Java Edition 1.19 Pre-release 1

1.19 Pre-release 1 (known as 1.19-pre1 in the launcher) is the first pre-release for Java Edition 1.19, released on May 18, 2022, which makes some tweaks and fixes bugs.

Blocks

 * Sculk Sensor
 * Item interaction vibrations are now emitted when player starts or finishes "using" an item with a start and finish state (such as bows, crossbows, goat horns, shields, food).
 * Item interaction vibrations are now ignored when sneaking.
 * Now activates upon entities being summoned by a spawner.
 * Added the following game events that the sculk sensor reacts to, along with corresponding frequency value:
 * with a vibration frequency of 6.
 * with a vibration frequency of 15.

Mobs

 * Cat
 * One of the variants has been renamed from to.


 * Endermen, Skeletons, and Wither Skeletons
 * Now spawn from light level 0 to 11 in the nether, which is wider range than before.


 * Iron golem
 * No longer spawns on non-valid blocks such as leaves or glass.


 * Warden
 * Now only spawns on full blocks.

World generation

 * Mangrove Swamp
 * Slightly reduced the number of mangrove trees.

Command format

 * Auto-completion is now available for the argument to.
 * Auto-completion is now available for the argument to.

General

 * Chat
 * Now, a chat preview is also shown for chat-related commands, such as and.


 * Protocol
 * Custom servers can now enable or disable chat preview for certain clients by sending a new network packet.


 * server.properties
 * Removed temporary server property.


 * Sound
 * Placing items that aren't armor (such as pumpkins and skulls) in the headwear slot now plays a generic equip sound.


 * Tags
 * The cat variant tag has been updated to contain  instead of.
 * Added game events to the  game event tag.
 * Added game event to the  game event tags.