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
- 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
- The boss bar on the HUD is now same color as Java Edition.
Experimental
These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Villager Trade Rebalancing" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggles.
Changes
Items
- The seven new explorer maps from cartographers can now also point to structures in already explored chunks.
Technical
- Released
World.getMoonPhase,MoonPhase, andMoonPhaseCountv1.6.0.
- Deprecated
minecraft:weaponcomponent starting in version 1.20.40. - Deprecated
minecraft:on_usecomponent starting in version 1.20.40. - Deprecated
minecraft:on_use_oncomponent 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-173799 –
minecraft:transformationscale 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
- ↑ "Minecraft - Beta & Preview 1.20.40.21" – Minecraft Feedback, September 13, 2023.
- ↑ MCPE-174960