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Beta 1.20.40.21 (Android) or Preview 1.20.40.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the second beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.20.40, released on September 13, 2023[1], which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Water
  • The ambient sounds for entering exiting water is now played only when an entity is submerged below eye-level in water, matching Java Edition.
  • The splash sound for entering water has been updated to match Java Edition.[2]

Mobs

Wither

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Villager Trade Rebalancing" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggles.

Changes

Items

Explorer Maps
  • The seven new explorer maps from cartographers can now also point to structures in already explored chunks.

Technical

API
  • Released World.getMoonPhase, MoonPhase, and MoonPhaseCount v1.6.0.
JSON
  • Deprecated minecraft:weapon component starting in version 1.20.40.
  • Deprecated minecraft:on_use component starting in version 1.20.40.
  • Deprecated minecraft:on_use_on component starting in version 1.20.40.

Fixes

12 issues fixed
From released versions before 1.20.0
  • MCPE-38566 – D-Pad Touch controls not calibrated properly (up/down buttons).
  • MCPE-43591 – Incorrect wither boss bar texture in Bedrock.
  • MCPE-52904 – When you block a tipped arrow or shulker bullet with a shield, you still get the affect.
  • MCPE-85954 – Villages in the nether or end are unstable.
From the version 1.20.0
  • MCPE-172674 – Camel is missing the dash button on smartphone touch controls.
From the previous versions
  • MCPE-173006 – Iron golems spawn in 2 block high space.
  • MCPE-173799minecraft:transformation scale key without limit.
  • MCPE-174524 – Water splash sounds no longer plays after the addition of entering/exiting water sound.
  • MCPE-174529 – Water from a waterlogged block cannot be removed with an empty bucket without aiming at the block in the water.
Others
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when running in the archold room in the spellrune marketplace map.
  • Fixed an issue where particles were not consistently lit while in the "Deferred Technical Preview".
  • Camels can no longer dash while in lava or water.

References

  1. "Minecraft - Beta & Preview 1.20.40.21" – Minecraft Feedback, September 13, 2023.
  2. MCPE-174960
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