I have the same problem, I can’t join friends because of this and I’m on pocket edition. I’ve tried so many things and still nothing.
how to fix needing to authentcate with microsoft service
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can't go on any public servers because Minecraft keeps saying i need to authenticate with Microsoft service even though it was working before but today when i went to play on server it wouldn't let me, it worked for a second but when i logged out and tried to join again it gave me the error
i have tried to log in and out of my account but to no change and I've tried logging out resetting my pc and logging back in and still no change.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2025-03-19T18:19:12+00:00 OMG SAME ITS A PAIN THAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING I FEEL SO ISOLATED
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Anonymous
2025-03-19T18:18:37+00:00 that didnt work at all
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Anonymous
2025-03-19T04:29:34+00:00 Hello. I am having the same issue. Everywhere I look it tells me to do the same thing, but nothing works. It seems to be an issue for a lot of people considering multiple Youtube videos have been posted today regarding this issue and how to fix it. I have tried everything but nothing works.
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Anonymous
2025-03-19T04:24:14+00:00 I just did the time sync and it doesn't work