Settings

The Settings menu allows the Player to change settings that affect gameplay in Minecraft such as sound volume, graphics settings, controls placement, and more.

Main Menu[]

Keyboard and Mouse Settings

Sensitivity: changes how sensitive the mouse is.
Invert Y-Axis: switches the direction the screen moves when looking up and down.
Auto Jump: toggles the auto-jump feature.
Keyboard Layout: changes the controls on the keyboard.

Controller Settings

Sensitivity: changes how sensitive the controller is.
Invert Y-Axis: switches the direction the screen moves when looking up and down.
Auto Jump: toggles the auto-jump feature.
Destroy Block (Vibrate): when enabled, blocks that are destroyed will have a vibration.
Controller Layout: changes the controls on the controller.

Touch Settings

Sensitivity: changes how sensitive the touch screen is.
Invert Y-Axis: switches the direction the screen moves when looking up and down.
Auto Jump: toggles the auto-jump feature.
Destroy Block (Vibrate): when enabled, blocks that are destroyed will have a vibration.
Split Controls: by default, the player can tap or tap-and-hold anywhere on the screen to place and destroy blocks anywhere you desire. But when split controls are enabled, it will give a cross-hair in the middle of the screen like in other versions. To place and destroy blocks, the player has to aim the cross-hair at the desired block. This is helpful for better accuracy.
Lefty: moves all of the buttons on the opposite side they're usually at. Useful for left-handed people.
Swap Jump and Sneak: switch the location of the jump and sneak buttons.
Button Size: changes the size of the buttons on the screen for the Player's convenience.

Profile Settings

Sign In/out of Xbox Live: allows Players to sign in or out of Xbox live.
Change Gamertag: allows the player to change your gamertag, however, to do this, they must purchase a gamertag change on Xbox.com.
Manage account: allows Players to manage your Xbox Live account.
Manage who can send you invites: allows Players to decide who can and can't send them invites.
Use Cellular Data: toggles the use of cellular data. This may add charges to your carrier.
Go to Feedback Website: takes you to Minecraft's Feedback Site.

Global Resources

Allows Players to manage their Texture Packs.

Video Settings

GUI Scale: changes the GUI scale for the Player's convenience.
Brightness: changes the brightness.
Camera Perspective: changes the camera's view of the Player (first person, third person back, third person front).
View Bobbing: toggles the bobbing effect of the Player.
Fancy Graphics: toggles the quality of the graphics.
Beautiful Skies: determines whether or not the sun, clouds, moon, and stars are visible.
Hide GUI: hides the hot-bar, d-pad, etc.
Show Advanced Video Settings: Shows advanced video settings.
FOV (under advanced video settings): affects the Players Field Of View.
Render Distance: affects how far the Player can see.
Limit World Size: limits the world size of newly created worlds, not worlds that are already created.
UI Profile: allows Players to choose between the Classic or Pocket Edition User Interface.

Audio Settings

Music: change the Music volume.
Sound Volume: change the sound volume.
Text-to-Speech: enables/disables a Text-to-Speech option for Chat.

Language Settings

Allows Players to select their language.

In-Game[]

Game Settings

World Name: shows the name of the world. Can't be changed in-game.
Default Game Mode: shows the game mode Players are in when they first join a world. Can't be changed in-game.
Personal Game Mode: shows the game mode for the Player. Can only be changed in-game if cheats are enabled.
Difficulty: shows the difficulty level for the world.
Cheats: when enabled, you will have access to commands. However, once turned on, you will never be able to get achievements.
Always Day: when enabled, the day-and-night cycle doesn't occur, and the time will always be set to daytime. Can only be toggled in-game if cheats are enabled.
Seed: shows the seed for the world generator.
World Type: shows the type of world your in (infinite, flat, old).

Multiplayer Settings

Shows the multiplayer settings for the world. They cannot be toggled in-game.

Resource Packs

Allows Players to see the Texture Packs they are using, although they cannot change it in-game.

Behavior Packs

Allows Players to see the Behavior Pack they are using; these cannot be changed in-game.