If you get confused about how you’ve set things up, there’s also an option in the same menu to restore all controls to default settings. So unless we mention a difference, you can assume it’ll work the same way on both.ĭon’t like the default choices? You have our blessing to change them, and we’ve made it as easy as possible to do just that – visit the options menu and you’ll be able to customize exactly how you interact with Minecraft on your device. The basic Minecraft controls are pretty much the same between both versions of the game – Bedrock and Java. But to successfully mine and craft, you’ll need to know what buttons to push and when – and that’s what this article is all about.īelow, you’ll find the default control systems for mouse-and-keyboard, gamepad, and touchscreen players.
Sometimes those buttons are on keyboards, sometimes they’re on gamepads, sometimes they’re on a computer mouse, and sometimes they’re virtual buttons on a screen. Below information and images are partly taken from and inspired by 'Minecraft Guide to Exploration'.
