Posted: 20 January 2022

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, Windows, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions

Here's a list of what is new in this week's Beta! Please leave us any specific feedback or suggestions in the thread at aka.ms/MCFrogFeedback, and as always please search and report any bugs you may find at bugs.mojang.com

The beta update is currently available on Windows and Xbox, and will be coming to Android soon.

Features and Bug Fixes

Performance and Stability

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
• Fixed a crash that could sometime occur when computing the loot table of a Villager without user data 

Pathfinding

• Fixed an issue where the "Ranged Attack Goal" could not be used to move mobs in some Marketplace packs 

User Interface

• Play screen exit button now present with touch input on Nintendo Switch 
• Fixed crash when hovering a pattern in the Stonecutter UI 

Technical

• Fixed block namespace not being recorded in item stack's placement and destroy rules when sent over the network or saved to disk