My girlfriend and I recently got the IOS version of MC.
We wanted to play it together again today, but it doesn't work anymore, even though we're friends in the XBOX LIVE APP. What's the problem why it doesn't work
You need a Microsoft account and you have to be friends with it, also a stable connection and of course "multiplayer game" turned on
We both have it, too. And have also played together before
Then it's the connection, but it can also be a bug of the new version, there are still many, try to restart the game, if necessary several times
Now there's no connection to the world.
Go to the main menu and look at the bottom left, your Microsoft name should be there, if not, it will of course not work
I used to have it too. I now play on PC. But for me it used to help on the phone to uninstall the app and then reinstall it, log in, etc. If that doesn't help, I have a little hint: It actually loaded forever on my phone.