Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.40.20

Beta 1.17.40.20 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.17.40, released on September 15, 2021, which brought changes to the new world generation from Java Edition 1.18 experimental snapshots, and fixes bugs.

Fixes

 * Blocks
 * Falling stalactites are now offset properly to avoid interacting with entities outside their intended hitbox (MCPE-132772).
 * Beehives now generate in the world facing south.


 * Candle Cake Blocks
 * Pressing the 'use' button on a Candle Cake now consumes the correct amount of cake slices (MCPE-135519).


 * Character Creator
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when using Character Creator.
 * Tweaked color tint for default Steve skin to match default Steve (MCPE-120818).
 * Altered message for when friends change skins (MCPE-92772).


 * Commands
 * Education Edition items are no longer shown as an option when using @e[type=] (MCPE-78363).


 * Gameplay
 * Fixed a bug that caused players to be set on fire upon changing dimensions if there was Lava underneath the Nether Portal (MCPE-28765).
 * Players can no longer eat food at full hunger in Survival mode (MCPE-60807).
 * Sea Grass no longer spawns under Lily Pads during world generation to avoid breaking them.
 * Villagers can no longer spam doors open and closed (MCPE-28055).
 * Cartographers now more consistently give new maps on all platforms.


 * World Generation
 * Amethyst geodes are now much less likely to generate in Strongholds, and if they do they will not destroy End Portals (MCPE-129861, MCPE-128799).


 * Graphical
 * Improved world visibility culling for underground situations to eliminate seeing sky at the end of tunnels/stairs (MCPE-128372).


 * Mobs
 * Improved mob pathing around partial blocks (MCPE-127381).
 * Armor no longer renders on Pillagers and Vindicators, but are still granted armor effects (MCPE-74242).
 * Fixed an issue with mob rendering that caused Vindicator Axes to be visible even when they're not attacking on older Resource Packs (MCPE-123229).
 * More mobs will spawn underground in the Overworld.


 * Powder Snow
 * Powder Snow no longer disappears when looking at it from a distance (MCPE-127565).


 * Structure Block
 * Trapdoors now rotate correctly when loaded from a Structure block (MCPE-66933).


 * User Interface
 * Fixed an issue where the d-pad and directional keys could not be used to navigate in certain parts of the UI (MCPE-132826).
 * Fixed an issue where an error message could be shown after suspending the game on the achievements screens with screen animations disabled (MCPE-132269).
 * Fixed an issue where an obscure gamerule was added to settings (MCPE-139025).
 * Fix keyboard/d-pad navigation from custom server to edit server button.
 * New achievements screens are available on Windows 10 ARM-based PCs.
 * The sign in text on the start screen will no longer overlap the Marketplace button.
 * Add space between tab title and the word 'Tab' for text-to-speech on Settings screen.
 * Added "More Info" button to failed sign-in modal.