of WiFi works for me it is not a permanent fix to this issue.  I have had 2 or 3 more times since then that I had to delete Minecraft and start over uploading Minecraft again using the workaround without WiFi.  So, that means that the problem Mojang has with at least Apple ios is not fixed.  Only one update since the one that started all of this for ios worked loading without a freeze, the others took you only uploading and then freeze screen and nothing, the last wasn't because of doing an update and it occurred in my realm.  It was fine and then it kicked me out, no message why.  I went back in, and it now gave me a message that stated "Unable to connect to world",  ok weird, so tried again... and then gave me a message that stated "You are not invited to play on this server."  Ok... I own the realm and it says I the owner is not invited to play on this server... not nice at all.  Minecraft support didn't have a clue and told me to reload, delete and reload, and ya, I know all that, so to help there.  I had did the relog, and then again deleted Minecraft and reload, and it froze on the upload page.  I tried first time with wifi and the 2nd time using the workaround, and did my iphone 7 plus first since no world on it yet, and it did work but it would still give me the message this time "Unable to connect to world", I check with the others that I have in the realm and none of them could join.  I then went on to the Mojang website and reported the realm failure and that evening I got in, don't know if anyone fixed in the meantime but I am up and running.  I cannot safely add any of my old worlds to my devices that i removed and saved with this issue with ios users and Minecraft. I am just glad I didn't have to remove the 1 world I had created since that update since I start with my iphone to see if I can get working there first, then go to my ipad pro 12.9.  So, it still needs to have a find and fix... still a big time problem.

Did you remove your old worlds by saying to a pc or laptop and the delete the minecraft from your device first. Then close all open aps and shut off your device for a few minutes to clear everything? Then on wifi download Minecraft again which will have the updated version. Must do on wifi wont load on data only. Now dont open. Set up hotspot, that will put the device using the hotspot from out of wifi into data and you will show up in Bluetooth as connected and hotspot will say 1 connected. When it does you take your device and go to Minecraft and open this will download everything and should open. If freezes, start over, clear everything and start again.
The last update prior to this put me back to the froze download screen and i had to do the process I think 3 times it loaded then froze and then froze next time further down the way till it opened completely. I would try more than once. It may open it seems like it intends to but gets hung up.

I did the current update and it’s the first that didn’t send me back to freezing up, so it worked and I didn’t have to go back to the work around solution to get into Minecraft, a first!

Zephlyn, did you try the work around that many of us tried and does work... but you need 2 devices, which I know everyone doesn’t have.  But the 2nd device can be a parent or sibling or even a friend... they just need to let you do it using their data, wifi won’t allow the update to update and open, you need to open the update on data.   Do put the update on your device on wifi, which takes the most time, then do not open whether in ap or where your Minecraft logo is on your home page or where kept. This is when the 2nd device and the use of data needs to be used.  Just remember what ever device is used for the data, you will be using the data, so if have a limited data program, make sure you ask or know you have enough to use.  Your device being in wifi or not doesn’t matter, it like being bluetooth but not.  The instruction on how to do this is above under me, so i won’t type again.  For me whether iOS, which were my devices and my sisters, but i was also able to do on my friends android, Galaxy Tab 4, mine were a Apple iPhone 7plus and a iPad Pro 12.9, as is my sisters.  All worked to get Minecraft up and running. You being iOS doesn’t require another iOS to do, but if doesn’t work because you have your worlds still on, then you need to save your world(s)and delete Minecraft, then shut down your device completely after clearing open apps for memory and do after you turn back on your device.  The with wifi go to ap store and upload Minecraft, when done.. stop... don’t open. this is done only on data... so follow the instructions you will find above under my name... if haven’t try and have 2nd device, try it may be what lefts you back in Minecraft.  Good luck.

I did not try to update to the recent version because I am tired of it going back on froze on loading page, I want it just fixed. But I suppose I will Tomorrow it is the only way to know if a update worked or crashed us again.

Alexa, that is awesome, any information that helps others be able to get to play Minecraft till it is repaired with an update is great.  Because you don't have the 2nd device and that works is great.  With the 2nd device once I am in and don't freeze any longer, I don't have to go off wifi to get back in, it continues to work like the update flaws were not there from beginning of updating.  So, I don't have to change setting to get back in.  But, glad you found a way for those with one device to get Minecraft up and running.

Just a note, I had my iOS iPad Pro up and running with the wifi work around, then the recent 1.11.3 updated was issued i waited a day or two before updating and when I did it put my iPad Pro back into froze in the upload screen, since I haven’t reloaded my worlds after saving and been playing on my realm or a server, I decided since no one had an issues I decided to update ... NOT... I was back to the froze upload screen.  I had to go back, delete Minecraft reload with update, and finish with the wifi work around to get me back up and running.  This time it too longer to do, but was able to finally get Minecraft to open without freezing.  But this time after initial freeze on the load screen  and had to start over, like two or 3 time because it would load and get past the load screen and freeze somewhere else, even froze on changing my skin from the Steve skin, since it eliminated my skin.   So even this last update put mine back to the froze stage, but the workaround did work again, just took longer with multiple freezes elsewhere in the loading up.

Kelly, if she wants to save her worlds, you will need to do a iTunes backup of her worlds , which requires you to connect her ipad to a pc or laptop.  You can google: Minecraft worlds backup for iOS  and you will find instructions do to this.  There is one there titled Save the World: Minecraft PE by Gosse Adela, he gives instructions for android and iOS. So follow those instructions, you will use your iOS cable that you charge with but plug it into a computer, but have a fully charged ipad, because you don’t have a power source to your ipad and depending on how many worlds she has and the size of each world it takes a long time to do. I was almost dead when it finished but i had quite a few worlds and fairly good size ones.  The worlds will then be stored on your pc in a file and you can download them back to her ipad after she is able to get back up and running.  I haven’t done this yet... i had a realm and Minecraft keeps it stored and updated so we were playing there.  It is a good thing to do and learn to do, my friend who is more tech savvy actually did all the hook ups to my laptop and set up the file for me.  If worried about running out of charge in the midst of it downloading to the pc or laptop, there is a connector you can buy fairly inexpensive that allows you to be plugged into your power source and has the 2nd slot or cable(so like a dual cable) that plugs into the pc/laptop, so it is one cable, with two branches off, one the main end plugs into power source 1 branch has the iOS plug for your iOS device and the other has the same end as the power source but plugs into the pc/laptop.  It is a option to get if the worlds are numerous and big.  If you can get into minecraft she could delete worlds she didn’t want or use anymore, if can she could do that first and save the rest, i couldn’t was froze in download screen so i had to save all.  I think his instructions is what we used, and all went well... good luck.  If stuck, can ask here, i couldn’t answer but could get my friend to.  

Rune S ... glad to help with a workaround solution that does work. 

More need to try, all you need is another device that has data, to do the work around solution that really works.  You need to use data to do the actual upload to bypass the freezing up it does under wifi, once in you don't have to ever go back to using data, you can go back to normal wifi usage.  The process isn't difficult to do and only takes a few minutes.

So, if you tried the workaround solution to get the new update working please post that you used and it worked so that more players can decide to be brave enough to do it with parental permission if needed.  

Good playing Rune S.

I am up and running since I had did the offline connections to load the Minecraft update.  But, I had saved my world(s) and had deleted Minecraft and reloaded the game before I did anything, I don't know if that makes a difference or not. But, the route I got it has worked ever since I did it on my iPhone 7 plus, and my iPad Pro 2nd generation, and also on my friends Galaxy tab 4.  My sister hasn't left me do her update yet, so don't know if anything has changed to not allow this to work... but I agree I believe it is some mess up with the wifi connections that  Aubrey mentions on April 27th.  Because I am not using wifi technically with how I downloaded I believe I am using data.  But, if you have the game on your device and so whether you deleted Minecraft and reinstalled,  in the reinstall where your in ap and it says to open Minecraft from there, don't.  When you got to the homepage where  your Minecraft ap sits don't open there either, yet.  With the reinstall or even if you just did the download of the update onto your device... don't open in wifi.  

Take your phone because you are going to use your data to do the the rest.  In you phone settings find where you have either tether another device to your phone or with iOS it is personal hotspot.  You are going to turn this on, then you are going to bluetooth connect your tablet or whatever device you are wanting to update with the device you are using the data from whether your own phone if tablet or if you only play on a phone then maybe your siblings or parents, with their permission of course and since uses data have permissions to use the data to do the update.  You not on for long but it will be data used.  At least what I can figure one device does while other is on wifi.  When you have connected your say ipad to the iphone with the bluetooth and personal hotspot, it will say at the top of your phone you have 1 personal hotspot connection.  So, that means your ipad is connected to your iphone (android is a little different but I have not done android phone with data to android tablet or phone, even the Galaxy Tab 4 was done using my iPhone 7 plus to use the data... just for a side note).  Now that you are running off of your iPhone, you go to the iPad and go to the Minecraft ap on your homepage or where you store it and now is when you 1st open it up for it to download the update.  When the download is complete and you can open Minecraft, and you are still connected to xbox live, go ahead and open.  If you had worlds, or realms on you device they should come up, if you deleted everything then you will create a new world.  It will take a bit longer to 3rd party connect with multiplayer servers but it will pick up the multiplayer servers you were previously playing on if you were playing on other servers.  When you open your world and can get in to play.  You can close.  Disconnect from the hotspot, and switch back to wifi usage... when you open Minecraft it should open like you never had a problem before, it should not freeze anywhere, you should be able to open and play just like you always use to.  Just remember to disconnect from the data source you are using verses continue since in to play, because you will be on data vs wifi, you need to shut down disconnect from data and turn your wifi back on.

With iphone iOS with android, it works much the same just that the android will ask for a code to use to connect to your the iPhone, you put in the code that the iPhone has for you to put in and then you should be connected, as I stated on the iPhone it will state at top of screen that you have 1 personal hotspot connected.  So you just have to put in a code being that it is iOS to android..  But the rest works the same.    I did not use my friends android to do a android to android connection so, can't tell you if that would be much different than what I already did. 

All I can say is:  It should work.   I have been playing without any issues since May 6th... so, it is worth a try if you want to get into playing but have permissions in place or parent assist if need.

Hello I am back again, I told you I would try again to see if I can get the Andriod Galaxy tab to open using the personal hotspot on my iPhone 7 plus.  As stated, I turn of the personal hotspot, and on the Galaxy in settings I go to bluetooth to connect the iPhone 7 plus to the Galaxy, which I did.  Then on the iPhone the hotspot (on Galaxy you have to type in the password given under WiFi Password to connect) is on and it has to use wifi, so I go into the bluetooth and connect to the galaxy.  After a couple of restarts here, I got it connected and so on the top of my iPhone it says Personal Hotspot 1 Connection.  Once connected, I went to the already downloaded from before Minecraft and opened it.  You are on the screen we all freeze on the loading screen with bar, if you watch the bar, it moves, once it stopped but then restarted, the it loaded Minecraft, I connected to Xbox live, chose my skin and I am in my realm right now on the Galaxy tab.  I will turn it off.  I will then disconnect from the personal hotspot and shut it off.  Then on the Galaxy, I will make sure the wifi is on and then when it is on, I will proceed to see if I can turn Minecraft back on without being tethered/hotspot to my iphone.   You have turned off the Personal Hotspot connection and made sure you had on your wifi to you phone.  Then on the Galaxy, in settings because you were connected via the phone you need to put your wifi back to it's original source of wifi and connect.  When it is connected you will go to your Minecraft logo on your screen and open Minecraft... test of time to see if it works... and indeed it did!  It will now open and stay connected to Minecraft, you are now in the new update and your Minecraft will open.  If you try once like I did with this Galaxy tab, try again later or next day, it should work, I got to repeat myself... I don't know why!   But guys and girls ... you will be back up and using Minecraft... whether they update and fix or not you are in and working.  If questions please ask here.  Thank and enjoy.

Hi! I had the same issues as everyone has with locking or freezing up on the loading screen which is the picture with the bars and that's all it would do was sit there and do nothing.  I uninstalled Minecraft after saying my worlds because I wasn't ready to give up one of the world for sentimental reasons.  Even after uninstalling, and then re-install I got the frozen loading screen.  So I went to using Windows 10 on my laptop, I have a realm and that no matter what is a world that stays safe even in a uninstall.

I wrote that I got tired of waiting for the update and tried one of the suggestions and it worked.  I first did with my iPhone 7plus, so I loaded Minecraft back on my phone but did not open.  I went in and turned off the wifi so I was using data, I might of downloaded Minecraft that way also, so with wifi off and the reinstall, I then went to the screen and opened Minecraft, it loaded, it went to the screen it freezes on and continued to lead and to opened the Minecraft game, and play.  Ok, that is one device... I don't play on my iPhone 7plus, it's used when I am not at home and don't want to carry my iPad Pro 2nd generation.  So the iPad Pro was next.  Well it already does not have data, so to have data, I tethers or on the iPhone it is call Personal Hotspot.  1st thing is it can not reinstall Minecraft this way, so I put the wifi back on my iPad and first thing was to re-load the Minecraft to my iPad Pro.  When it was loaded, I did not open.  I then took my iPhone 7Plus and connected the iPhone to the iPad through the personal Hotspot, you can go to your bluetooth and open to see that your iPhone is listed and linked to your iPad and the same with the iPad is linked to the iPhone.  You turn the Hotspot on, and then go to the bluetooth to click on the ipad it should connent either ipad to iphone or iphone to the ipad... remember you are not on wifi on your phone you can't be for you personal hotspot to work.  Once it says you are connected at the top of you phone it will say personal hotspot connected 1.  When you have that, now go to your ipad, and go to the Minecraft you just loaded with the update and click on Minecraft to open and update, it should if it will work for you go past the frozen upload and actually install and allow you to open.  It did for me, and I was able to play on my iPad Pro. I did this for 2 days till I realize I dont' think I need to be playing with being connected to the hopspot.  So, I disconnected the personal hotspot on my iPhone and made sure my iPad Pro was on wifi and then went back to Minecraft and clicked on it to open... it did.  It hasn't since needed to be connected to the hotspot, it works, it doesn't crash, and it opens to the other servers and I can play anywhere.  So, I don't know why this worked but it did ...but...

I had also reported that when I couldnt get on the iOS, I tried my friends Android, he had a Galaxy tab, I recently tried to connect it to the personal hotsop on my iphone, and open the reloaded Minecraft.  It would only stay on the frozen loading screen and would not more foreward.  So, don't know why it worked for the one and not the other.  So those of you who do have two devices, try, it does't hurt and the use of data is minimalistic, if you have the data to do that with, if you don't then don't do it.  If you are a minor, ask your parents.

I will re-try the android today and get back to you if there was something new that happened.

If you look above where it says open and tap it, it doesn't say this has been assigned.  Opened yes, assigned no.