Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.40.21

Beta 1.20.40.21 (Android) or Preview 1.20.40.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the second beta/Preview version for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.40, released on September 13, 2023<ref>Template:Cite</ref>, which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Water

• The ambient sounds for entering exiting water is now played only when an Minecraft:entity is submerged below eye-level in water, matching Template:JE.
• The splash sound for entering water has been updated to match Template:JE.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Mobs

Minecraft:Wither

• The Minecraft:boss bar on the HUD is now same color as Template:JE.

Experimental

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

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Explorer Maps

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

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Released World.getMoonPhase, MoonPhase, and MoonPhaseCount v1.6.0.

Minecraft: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

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• 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.