What's New Minecraft: The Chromebook Release – Minecraft: Education Edition Support SANDBOX

This update brings Minecraft: Education Edition to Chromebook! Now you can download Minecraft: Education Edition from the Google Play Store. Additional features in this update available for all users include fun new mobs like bees and foxes, new agent actions in Code Builder and tons of new learning content in our Library. Explore digital citizenship and social-emotional learning, science lessons and updated learn-to-code curriculum in time for Back to School.

Please let us know all about the things you love, as well as challenges you run into by contributing to the Chromebook Release Feedback thread

Chromebook availability

Minecraft: Education Edition is now available from the Google Play Store as an Android app for Chromebook. This version of Minecraft: Education Edition offers the same set of features as other versions (Window, macOS, and iPad) including cross-platform multiplayer.

Check out the Get Started with Minecraft: Education Edition on Chromebook guide for detailed information about downloading and installing as well as supported devices.

Bedrock features

Features from the previous two Minecraft Bedrock updates (R13 and R14) are now available in Minecraft: Education Edition, including foxes, bees, beehives, and honey blocks.

Library updates

Windows and Chromebook users can now assign lessons and worlds from the in-game Library via Microsoft Teams or Google Classroom. On all platforms, links to lessons have been optimized for easier sharing and assignment-creation in your favorite LMS.

The Library has new categories to learn about Digital Citizenship and Social-Emotional Learning.

Tags are now displayed on all Library lesson and world pages. Click on a tag to find all items that share that tag.

Keyboard and Mouse Hints

New on-screen hints for keyboard and mouse users are easier to show and hide in the game.

NPC skins

New, bee-themed NPC skins are available for world builders.

Miscellaneous

For specific information on how to update Minecraft: Education Edition please go here: FAQ: Update to a New Version of Minecraft: Education Edition

Please add the following domains to your allow list in order to access all of the features in this update:

https://*.minecrafteduservices.com/ (Auth/Multiplayer/Coding)
https://education.minecraft.net/ (Library)

Chromebook requirements:

Chrome OS version 83 or newerFAQ on updating at the bottom of the page
Device that supports Play Store apps
~500 MB Hard Drive storage free (250MB client + Space for worlds) per account on the device