Minecraft Realms is a personalized server experience where you can play locally or online.
Only invited players can join your Realm, with the ability to manage permissions.
It’s a perfect place to play with friends, as up to 10 friends can join for free.
You can also enhance your gameplay with curated user creations and enjoy cross-play.
With Realms, you have full control over your Minecraft experience on Bedrock, Java, and Windows.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix “We could not connect to Realms right now. We will try again soon” in Minecraft Bedrock, Java, or Windows.
How to Fix “We could not connect to Realms right now” in Minecraft
To fix “We could not connect to Realms right now” in Minecraft, you need to check Mojang’s status first.
If there is an outage, you need to wait until the issue is fixed by the developers.
Otherwise, you can try switching your network or connecting to a VPN.
You can also try to clear Minecraft’s cache (if you’re playing on Bedrock) or uninstall and reinstall it.
Fix 1: Check Mojang’s status
- Go to https://x.com/MojangStatus on Twitter.
- Check the latest tweets to see if Realms is down.
- If Realms is down, you must wait for it to be back up.
- The last outage took about 5 hours to resolve.
Fix 2: Switch your network
- If you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, try using mobile data (4G/5G for mobile) or Ethernet (for PC).
- If you’re connected to mobile data, try connecting to a Wi-Fi network.
- If you’re using a PC, you can also try connecting to your mobile hotspot.
Fix 3: Connect to a VPN
- Close Minecraft and the Minecraft launcher.
- Download a VPN provider like Proton VPN.
- Connect to another country’s VPN.
- Launch Minecraft and try connecting to Realms again.
Fix 4: Clear Minecraft’s cache (for mobile)
- For iPhone: Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Minecraft > Offload App > Reinstall App > Launch Minecraft and try connecting to Realms again.
- For Android: Settings > Apps > App management > Minecraft > Storage usage > Clear cache > Clear data > Launch Minecraft and try connecting to Realms again.
Fix 5: Uninstall and reinstall Minecraft
- For mobile: Tap and hold the Minecraft app > Select “Remove”, “Uninstall”, or “Delete” > Open the App Store/Google Play Store > Search for “Minecraft” > Reinstall Minecraft > Launch Minecraft and try connecting to Realms again.
- For PC: Search for “Installed Apps” using Windows Search > Search for “Minecraft” > Three dots > Uninstall > Go to minecraft.net/en-us/download > Reinstall Minecraft > Launch Minecraft and try connecting to Realms again.
