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Minecraft: Education Edition – How to add a custom skin on Apple iPhone
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August 31, 2023
This guide shows you how to install custom skins to Minecraft: Education Edition on an iPhone

Every gamer wants to have their own player skin – here’s how you can set your custom skin in Minecraft Education Edition using an iPhone.

Minecraft Education Edition – set a custom skin on an iPhone

What you will need:

  • iPhone
  • a PNG file of a Minecraft skin (download free from Skindex) for this demo I’m using a skin called The Knight
  • a free app called – Documents (download and install to your iPhone) without this app the following steps will not work for you)

 

Installing a Custom Skin on iPhone – Minecraft Education Edition

from the App Store install the app – Documents – File & Media Manager

Documents app Minecraft Education custom skin iphone cdsmythe-600

Go to Skindex and choose a skin to download – save the download to your iPhone

Skindex Custom skin minecraft education cdsmythe 1
Skindex Custom skin minecraft education cdsmythe 2
Skindex Custom skin minecraft education cdsmythe 3

 

Go to Minecraft MCPACK creator – https://cdsmythe.com/2020/minecraft-skin-mcpack-creator/

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

Complete the mcpack creator Form on the webpage

– Name for Skin – just what you want to call it eg. The Knight
– Template name – just any name for the pack eg. The Knight
– Version number – any number eg. 1.0
– Browse to and upload your downloaded Skin png file downloaded from Skindex

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe1
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe2
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

The MCPACK creator form will create the mcpack and offer it to download – save this to your iPhone

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

Now to install the new skinpack into Minecraft Education Edition

Open the Documents app and browse to where the recent downloaded MCPACK file is saved (probably Files – Downloads)

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

Choose to Open the File in another app choose Minecraft Education Edition

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

The Minecraft Education Edition app will open on your phone and start importing the custom skin

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

Click the coathanger to change your skin – scroll to the bottom of the list to see your new custom Minecraft Education skin for your phone

create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3
create mcpack minecraft education custom skin cdsmythe3

Remember if you didn’t download the Documents app and follow the steps above, then this won’t work. The native Apple Files browser wont do anything with the MCPACK file.