How to Transfer Your Minecraft PE Creative World to a Survival World on Android

Last Updated: November 13, 2022

Have you spent a lot of time creating the perfect Minecraft world in creative mode, and now you want to explore it in survival mode? Maybe you just want to leave some extra diamonds lying around to make your survival a little easier. With the new update, you can change your world from survival to creative without downloading anything!

Steps

1
Open Minecraft PE. Click the play button to get into world selection.
2
Select the world. Tap the world that you want to change the gamemode for.

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3
Click the edit button. The edit button is a pencil-like figure on the right hand side of the screen.
4
Tap the gamemode. This will allow you to access the three different gamemode options.
5
Select your gamemode. Choose which gamemode you will want to switch to. You have 3 options: survival, creative, and adventure.
6
Play your world. Your Minecraft world should now be set to the gamemode that you selected.

Community Q&A

Question

Will this make my world unable to get achievements?

Community Answer

When you start a word and choose creative, a warning appears telling you that if you continue to create the world in creative, you won't receive achievements, even if you change your world to survival mode.
Question

Can I change game modes from the menu?

Community Answer

Yes.
Question

If I switch from Creative to Survival, will my progress be saved?

Community Answer

Yes, but do not press the home button when you are on a world, or your progress will not be saved.