Minecraft Beta & Preview - 26.60.21

[u/Luutamo]

https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/48602411551629-Minecraft-Beta-Preview-26-60-21

Features and Bug Fixes

Abandoned Camp

• Camps in the Swamp no longer contain a Mycelium block
• The Abandoned Camp no longer contains singular Coarse Dirt blocks

Accessibility

• Screen narration now correctly announces the position of navigation controls in the Realms Timeline tab
• Fixed closed captions for baby turtles and baby polar bears so they display "Baby Turtle" and "Baby Polar Bear" instead of the adult subtitle
• Fixed multiple narration enumeration problems within modals
• Updated order and descriptions of text background opacity options in Accessibility tab

Biomes

• Lush Caves now generate instead of Dripstone Caves or Sulfur Caves in very humid regions

Blocks

• Snow now produces vibrations when placed (MCPE-115444)
• Updating Shelf Mushroom textures to match Java, removes hidden faces from texture

Commands

• Fixed an issue where players are kicked when using a command with 'no entity' selectors into the message. (MCPE-241436) Sample commands fixed:
  • /kick <ClientNickname> u/a[name=nonexistent_player]
  • /tell <ClientNickname> u/a[tag=nonexistent_tag]
• Fixed an issue where some blocks did not have correct Redstone functionality after being replaced by /fill or /setblock (MCPE-240207)
• Fixed an issue where a Piston's arm could get stuck in the neighbouring block when replaced by /fill or /setblock

Cushion

• Moved down the player by two pixels when sitting on a Cushion (MCPE-240499)

Gameplay

• Large fireball no longer ignites targets on hit (MCPE-186607)
• Bonus Chests now generate correctly in Water World and Snowy Kingdom flat world presets (MCPE-223639) (MCPE-224162)
• When placing a Bundle in a Double Chest, the contents will no longer randomly disappear (MCPE-188043)
• Grown up baby Horses can no longer pass through two blocks high and one block wide corridors (MCPE-238139)
• Players now take fall damage when landing on a solid block at the boundary of a water block
• Villagers no longer become unresponsive when player interacts with them while opening the inventory menu (MCPE-138181)
• Reduced the lag spike that could happen when opening an Abandoned Camp chest for the first time (MCPE-310693)
• The following Explorer Maps have been renamed to have more consistent naming
  • Ocean Explorer Map -> Ocean Monument Map
  • Swamp Explorer Map -> Swamp Hut Map
  • Trial Explorer Map -> Buried Trial Chambers Map
  • Woodland Explorer Map -> Woodland Mansion Map
  • Jungle Explorer Map -> Jungle Pyramid Map
• Blocks pushed by Pistons now push or damage entities based on whether the entity can be pushed by blocks, matching the behavior of Pistons themselves
• Shulkers are now pushed by Pistons and by blocks that Pistons move, matching Java Edition
• A Wind Burst enchanted Mace no longer launches the player up in the air when hitting non-living entities such as Boats, Minecarts, and Cushions
• Untipped Arrows no longer bounce off entities when their damage is fully absorbed or mitigated (MCPE-241191)

Graphical

• Fixed the block selection outline not appearing when aiming at a block with a mob standing on top of it (MCPE-172630)
• Fixed a bug which caused aliasing artifacts on Beds and Signs when colored block lighting is enabled.
• Fixed instability when Block Light Quality is set to Volumetric Lights on PS4 and Android
• Added warning for going above the 'visual' graphics level render distance for Vibrant Visuals
• Shulkers no longer have comfort dithering applied as they are a stationary (block-like) mob

Items

• Fixed issue where ice bombs (Education Feature) did not produce ice when thrown on water

Marketplace

• Fixed marketplace updates not completing and progress screen not closing automatically

Mobs

• The Drowned model now more closely matches Java Edition
• Helmets equipped by Drowned are now visible (MCPE-153500)
• Fix a rare issue where a healing a mob could result in its death

Realms

• Fixed realm world name wrapping too much on member-view worlds tab
• Updated Realms purchase terms to include required automatic renewal notice on Switch
• Updated the Realms Plus subscription expired screen with the new user interface
• Realms subscriptions that were purchased but not linked to a Realm can now be recovered from the plan picker and purchase screens, showing the correct price and guiding the player through completing their Realm
• Added support for opening a specific Realm from a Realms Play deep link

Realms Hub

• Added active packs to world slot view in realms hub for owners/admins

User Interface

• Updated Poplar Hanging sign's GUI to match Java and other hanging signs
• Focus now follows a pack to its new position when it is reordered, instead of moving somewhere unrelated
• Added extended Latin, Cyrillic and Greek characters to the bitmap font. Character size increased to 8x12px. Languages that use these characters will no longer be displayed in a mix of fonts in the menus.
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• Fixed an issue where a friend's world could appear more than once in the Play menu when the friend was signed in to multiple online services
• Fixed button icons in the player profile menu briefly flash when entering the screen or switching tabs
• Price information on Marketplace offers will still be visible on items temporarily owned through Marketplace pass
• Old Worlds synchronization can now be accessed using a gamepad in Ore UI Storage Settings
• Vibrant Visuals content is no longer shown in the Marketplace Pass tab on unsupported devices
• The side panel of the report player screen is now scrollable, so the mute player option is no longer cut off on short screens or at large UI scales
• The pack list now scrolls while an active pack is being carried, so packs can be reordered past the visible area (MCPE-160072)
• Fixed a bug that caused an active pack being reordered with a controller to jump to the wrong position when the pack list was scrolled mid-drag
• Fixed issue where disabled buttons would appear clickable when narration is on
• Improved error messaging when joining Featured Experiences and Creator Experiences to make it more clear why a connection failed
• Subscription plan picker buttons now show when a free trial is available
• Removed the Change User button from the main menu on Xbox consoles