How to Make a Minecraft Skin on Mobile Download Article Download Article This wikiHow teaches you how to change your character skin on the mobile version of Minecraft (formerly known as Minecraft PE for Pocket Edition). One of the nearly pop ways to customize Minecraft is by changing the skin of your character. While some different skins come up free with the game, others volition need to exist purchased. 1 Open the Minecraft app. The app has an icon that resembles a Minecraft dirt block. Minecraft is available for buy from the Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iPhone and iPad.