Minecraft Pocket Edition Lite was released in late 2011 for iOS and Android devices alongside the paid alpha version of Minecraft PE. Its primary purpose was demo software. At the time, mobile hardware was highly limited, and Mojang needed a way to prove that the complex mechanics of Minecraft could run smoothly on a phone.
Drag and drop the APK into the emulator to install and play it on your computer using mapped keyboard controls. Why the Nostalgia for Minecraft Lite Endures