Resource Packs in Singleplayer & Realm

You can use your own custom texture packs in your singleplayer worlds and on Realms — not just on servers! This takes a few extra steps because of how consoles handle resource packs.

Important — Read this first!

You need a specific free pack from the Marketplace called the "Minecraft Texture Update". The screenshots in the Marketplace might look different from what you see — that's okay. Just make sure you download the right one (see step 1).

Do NOT use the "Minecraft Classic Texture Pack" — it looks similar but it's the wrong one and won't work.

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Step-by-step guide

Follow these steps carefully. They might seem like a lot, but each one is quick and simple.

Step 1: Get the free Texture Update pack

Open Minecraft on your console. Go to the Marketplace and search for "Minecraft Texture Update".

Download it — it's completely free.

Don't download the wrong pack!

There are two packs that look almost the same. You need the right one!

• Minecraft Texture Update — this is the RIGHT one
• Minecraft Classic Texture Pack — this is the WRONG one, do NOT use this

The screenshots below might look different from what you see on your console — the Marketplace changes over time. Just make sure the name says "Texture Update", not "Classic".

This is the WRONG pack — "Classic Texture Pack". Don't use this one!

Step 2: Activate it in your world or Realm

Singleplayer

Open the world you want to use texture packs in. Go to the world's settings, then go to Resource Packs. Find the Minecraft Texture Update pack and activate it.

Realm

Go to your Realm's settings. Navigate to Resource Packs and activate the Minecraft Texture Update pack on your Realm.

You should see the pack show up under ACTIVE in the resource pack settings. Below it, under MY PACKS, you'll see your BedrockConnect packs.

The Texture Update pack should be ACTIVE at the top

Your BedrockConnect packs appear under MY PACKS

Screenshots may look different

These screenshots are from an older version. Your screen might look slightly different — that's normal. The important thing is that the Texture Update pack is activated in the resource pack settings of your world or Realm.

Step 3: Delete it from Global Resources

This step is important — don't skip it!

1. Go back to the Minecraft main menu
2. Go to Settings → Global Resources
3. Find the Minecraft Texture Update pack
4. Activate it there
5. Confirm when asked
6. Now delete it

Yes, you activate it and then immediately delete it. This sounds weird, but it's necessary for the workaround to work.

Step 4: Set up your pack in BedrockConnect

1. Open the BedrockConnect app on your phone
2. Go to the Textures tab
3. Import the resource pack you actually want to use
4. Select "Singleplayer" as the mode

You'll see a "Singleplayer" entry appear in your server list on the Custom tab. This is the local server you'll need to join later in step 6.

The "Singleplayer" entry appears at the top of your Custom list

Step 5: Restart Minecraft completely

Close Minecraft completely on your console. Not just go to the home screen — actually close the game fully. Then reopen it.

Don't skip this!

This step is critical. If you don't fully restart Minecraft, the texture pack won't load properly.

Step 6: Join through BedrockConnect

1. Open Minecraft on your console
2. Go to the Friends tab
3. You'll see a local server from BedrockConnect — join it
4. It will ask you to download a pack — accept it
5. You'll be connected to your singleplayer world or Realm

Step 7: Reload the world

Leave the world and join it again. This second load is when the texture pack fully activates. After this, your custom textures should be visible!

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Console-specific notes

PlayStation

On PlayStation, the setup works as described above. No extra steps needed.

To change to a different pack, repeat the process from step 3.

Xbox & Switch

You need to repeat some steps after every restart

Every time you restart Minecraft on Xbox or Switch, you'll need to redo steps 3, 5, and 6. This means:

1. Delete the Texture Update pack from Global Resources again
2. Restart Minecraft
3. Join the local server again to re-download the pack

This is a limitation of how Xbox and Switch handle resource packs — unfortunately there's no way around it.

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Good to know

• Friends can join with different packs — if your friends also have BedrockConnect set up, each person can use their own texture pack in the same world
• Only texture packs work — shaders, modpacks, skin packs, and behavior packs are not supported
• Switching packs — to use a different texture pack, go back to step 3 and repeat the process with the new pack