My daughters all have Mincraft on their iPods and/or phones. Now they have a MacBook and want to use Minecraft on the MacBook. The appleID that is on the MacBook is one that is in our family sharing. But it seems that you need a different version of Minecraft on MacBook as opposed to Ipod/Iphone. Is this a situation where we now need to pay the $30 for the Java version of Minecraft in order to use Minecraft on the MacBook?? Thanks!
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It depends which model of MacBook your daughters have. If it is the Late 2021 MacBook Air with the M1 chip you can go into the App Store find Minecraft and you should be able to download it for free. If not the only way to get Minecraft is to get the Java edition. Since you already own Minecraft on IOS you might be able to get it for free if you contact the Mojang support but no guarantees.
Hello Jeffreydeanmorgan,
It looks like your daughters have downloaded the app Minecraft on their iOS devices and would like to play it on the MacBook as well. Being able to play apps and games on multiple Apple devices is a great feature. We're glad you reached out for clarification.
Some apps are created specifically for the mobile iOS device system and they have a counterpart for macOS for our desktops and portable computers. This is based on how the developer has designed the software that is downloaded. If you have a MacBook with Apple silicon there are some apps that can be downloaded on the Mac that are used on the iPhone or other iOS device.
Take a look at the link below on downloading apps from the App Store on Mac.
Download apps from the App Store on your Mac
We hope this answers your question. Have a good day!
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