Information on the Minecraft Preview and Beta:
- These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
- Minecraft Preview is available on Xbox, Windows 10/11, and iOS devices. More information can be found at aka.ms/PreviewFAQ
- The beta is available on 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! As always, please search and report any bugs you may find at bugs.mojang.com and send us your feedback.
Features and Bug Fixes
Vanilla Parity
- Renamed “Flowered Azalea Leaves” to “Flowering Azalea Leaves”
- Goat Horn now has the same sound for the “Call” variant as Java Edition (MCPE-154886)
- The last sound for Goat Horn was renamed from “Resist” to “Dream” to match Java Edition (MCPE-155059)
Spectator Mode (Experimental)
- While in Spectator Mode, actors in other chunks are no longer culled away
Allay
- Allays can now follow players through Nether portals (MCPE-155678)
Allay Duplication
- When an Allay hears a Jukebox playing, it will do a dance animation
- If the Jukebox stops playing, or if the allay gets too far away from the Jukebox, it will stop dancing
- If the Allay is given an Amethyst Shard while dancing, it will play a small amethyst sound, make a heart, and duplicate into another Allay
- After duplication, both Allays will have a 2.5-minute cooldown before being able to duplicate again
Deep Dark
- Amethyst Clusters are no longer destroyed if attached to a Sculk Sensor
Sculk Shrieker
- Sculk Shrieker particles are now correctly rendered from behind (MCPE-153591)
Sculk Catalyst
- When a mob dies in proximity of multiple Sculk Catalysts, only the closest one will bloom
- The “It Spreads” achievement is no longer unlocked when a Sculk Catalysts blooms after the death of a mob which carries no XP
Warden
- No more graphical artifacts from the Warden emerge or dig particle effect (MCPE-153580)
Frog
- Frogs no longer lay Frogspawn on shallow, flowing water (MCPE-152559)
Gameplay
- Fixed issues with mobs disappearing after going through Nether portals (MCPE-155678)
- Resistance effect is no longer one level weaker than it should be (MCPE-156012)
- Haste I will now properly increase the player’s mining speed (MCPE-102237)
- Conduit Power I now grants the effect of Haste I instead of Haste II
- Container entities like Boat with Chest can now be opened on mobile devices without crouching if all the seats are occupied
Blocks
- Lapis Lazuli Block is now named Block of Lapis Lazuli (MCPE-105452)
- Cut Copper Slab and its variants can now be placed on the top half of a block on the first attempt (MCPE-154302)
Commands
- Pillagers and Vindicator Captains spawned with commands are once again hostile by default (MCPE-116971)
General
- Ensured content errors are not ignored when loading entity JSON schemas with invalid value types for following fields: The “Runtime_Identifier”, “Is_Spawnable” and “Is_Summonable” fields for “description”, the “component_groups” field and the “event” field for “events” (MCPE-151381)
- Fixed an issue where new users given Operator permissions by default were not able to use operator commands
- Fixed an issue where worlds that give Operator permissions to new users only give Member permissions
Mobile Controls
- Updated icon for Interact Button
Graphical
- Fog setting with negative fog start will no longer cause flame on player model in UI get tainted by fog color
- “particles_blend” material is no longer culled in RenderDragon
Items
- Fixed an issue where Carved Pumpkins launched from Dispensers weren’t equipping to nearby mobs
Mobs
- Parrots once again are poisoned by Cookies (MCPE-151671)
Player
- The player no longer endlessly jumps after entering a boat while holding down the jump button (MCPE-155774)
Stability and Performance
- Fixed a crash that could occur if a mob has the flocking component
Vanilla Parity
Technical Updates
Add-Ons and Script Engine
- Fixed an issue where projectiles with an offset weren’t spawned based on the player’s rotation (MCPE-153880)
General
- Cake blocks emit blockChange game events when slices are eaten
Hunger
- Exhaustion component now uses new correct default values (MCPE-154238)
- Please note, add-on packs that alter the player.json may need to ensure that the player saturation rate is set correctly to match the default values if required
Experimental Features
General
- Renamed the ‘minecraft:block_light_filter’ component to ‘minecraft:light_dampening’
- Renamed the ‘part visibility’ component’s field ‘rules’ to ‘conditions’
- Renamed the ‘crafting_table’ component’s field ‘custom_description’ to ‘table_name’
Stability and Performance
- Loading a world no longer takes a very long time when having the Holiday Creator Features toggle enabled
source: https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/6757843469453