MPhone
by LanYun2022
MPhone, a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.12.2, adds a phone item that players open with a right-click to reach a full-screen interface with apps, status information and a charging system.
What it does
The phone is an in-game item. Right-clicking it opens a 16:9 widescreen interface with a status bar at the top and a navigation bar at the bottom holding back, home and multitask keys. App buttons on the home screen lead to contacts, SMS, camera, settings, an app store and a phone game.
The status bar shows signal strength, the carrier, the real Minecraft world time and the battery percentage. Signal depends on base stations: a base station provides coverage within a 64-block radius, and the bars drop with distance, from four bars up to 16 blocks to one bar between 48 and 64 blocks. Base stations can be placed anywhere in a world, are found through the creative mode toolbar, and glow as a decorative and functional block.
Charging uses the base station's power supply: a right-click on a charger raises the battery by 20 percent, plays a charging sound, and notifies the player when the phone is full. Battery use is tracked in the status bar. The mod runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, which makes it open source. Files exist only for 1.12.2, with 1.1.0 as the latest Forge file, published on 2026-05-28.
Key features
Phone item and GUI
A phone item opens a full-screen interface on right-click, with app buttons for contacts, SMS, camera, settings and store.
Status bar
The top bar shows signal strength, the carrier, the in-game time and battery percentage at all times.
Navigation keys
A bottom bar with back, home and multitask keys moves between screens the way a handheld phone does.
Signal from base stations
Signal strength falls with distance from a base station, reaching one bar at the edge of its 64-block range.
Charging at base stations
Right-clicking a charging base station adds 20 percent battery, with a sound effect and a notice when the phone is full.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Phones Mod runs on Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.21 with a client-side only environment, so servers do not need it, and it is closed under All rights reserved. Phone Mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with a client and server environment, also under All rights reserved and not open source. Fruit Phone is an open source Forge mod under the MIT License, optional on either side, and covers 1.7.10 – 1.12.2, the range that includes MPhone's version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPhone | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-28 |
| Phones Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-11-23 |
| Phone Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
| Fruit Phone | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 | Client or server, optional | 2025-11-30 |
Questions
Does MPhone need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does MPhone support?
How does the phone get signal in the world?
In the catalog
MPhone is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Features: - Provides 64-block radius signal coverage - Phone needs to be within base station range to show signal - Signal strength attenuates based on distance: 4 bars (0-16 blocks) → 3 bars (16-32 blocks) → 2 bars (32-48 blocks) → 1 bar (48-64 blocks) Usage: 1. Find "Base Station" in creative mode toolbar 2. Place…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mphone
- Owner
- LanYun2022
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15