Minecraft Bedrock has a lot of settings, and most players never look past the first page. Some of them make a big difference to how comfortable the game is. Here are the ones worth checking.
Controls
- Auto Jump: jumps up blocks for you when you walk into them. Handy on phones, annoying for some players on PC. Try both.
- Touch control style (mobile): you can choose between the classic D-pad and joystick style controls, and switch to split controls with a crosshair in the middle of the screen. Split controls make placing blocks much more precise.
- Sensitivity: change how fast the camera turns. Many players turn it up a little.
- Keyboard and controller layout: you can change every key or button.
Video
- Render Distance: how far you can see. Lower it for more FPS. See how to fix lag.
- Field of View: a wider view lets you see more around you.
- View Bobbing and Camera Shake: turn them off if the game makes you dizzy.
- Brightness: turn it up to see better in caves. For full bright, see Full Bright.
- Hide Paper Doll: hides the small player model in the corner.
- GUI Scale: make the menus and hotbar bigger or smaller.
- Graphics Mode: pick Vibrant Visuals if your device supports it.
World options
- Show Coordinates: shows where you are. It does not turn off achievements. See how to show coordinates.
- Show Days Played: counts how many Minecraft days you have survived.
- Simulation Distance: how far the world keeps working around you.
- Friendly Fire: if players can hurt each other.
Cheat settings: careful
Settings like Keep Inventory, Daylight Cycle and Mob Griefing are in the Cheats section. Changing them turns on cheats, and that turns off achievements for that world forever. If you want things like keep inventory without losing achievements, look for achievement friendly add-ons, like Keep Inventory.
Audio
Each sound type has its own slider. Lower music but keep mob sounds up if you want to hear creepers coming. Subtitles show what sounds are near you, which is great when playing without sound.
Accessibility
- Text to speech and chat text size.
- Text background opacity to make chat easier to read.
- Hide hand and screen animations options for a calmer screen.
Small changes like these can make the game feel much better. Spend a few minutes in the settings, and you may wonder how you played without them.
