Minecrafter players are running into some problems Wednesday morning. According to Downdetector, the sandbox video game platform was problems Wednesday morning with more than 800 reports of problems ...

Minecraft Launcher centralizes the download and management of all editions on PC. Java Edition and Bedrock Edition share a playable base but differ in mods, performance, and cross-platform multiplayer ...

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Mojang recently released a brand new friends list feature for Minecraft Java Edition. Previously, only Bedrock Edition gave you the option to send friend requests and add friends to the game. This ...

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...

For over a decade, Nova Launcher was the first app I installed on any new Android device. It was the gold standard for customization, offering a level of control that manufacturer skins simply could ...

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Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Nova Launcher, one of the most popular third-party Android launchers, was thought to be all but dead, but now has new ownership and the promise of future support. The catch is obvious. This new ...

Swedish company Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher from its previous owners, Branch Metrics. Instabridge pledges not to reinvent Nova Launcher but is exploring monetization options, including ...