Minecraft Pocket Edition has just been released and since I've already bought the game for PC I was hoping I could get the pocket edition for free. Does it do any account verification to check if you've already paid, perhaps?
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4Possible duplicate of Can you get Minecraft Java for free if you have purchased Minecraft Bedrock? (per galacticninja's answer to that question that applies both ways) – pppery Jul 11 '22 at 02:42
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No you cannot. The game is only available from the Play Store, for Android, or iTunes for iOS, and you must purchase it from there.
It is a separate product, so it is exempt from the Alpha/Beta All/until release future editions free promise.
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1@Matthew I can attest to this from experience, having an Alpha Minecraft account and still having to buy Pocket Edition from the Android Market. – Keaanu Oct 11 '11 at 17:41
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@Keaanu I'm more looking for an official statement of some sort, that would rule out any kind of arrangement to get the app that you might be unaware of. – Matthew Read Oct 11 '11 at 18:09
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4The way the Android Market is set up doesn't really allow for that, anyway. – Shinrai Oct 11 '11 at 20:26
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Not a massive revelation, but since this was answer was posted, Minecraft Pocket Edition is available for iOS as well. Just thought it would make the answer more complete. – Jasarien Sep 29 '12 at 10:06
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They are completely separate products, so having one does not mean you can get the other for free, unless of course you were talking about Minecraft PE Free Version. :)
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Minecraft PE is £5.00 (pounds) £7.00 (dollars)
They are separate games so you cannot get Minecraft PE for free.
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