How to Update Minecraft Education Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cloud Update and Beyond
Minecraft Education Edition is a dynamic learning platform that regularly receives updates to enhance the user experience with new features. Keeping your Minecraft Education Edition up to date is crucial to accessing the latest content, improvements, and bug fixes. The most recent update, the 1.21 Cloud Update, brings a host of exciting additions, including cloud storage, new biomes, blocks, and mobs. This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to update Minecraft Education Edition on various devices, ensuring you don't miss out on any of the new features.
The 1.21 Cloud Update: What's New?
The 1.21 Cloud Update is a significant release for Minecraft Education Edition, introducing several highly anticipated features and improvements. Some of the key highlights include:
- Cloud Storage: One of the most requested features, cloud storage allows students and teachers to automatically back up their worlds to OneDrive. Worlds are automatically uploaded to OneDrive on world close and downloaded on world open. This ensures that progress is saved and accessible across multiple devices. Cloud storage is currently available for Windows, Chromebook, and Android devices, with Mac and iOS support coming soon.
- New Trial Chambers Biome: Explore the new trial chambers biome, an underground structure filled with traps, tricky challenges, and treasure. Each sprawling structure is randomly generated, so you'll face different challenges each time.
- New Blocks: For those who like to build there are tons of cool new blocks available in this update, like the crafter block which automates production, trial spawner, vault, tuff variants, copper variants.
- New Mobs: Meet new mobs like the breeze, armadillo, bogged, and wolf variants.
- New Items: Learn to use new items including scutes, mace, wolf armor, ominous bottle, and trial key. Chemistry items like balloons and glowsticks are now available in your creative inventory.
- Add-ons and Hardcore Mode: Note that Add-ons and Hardcore mode are not included in Minecraft Education.
- Camera API and Updated ‘How to Play’ Guide: We added a Camera API and updated the ‘How to Play’ guide has been significantly to include an ‘Encyclopedia’.
- User Experience Improvements: The 'Manage Account’ button has been moved to the bottom right of the home screen so all your profile management is in one place. The Minecraft Education Preview application can now be installed at the same time as the main Minecraft Education application. There will be regular updates to the Minecraft Education Preview application over time.
Updating Minecraft Education Edition on Different Devices
Minecraft Education Edition releases regular updates with new features to make your experience even better! The update process varies depending on the device you are using. Here’s a breakdown of how to update the game on different platforms:
Windows
On Windows devices, Minecraft Education Edition is typically updated through the Microsoft Store. Here’s how to ensure you have the latest version:
- Check for Store Notifications: The Store app (Windows) will give a store notification when the update is available. Keep an eye on the Store app for any notifications indicating that an update is available for Minecraft Education Edition.
- Manual Update:
- Open the Microsoft Store app.
- Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Select "Downloads and updates."
- Click "Get updates." This will check for and install any available updates for all apps, including Minecraft Education Edition.
Chromebook
Updates on Chromebooks are managed through the managed Play Store. If your Chromebook is managed by a school or organization, updates are typically handled automatically by the IT administrator. However, you can still check for updates manually:
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- Check for Updates: Updates are configured in the managed Play Store.
- Managed Play Store:
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Click on the three lines in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Select "My apps & games."
- Check for any available updates for Minecraft Education Edition.
- If an update is available, click "Update."
iPad
Updating Minecraft Education Edition on an iPad is straightforward through the App Store. Updates and auto updates can be managed through the App Store. Here’s how to do it:
- Automatic Updates: By default, iPads are set to automatically update apps when a new version is released. To ensure this is enabled:
- Open the "Settings" app.
- Scroll down and tap "App Store."
- Make sure the "App Updates" toggle is turned on.
- Manual Update:
- Open the App Store app.
- Tap on your profile icon in the upper right corner.
- Scroll down to see a list of pending updates.
- If an update is available for Minecraft Education Edition, tap "Update" next to the app.
- Alternatively, tap "Update All" to update all apps with available updates.
Important Considerations Before Updating
Before updating Minecraft Education Edition, keep the following points in mind:
- Backup Your Worlds: It is crucial to back up your worlds as they may be deleted when you uninstall your current version. This is especially important if you have made significant progress in your worlds. To back up your worlds, follow these steps:
- Export the worlds you wish to save.
- Save the exported files to a safe location, such as a USB drive or cloud storage service.
- Organizational Blocks: If a device does not auto update, it may be because your organization has blocked automatic updates. If you are using a school-managed device, automatic updates may be disabled by the IT administrator. In this case, you may need to contact your IT administrator for assistance with updating the game.
Addressing Common Issues
- Game Disappears After Update: If you encounter issues such as the game disappearing after an update, consider using the Feedback Hub in the Start Menu to report the problem to Microsoft. Additionally, you can try System Restore to revert to a previous state when the game was still present.
- Seeking Help: If you need further assistance, remember that you've reached Microsoft Community forums where other users try to help with problems. Microsoft will not even see this here. If you want to express your opinion you may be able to help Microsoft improve this product/experience by using the Feedback Hub in Start Menu, especially if you are comfortable with sharing relevant data and screen recordings. Did you try System Restore to see if you could go back when the game was still there and continue from there, then monitor closely Updates to uninstall any that cause this again? Feel free to ask back any questions.
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