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|image=Bamboo & Sword 1.17.20.20.jpg
|image2=Bedrock 1.17.20.20.png
|type=Beta
|internal=
'''Windows''': 1.17.2020.0<br>
'''Xbox One''': 1.17.2020.70<br>
'''Android''': 1.17.20.20<br>
|parent=1.17.30
|date='''Xbox, Windows 10, Android''': June 23, 2021
|prevparent=1.17.11
|prev=
|next=beta 1.17.20.21
|nextparent=1.17.32
}}<onlyinclude>

'''Beta 1.17.20.20''' is the first beta version for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.17.30]],{{efn|Bedrock Edition 1.17.20 would not be a version of the game and its betas are instead part of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.17.30|1.17.30]].}} released on June 23, 2021,<ref>{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4403617652109|title=Minecraft Beta - 1.17.20.20 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)|website=feedback.minecraft.net|date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> which added a new gamerule to prevent beds and respawn anchor exploding, and fixes bugs.

== Additions ==
=== Command format ===
'''[[Minecraft:Gamerule]]s'''
* <code>respawnBlocksExplode</code>
** Used to prevent beds/respawn anchors from exploding in other dimensions. ({{bug|MCPE-76687}})

'''[[Minecraft:Settings]]'''
* Added new "Respawn Blocks Explode" in the world settings.

==Changes ==
===Blocks===

'''[[Minecraft:Enchantment Table]]s'''

* Now emits light level 7, instead of 12.

===Mobs===

'''[[Minecraft:Goat]]s'''

* The model of baby goats no longer has horns.

===World generation===

'''[[Minecraft:Bastion remnant]]s'''

* Hoglin stable chests may contain an enchanted diamond pickaxe.

'''[[Minecraft:Far Lands]]'''

*Were removed.

=== Experimental===

'''GameTest Framework'''

*GameTest
**Added helper method spawnAtLocation(location : Location) : Entity
***Spawns an entity at the given Location
**Added helper method walkToLocation(mob : Entity, location : Location, speedModifier : number)
***Commands an entity to move to the given Location
**Added method assertCanReachLocation(mob : Entity, location : BlockLocation, bool canReach)
***Asserts that the given mob can reach the target block location
*Events
**Added event World.events.beforeExplosion
*** Fires before an explosion occurs
**Added event World.events.explosion
***Fires when an explosion occurs
**Added event World.events.explodeBlock
***Fires when a block breaks due to an explosion
**Added event World.event.beforeActivatePiston
***Fires before a piston is activated
**Added event World.event.activatePiston
***Fires when a piston is activated
*Block
**Added method getDimension() : Dimension
* BlockPistonComponent
**Read-only property attachedBlocks
***Returns an array containing the BlockLocation of each block attached to the piston
**Read-only property isMoving
***Returns true if the piston is expanding or retracting
**Read-only property isExpanded
***Returns true if the piston is fully expanded
**Read-only property isExpanding
***Returns true if the piston is expanding
**Read-only property isRetracting
***Returns true if the piston is retracting
**Read-only property isRetracted
***Returns true if the piston is fully retracted

==Fixes==

'''Caves And Cliffs'''

*Worlds with the Caves & Cliffs experimental toggle enabled are now more likely to have the same default world spawn position as worlds without the experiment using the same seed ({{bug|MCPE-127708}})

'''Vanilla Parity'''

* Monster spawning in the Nether has been changed to more closely match Java Edition ({{bug|MCPE-65762}})
**There will now be a maximum of 15 to 20 mobs around the player in the Nether, instead of 30 to 40
*Block interaction "click" sounds are now controlled by the "Blocks" volume slider ({{bug|MCPE-104983}})
*Swapped toggle sounds for levers so that they are now parity with Java Edition ({{bug|MCPE-30379}})
*Pushed the [[Minecraft:Far Lands]] beyond the 32 bit integer limit.

'''General'''

*Fixed a bug where the contents of a Shulker Box are deleted when dyeing from the recipe tab ({{bug|MCPE-131809}})
*Swords now break Bamboo in a single swing ({{bug|MCPE-64013}})
*Disabled biome tinting for Spruce and Birch Leaves ({{bug|MCPE-128996}})
*Using a Powder Snow Bucket on a Cauldron filled with Powder Snow no longer creates a new Powder Snow block ({{bug|MCPE-131177}})
*Using a Water Bucket on a fully filled Cauldron now produces the correct sound ({{bug|MCPE-131177}})
* Lava Buckets can now be emptied into a Cauldron filled with Lava
*Cave Vines can now be pollinated by Bees ({{bug|MCPE-127821}})
*Enchantment Tables now emit light level 7 ({{bug|MCPE-130868}})
*The falling position of Pointed Dripstone is no longer slightly offset ({{bug|MCPE-119548}})
*Powder Snow can now be collected with a Dispenser ({{bug|MCPE-127564}})
*Placing a Sign on Rooted Dirt now correctly opens the text editor ({{bug|MCPE-129280}})
*Target Blocks now conduct Redstone signals ({{bug|MCPE-75034}})
*Message/tell commands no longer fail when cheats are not activated ({{bug|REALMS-7760}})
*Teleporting a mob between dimensions no longer causes the mob to despawn ({{bug|MCPE-127414}})
*Fixed offhand Shields clipping into players’ arms while in third-person perspective ({{bug|MCPE-122672}})
*Minecart with Chest will now copy over its chest contents when pick blocked
*Soul Speed Boots can now be unequipped properly after losing durability ({{bug|MCPE-106367}})
* Baby Goats no longer have horns ({{bug|MCPE-123253}})
*Diamond Pickaxes found in Hoglin Stable chests are now enchanted ({{bug|MCPE-129750}})
* Bubble Columns are now placed properly when loaded with a Structure Block ({{bug|MCPE-97027}})

'''Sounds'''

*Amethyst walking sounds are now affected by the "Player" audio setting
* Deepslate walking sounds are now affected by the "Player" audio setting
*Moss Block walking sounds are now affected by the "Player" audio setting
* Sounds of moving in/on Powder Snow are now affected by the "Player" audio setting
* Jumping and landing on blocks have now their sounds affected by the "Player" audio slider ({{bug|MCPE-116135}})
*Dripstone drip sounds are now affected by the "Block" audio slider
* Turtle Eggs no longer produce the Bone Meal sound when placed on Sand ({{bug|MCPE-127189}})
*Big Dripleaf now has a distinct tilt up sound ({{bug|MCPE-123488}})

'''User Interface'''

*The Sign In dialog is no longer shown on a split-screen game to anyone other than the primary player on PlayStation 4
*A debug string is no longer shown for how to open chat ({{bug|MCPE-128955}}).

'''Technical'''

*{{cd|behavior.knockback_roar}} now has a vertical and horizontal strength value.</onlyinclude>

== Notes ==

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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imported>MinecraftBedrockPlayer7 at 17:58, 20 November 2025