You can add friends in "Minecraft" through their Microsoft account's gamertag, regardless of which platform they use to play the game.

This means that Java players can only play with other Java players, and the same goes for Bedrock. In order to play with friends on Java Edition, you'll need to be part of a server.

Step one: Determine which version of Minecraft everyone is using While there are technically 14 different versions of Minecraft, almost everyone is playing either Minecraft: Java Edition or ...