: Mobile app data can sometimes corrupt during operating system updates. Head to your world list and click the edit icon next to your primary world to generate frequent backup copies.
: Go to Settings > Video and turn off Fancy Graphics and Vibrant Visuals . Lowering your Render Distance by a few chunks will also heavily boost your frames per second (FPS). Minecraft Pocket Edition (iOS)
: If touch screen muscle memory is too difficult to master, iOS natively supports Xbox, PlayStation, and MFi (Made for iOS) Bluetooth controllers . Simply pair your controller in your iPhone/iPad Bluetooth settings and it will automatically map to standard console controls. : Mobile app data can sometimes corrupt during
: Swipe from the top right of your screen to open the iOS Control Center while in-game to ensure that Apple's built-in Game Mode is toggled on. This prioritizes hardware power for the app and reduces input latency. Lowering your Render Distance by a few chunks
: When mining straight into a surface to get obsidian, you risk falling straight into hidden lava. Pour a Water Bucket on the ground and mine while standing inside the water stream. The flowing water will instantly turn any exposed lava beneath you into safe cobblestone or obsidian.
The default mobile setup can feel clunky and block a lot of your screen. Changing these options in the settings menu will drastically improve your efficiency: