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
Parity:
- Fence Gates can now be placed without supporting blocks underneath
- Damaged Bows can again be used to craft Dispensers (MCPE-55861)
- Flowers can now be removed from flowerpots using interact/right-click
- Implemented Curse of Binding
- Enchanted Skulls and blocks have the enchanted glow effect
- Dropped items now turn into a 3D model and spin
- Pufferfish now have a middle inflation state when approached
- We will update the missing sounds in a future update
- Podzol is now generated under large Spruce trees when grown by the player
- Changed Eye of Ender explode particles to match Java
- Tweaked the texture of the Iron Bars item so they match Java (MCPE-25802)
- Pumpkins can be placed without a support block underneath
- Passive mobs now spawn on blocks they are supposed to (MCPE-47596)
- The Wither no longer breaks obsidian during its spawning animation (MCPE-59502)
- Players now receive Conduit Power effect when in the rain (MCPE-35941)
- Boats placed on top of Cactus blocks will now take damage and break
For Map Makers and Add-On Creators:
- Most attack goals are now data-driven
- Added new documentation for new behavior fields
- Most Slime and Swim goals are now data-driven
- Added new documentation for new behavior fields
- Tree generation is now data-driven
- Wither skull attacks are now data-driven
Fixes:
- Crashes/Performance
- Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
- Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking 'Read More' on certain resource pack screens
- Fixed an issue with invisible Shulker boxes which could cause a crash when trying to open or break them (MCPE-55894)
- Fixed a crash that could happen when dispensing Bone Meal into a Grass block (MCPE-53033)
- Fixed a crash caused by fire spreading to Beehives
- Accessibility
- Fixed a bug that could cause the narrator to read text twice on Xbox One
- Gameplay
- Added the missing text for locked maps in the Cartography Table (MCPE-58527)
- Players can transition from swimming to running on land more smoothly now
- Casting a fishing rod whilst running no longer slows the player down (MCPE-56199)
- The 'Sound the Alarm' achievement is now only triggered by hostile mobs and not players
- The player's hitbox is now correctly reset when unequipping Elytra mid-flight
- The correct amount of berries can now consistently be collected from Sweet Berry Bushes (MCPE-47160)
- Using shift / sneak will now allow the player to move downwards correctly when swimming
- Fixed the respawn location so that players no longer wake up with their head in a block after sleeping
- The Raid bar will now appear correctly when returning to an active Raid from another dimension
- Fixed a bug that would prevent Redstone power from passing through barrels after reloading a world (MCPE-46742)
- Falling blocks (such as sand) will no longer break when falling onto retracted pistons (MCPE-20109)
- TNT no longer drops as an item when exploded
- Fixed trapdoor collision shape (MCPE-13451)
- Prevented Elytra gliding rotations on player when in first person view (MCPE-53092)
- Explosions can now deal damage in water
- Flying with Elytra at high speeds no longer causes sound to become jittery (MCPE-19945, MCPE-52931)
- Mobs are now damaged and items are destroyed when on top of Cactus blocks (MCPE-14303)
- Mobs
- Increased Iron Golem spawn rate and modified spawn rules (MCPE-47157)
- Fixed the jumping animation of tamed horses
- Fixed Blaze path-finding and navigation (MCPE-45469)
- Fixed a bug that allowed Ghasts to exist when the difficulty was set to Peaceful (MCPE-53383)
- Fixed an issue that was preventing Pillager Captains from being hostile (MCPE-44987)
- Fixed an issue that was allowing fish to spawn in flowing water above Ice blocks
- Wolves now spawn in more biomes (MCPE-49792)
- Small mobs will no longer get trapped in gaps created by stair blocks
- Villagers no longer run around inside their houses when being Raided
- Mobs no longer start shaking when entering minecarts
- Guardians and Elder Guardians will no longer float in the air as they try and reach water (MCPE-33641)
- Tweaked Squid spawn rate and cap
- Drowned can no longer drop tridents without having them equipped (MCPE-32731)
- Fixed a bug that prevented cats from sleeping on a bed with the player
- The Snow Golem can now try and shoot snowballs at mobs when it is behind a fence block (MCPE-24840)
- Fixed a bug that allowed Zombie Villagers to break iron doors (MCPE-43725)
- Sitting mobs will no longer slide around and breed (MCPE-62160)
- Items
- Unloaded crossbows no longer display incorrect icon in inventory (MCPE-53545)
- Graphical
- Stopped offhand shield animation and bow animation from playing at the same time (MCPE-41262)
- Fixed a bug that was preventing the cubemap from rendering correctly on Xbox One consoles
- Items held by Baby Foxes now render correctly (MCPE-52885)
- Stained glass now has the correct colours on maps (MCPE-25702)
- Enchanted Elytra will now show the enchanted glow when equipped (MCPE-23020)
- User Interface
- Fixed a bug that could sometimes prevent the loading screen tips from showing correctly
- Entities and blocks are now shown consistently in the Structure Block's preview
- The tooltip for leaving a boat is now consistent across platforms
- The "grow" controller tooltip will now show when pointing Bone Meal at Grass Block or blocks underwater
- Commands
- Updated the grammar in the '/scoreboard' command description to make it consistent with other commands
- Instant effects now use ticks instead of seconds when used with the '/effect' command (MCPE-43393)
- Add-Ons
- Implemented a fix to ensure the player's mount updates all riders to ensure consistent smooth rotation for all riders
- The 'delayed_attack' behavior no longer causes mobs to freeze when they lose their target
- Item tags can now be toggled in the UI using '/gamerule' showtags
- The 'on_unleash' event is now triggered correctly when unleashing from a fence
- The 'Create New World' button text is now using the global colour component
- Character Creator
- Fixed an issue that could cause the wings costume piece to disappear with certain hairstyles
- Fixed the default player model to overcome some texture issues that could be seen when choosing different heights and sizes in the Character Creator
- Various user interface fixes
- The Achievements screen can now be viewed through the Character Creator dressing room