Minecraft Beta & Preview – 1.21.60.23

Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:

These ongoing versions may be unstable and not fully represent the final game quality.

Minecraft Preview is available on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, and iOS. More details can be found at aka.ms/PreviewFAQ. The beta version is accessible on Android (via Google Play). Visit aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for instructions on joining or leaving the beta.

New Preview and Beta are here! We’d love your feedback on these features at feedback.minecraft.net, and bug reports can be filed at bugs.mojang.com. Here’s what’s new this week:

Features and Bug Fixes

Blocks

• Resolved a crash when teleporting into a chunk where a block entity was destroyed (MCPE-178461).
• Lily Pads no longer flicker from afar (MCPE-91452).
• Fixed flickering of Sunflowers from a distance (MCPE-122695, MCPE-102412).
• Fence Gate blocks now use “minecraft:cardinal_direction” instead of “minecraft:direction”. Values include “north, south, east, west”.

Graphical

• Dark edges at low Y coordinates now fade in gradually (MCPE-121983).

Mobs

• Creaking’s eyes are now rendered when invisible if it has a target (MCPE-188259).

Magma Cube

• The updated Magma Cube model and texture now only apply to resource packs that override the original assets. This change is retroactive starting from version 1.21.50 (MCPE-188547).

Stability and Performance

• Fixed an issue preventing download of resource packs for multiplayer games when previously canceled.

User Interface

• Touch controls: Blocks can now be placed on top of containers while flying downward, similar to PC (MCPE-176407).
• Inbox messages with long content are now scrollable immediately after opening with a gamepad.
• Resolved “unknown error” during specific resource pack downloads.
• Touch button for “Pick Block” is now available for both Survival and Creative modes.

Trial Mode

• Removed Sign In, Profile, Inbox, and Gathering buttons from the Start Menu in Trial Mode.
• Removed the Profile button from the Pause Menu in Trial Mode.

Vanilla Parity

Biomes

The vegetation of many Overworld biomes has been updated to align more closely with Java Edition:

• Overworld: Pumpkins generate in larger patches. Dandelions now alternate with Poppies.
• Plains: Short Grass generates more frequently; Flower patches are larger and mixed.
• Sunflower Plains: Sunflowers generate in cohesive patches.
• Flower Forest: Trees are denser, and flowers generate in unified patches.
• Jungle & Bamboo Jungle: Trees and Jungle Bushes are denser, and Bamboo is more consistent. Melon patches are more frequent.
• Swamp & Mangrove Swamp: Lily Pads generate more frequently, and Mangroves are sparser but generate over water (MCPE-153748).
• Desert & Badlands: Dead Bushes generate more frequently.
• Oceans: Kelp generates in denser patches (except Frozen Oceans).

Blocks

• Pale Oak Leaves no longer appear lighter than Java (MCPE-188217).
• Twisting Vines and Weeping Vines now have an increased drop rate when broken with Fortune-enchanted tools (100% with Fortune III) (MCPE-91033).
• Dispensers can place Shulker Boxes underwater (MCPE-76004).

Items

• Suspicious Stews with Tulips now apply Weakness Effect for 7 seconds, matching Java (MCPE-188040).

Sounds

• Nether Brick variants now have consistent sounds with Nether Bricks, similar to Java (MCPE-74879).

Technical Updates

Add-Ons and Script Engine

• Items for the creative inventory can now be organized into the crafting item catalog for new items added by packs, allowing grouping, new groups, or loose addition.
• Item and Block JSON files require a namespace for group names in the “menu_category”.
• Added a new toggle setting for showing Content Log GUI on load errors.

Commands

• Resolved an issue with incorrect item counts using the clear command.
• The “/loot mine” command is now outside of experiments.
• The “/kick” command now supports target selectors in Realms.

Components

• Added “minecraft:renders_when_invisible” to enable invisible entities to render appropriately.

Editor

• Daylight cycle and multiplayer settings are now respected in exported worlds.
• Added viewport hotkeys for adjusting fly speed in the Editor.

Network Protocol

• Added ActorFlags::RENDERS_WHEN_INVISIBLE.

Experimental Technical Updates

Aim Assist

• Changed aim-assist preset settings to use unique namespace IDs.

API

• Moved methods like Block::isWaterlogged and Block::setWaterlogged from beta to 1.17.0.
• Introduced new functions to Script Block API to control liquid-related behavior.

Gameplay

• Yaw rotation limits have been added for cameras with orbit components.

Graphical

• Added bilinear upscaling option and enabled Deferred Technical Preview for PlayStation.

Molang

• Stabilized queries for input modes, improving resource pack interactions.

Scripting API

• Several classes and properties have transitioned from beta to stable 1.17.0, enhancing input tracking and behavior consistency.

Stability and Performance

• Resolved crashes related to custom jigsaw structures and nether interactions.