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Minecraft Beta - 1.9.0.2 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)

Published: November 28, 2018 - View official source

28 November 2018

PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:

  • You will not have access to Realms and will not be able to join non-beta players while you're previewing the beta. Featured servers may also be unavailable
  • The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
  • Beta builds will likely be unstable and are not representative of final version quality. Please backup your Worlds before joining the beta
  • Finished releases may not include all new features, changes, and fixes from the beta to preserve stability and may slip to a later release

 

Experimental Gameplay: (Only available when Experimental Gameplay is enabled in world settings)

  • Added new blocks:
    • Cartography Table
    • Fletching Table
    • Grindstone
    • Bell
    • Barrel
    • Smithing Table
    • Smoker
    • Blast Furnace
    • Lantern

New Features:

  • Cauldrons can now be used to hold Lava 
  • Added tags - custom tags can be applied to entities and players to create more flexible selector groupings 
  • Added "has_tag" filter in components to allow checks to see if an entity has a specified tag 
  • Autocomplete can be used for Tags 
  • The number of commands run through functions can be limited with a new gamerule (default 10k) to limit performance issues 
  • Functions can now be run every tick creating an update loop 
  • New feedback button in pause menu - shows links to the Minecraft feedback site, MoJira bug tracker, and Mojang support 
  • How to Play button is now visible from the in-game settings menu 

Changes:

  • Changed default sign text colour back to black 
  • Sign variants are now grouped in their own inventory category 
  • Players can now join and play games with a minor version mismatch (MCPE-38945)

Fixes:

  • Shulker boxes in item frames no longer cause the game to crash 
  • Fixed an issue with wrong items showing in partnered server stores 
  • Corrected the head size of baby zombies 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when pistons pushed blocks
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when suspending and resuming the game
  • Improved the error messages that previously stated the player didn't have a licence for the game 
  • Fixed the positioning of the snow golem's arms 
  • Pandas now stop eating when set on fire 
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when resuming the game on Android 
  • Fixed mouse selection issues when clicking items or text boxes (MCPE-39283)
  • Fixed an issue with end gateway portals which could generate too closely, preventing travel back to the main island
  • Slimes will once again spawn in slime chunks as expected (MCPE-38388)
  • Endermen now make the scream sound when angered (MCPE-26719)
  • Phantoms now drop membranes correctly if killed with a fire aspect sword (MCPE-38493)
  • Auto-jump now works when trying to walk through scaffolding (MCPE-38342)
  • Scaffolding can now be placed on glass 
  • More blocks can be placed on scaffolding including mob heads and flower pots (MCPE-38942)
  • Horizontal flowing water will no longer turn into bubble columns over soul sand 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when removing Gear VR headset during gameplay 
  • Fixed a crash that occasionally happens when resuming the game
  • Fixed leg geometry for one-legged characters in various skin packs 
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly signing in and out of Xbox Live 
  • Dragons breath can now be quickly collected reliably in multiplayer games (MCPE-37815)
  • Pandas now panic when set on fire 
  • Animation and sounds can now be heard and seen when pillagers charge their crossbows (MCPE-39095)
  • Cobblestone stairs are generated in Jungle Temples and Villages instead of stone (MCPE-39102)
  • Lit furnaces now show correctly when copied using Ctrl + Pickblock 
  • Custom modal forms now support two lines again (MCPE-38705)
  • Special characters now display correctly when using the "/say" command
  • Touch controls now work correctly with scaffolding when using the 'swap jump and sneak' setting (MCPE-38063)
  • Particles produced by witches are now purple rather than black (MCPE-30234)
  • Slabs are no longer labelled "half slabs" in the creative inventory (MCPE-32542)
  • Scaffolding textures no longer z-fight with leaves (MCPE-38375)
  • Mobs in boats no longer shake when trying to turn to look at the player 
  • Bubble columns no longer extend up above the surface of the water (MCPE-39085)
  • Fixed an issue with items being repeatedly dropped from the hotbar on touchscreen devices (MCPE-15010)
  • Breaking smooth stone no longer drops cobblestone (MCPE-39164)
  • Doors no longer drop as two items when broken (MCPE-39165)
  • Fixed the scaling of the Mojang splash screen when resuming a split screen game 
  • Fixed Ghast projectile firing animation
  • Commands from command blocks no longer extend to other dimensions (This fix won't affect existing command blocks) (MCPE-33892)
  • Fixed a bug where the game could become unresponsive after being disconnected from a multiplayer game
  • Fixed a crash issue on Xbox One 
  • Worlds no longer become stuck in offline mode after toggling the multiplayer option (MCPE-39194)
  • Slabs can be correctly placed on top of each other again after reloading the world (MCPE-39067)
  • Changing game mode and reloading a world no longer removes resource packs
  • Fixed the arm position for mobs in the Mutant Battle Arena marketplace pack