PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:
- Joining the beta will replace your game with a work in progress version of Minecraft
- You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta
- Any worlds played while in the beta cannot be opened in previous versions of the game so please make copies of worlds to prevent losing them
- Beta builds can be unstable and are not representative of final version quality
- The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
Changes:
- Increased the frequency and volume of the ambient mob sounds made during raids, to make them easier to locate
- Updated the default main menu panorama from Aquatic to Village and Pillage
For Map Makers and Add-On Creators:
- Signs no longer break after being cloned to an area without support
- Added API documentation for the log function
- Updated scripting documentation to latest Wiki format
Fixes:
- Crashes/Performance
- Fixed a crash that could occur on dedicated servers
- Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to create a new template world
- Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that could occur when suspending and resuming the game
- Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur while navigating various UI screens
- General
- Frosted Ice that is waiting to melt no longer causes excessive lag (MCPE-39698)
- Comparators that powered when loaded, turned off, and then on again in one tick will now correctly stop outputting power when it is off for the one tick
- Fixed an issue with an incorrect spawn point after respawn on Mario Mash-Up pack
- Removed the sand trade from the Wandering Trader and adjusted the cost of a Diamond Hoe on the Tool Smith
- Resource packs are now applied correctly after downloading through the world or global settings
- Fixed an issue with player skins not loading correctly between devices
- Dates appear again next to player earned achievements in the Achievements Menu
- 'Zombie Doctor' Achievement now unlocks when Player cures a Zombie Villager
- Gameplay
- Players no longer clip through walls when transitioning from swimming to standing up in water
- Players now receive damage when trapped in fallen sand/gravel (MCPE-45704)
- Combining two heavily damaged tools in the crafting table now creates a tool with the correct durability
- Mobs
- Iron Golems no longer run to the world centre after its Village is destroyed (MCPE-45509)
- Spiders can correctly path-find over obstacles again
- Tweaked Polar Bear head position animation
- Graphical
- Tinted spawn eggs are now properly scaled in item frames
- Red sandstone stairs now have correct textures on all sides (MCPE-20677)
- Updated the glass texture for locked maps in the Cartography Table UI (MCPE-43314)
- User Interface
- Going back to the Play screen (or Settings screen) will now properly select the previously selected tab when Text to Speech is enabled
- Fixed an issue on Xbox that could prevent the menus from being navigated after signing in to a Microsoft account
- The book icon in the Enchantment Table UI is no longer overlapping the runic inscription (Pocket UI)
- The "Wheel Turning" button is now only shown once in the Minecraft VR settings
- Commands
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused command blocks to fail to execute commands for no apparent reason