Bedrock Edition beta 1.20.0.21

beta 1.20.0.21
Edition	Bedrock Edition
Server version	1.20.0.21
Build version	15106329
Internal version	Windows: 1.20.021.0 Android, iOS, iPadOS: 1.20.0.21 Xbox: 1.20.021.70
Version code	Android: 952000021 (armeabi-v7a, 31) 962000021 (x86, 31) 972000021 (arm64-v8a, 31) 982000021 (x86_64, 31)
Type	Beta
Release date	Windows, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox - April 19, 2023
Beta for	1.20.0
Downloads	Server WindowsLinux
Protocol version	586

Beta 1.20.0.21 (Android) or Preview 1.20.0.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the second beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.20.0, released on April 19, 2023 bring more parity with Java Edition and which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Calibrated Sculk Sensor

• Now power the block below them when active
• Now have an active cooldown of 1 second instead of 2 seconds
• Now detect vibrations up to 16 blocks away instead of 8 blocks

Pitcher Pod

• Their hitbox will now change in size according to its age

Sculk Sensor

• Now power the block below them when active
• Vibration frequencies of many actions in the game have been tweaked and greatly simplified to prevent unwanted interference, as following:

Action	Frequency Value
Movement in any medium (land, water and air)	1
Landing on any surface (land or water)	2
Item interactions	3
Gliding with an elytra or unique mob actions (Ravager roar, Wolf shaking, etc)	4
Dismounting a mob or equipping gear	5
Mounting a mob or interacting with a mob	6
Mobs and players getting damaged	7
Consuming items (drinking and eating)	8
Blocks 'deactivating' (door close, chest close, button unpress, etc)	9
Blocks 'activating' (door open, chest open, button press, etc)	10
Blocks changing (cauldron water level rising, adding food to campfire, etc)	11
Blocks being destroyed	12
Blocks being placed	13
Mobs and players teleporting or spawning	14
Mobs and players dying or an explosion	15

Sculk Shrieker

• Waterlogging a Sculk Shrieker will now silence its shriek sounds

Signs

• A sound is now played when trying to interact with a waxed Sign
• It is no longer possible to use Ink Sac, Glow Ink Sac, or Dyes if the text that would be changed is empty
• Interacting with an unwaxed Sign while holding an item that cannot be used on the sign now opens the sign for editing
• Interacting with a Sign while holding certain item no longer also trigger the item's specific action in addition to opening the Sign for editing
  • Examples of items that caused this are: Brush, Armor, Fishing Rod, Book & Quill, Goat Horn, Empty Map
• When editing the text of a Sign the text color now matches the dye of the sign
• It is now possible to attach a hanging sign to another without sneaking

General

Experiments

• All Trails & Tales content has now been “de-experimentified” and is available during normal gameplay.
• Removed the Next Major Update toggle, since it has no active experimental content.

Fixes

Accessibility Features

• The four Creative Inventory tabs now have their names read out by text-to-speech.

Blocks

• Suspicious Sand and Suspicious Gravel now play their respective sounds when brushing them has completed. (MCPE-168805)

Decorated Pot

• Decorated Pot faces now use the top rows of pixels. (MCPE-168834)

Pitcher Crop

• The Pitcher Crop hitbox will now change in size according to its age. (MCPE-106426)

Pitcher Crop Block

• Pitcher Crop block now uses bottom texture.

Calibrated Sculk Sensor

• Calibrated Sculk Sensors now power the block below them when active.
• Calibrated Sculk Sensors now have an active cooldown of 1 second instead of 2 seconds.
• Calibrated Sculk Sensors now detect vibrations up to 16 blocks away instead of 8 blocks.

Gameplay

• Fixed fall damage accumulating when player jumps on roofed Soul Sand Bubble Column.

Graphical

• The Decorated Pot now respects the lighting conditions when held in hand or dropped. (MCPE-167191)
• Conduit block now respects the lighting conditions when held in hand or dropped.

Signs

• A sound is now played when trying to interact with a waxed Sign. (MCPE-168807)
• It is no longer possible to use Ink Sac, Glow Ink Sac, or Dyes if the text that would be changed is empty. (MCPE-133778)
• Interacting with an unwaxed Sign while holding an item that cannot be used on the sign now opens the sign for editing.
• Interacting with a Sign while holding certain item no longer also trigger the item's specific action in addition to opening the Sign for editing. (MCPE-168838)
  • Examples of items that caused this are: Brush, Armor, Fishing Rod, Book & Quill, Goat Horn, Empty Map.
• When using gamepad or touch input, correct tooltips are now shown if interacting with the Sign is possible.
• When editing the text of a Sign the text color now matches the dye of the sign. (MCPE-168818)
• It is now possible to attach a hanging sign to another without sneaking.

Sniffer

• Fixed the Sniffer's head Z-fighting with their body. (MCPE-169423)

Sculk Sensor

• Sculk Sensors now power the block below them when active.

Sculk Shrieker

• Waterlogging a Sculk Shrieker will now silence its shriek sounds. (MCPE-169563)

User Interface

• Marketplace and Dressing Room cycle buttons now show navigation chevron when using a controller and controller hints are disabled. (MCPE-147711)
• Fixed the multiplayer toggle in the Create New World screen sometimes wasn't greyed out even though the setting would have no effect.
• Coordinates are now shown on the new death screen if the "Show Coordinates" setting is enabled.

Vanilla Parity

• Top and bottom Door textures now rotate correctly when opened and closed for worlds versioned from 1.20 onward. (MCPE-152926)