Bedrock Edition 1.19.40/Development versions

This is a list of Bedrock Edition 1.19.40 development versions.

Preview 1.19.40.20

Beta 1.19.40.20 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.20 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the first beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on September 8, 2022,^[1] which updates the new touch controls and fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Settings

Added "Control Mode" menu to the touch settings.
- This can be used to modify the selected control scheme, such as:
  - Joystick & tap to interact.
  - D-Pad & tap to interact.
  - Joystick & aim crosshair.

Splashes

Re-added "Your gender is valid!" and "Contains infinite genders!".

Changes

General

Touch Controls

When the auto-jumping feature is enabled, the player will now automatically jump out of water when moving toward a block on land.
In Creative Mode while using touch input with Action Buttons off, the delay for breaking the first block has been increased to 800 milliseconds. This reduces the chance of breaking a block by accident.
Added support for dragging and dropping with touch gestures in the inventory.
Added a more tailored user experience for stack splitting with touch, by long pressing on a stack of items.
Double tapping 'descend' now toggles off flight in joystick touch control modes.
Updated the positioning of status effects for Pocket UI.

Settings

Numerous text changes in the touch settings:
- Renamed "Sprint On Movement" to "Auto Sprint".
- Renamed "Move Joystick Visible" to "Joystick Always Visible".
- Renamed "Move Joystick Always Visible When Not Used" to "Joystick Visible When Unused".
- Renamed "Static Joystick" to "Lock Joystick".
- Renamed "Toggle Crouch" to "Crouch Toggle".
"Destroy Block (vibrate)" settings has been split into two new settings:
- "Vibrate When Destroying Blocks".
- "Vibrate When Splitting Items".
Profile settings has been split into two new sections: General and Account.

Technical

Data-Driven Items

Custom Items, tags and block tags now work correctly with minecraft:digger component. (MCPE-155786)

Actors

Implemented new is_baby actor filter that returns true when the subject entity is a baby.

AI Goals

Fixed an issue with Iron Golems that prevented mobs with the minecraft:take_flower AI behavior to use the goal.
Exposed new data parameters for the minecraft:play AI behavior to specify such things as the duration the goal stays active, the chance to start the goal, the range to search for a friend, and the follow distance to stay within when playing with a friend.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Upcoming Creator Features" and "GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.

Changes

Technical

Commands

Implemented the /execute rotated and /execute rotated as commands.

GameTest Framework

Entity
- Updated target property to be read-only,
- Fixed an issue where UI forms would not mark ther canceled field correctly.
Converted EntityQueryScoreOptions to an interface.
Converted EntityRaycastOptions to an interface.
Converted ExplosionOptions to an interface.
Converted MusicOptions to an interface.
Converted SoundOptions to an interface.

Fixes

Vanilla Parity

Spectators no longer drop XP orbs when killed. (MCPE-160245)
Spectators no longer reset their player level when killed.
Getting killed by a renamed weapon now produces a death message with the item name.
The Roofed Forest, Savanna Mutated, and Birch Forest biomes use the correct grass colors. (MCPE-34936)

Accessibility Features

Hotbar item text background now is affected by the Text Background Opacity slider. (MCPE-79331)

Ancient Cities

Mobs no longer spawn within the bounds of an Ancient City. (MCPE-153524)

EDU

NPC names default to only being displayed while looking at them.

Gameplay

Falling blocks no longer break when landing on double slabs. (MCPE-159921)
Keyboard users can now sprint when moving diagonally. (MCPE-144702)
Added a fix so Huge Fungus stems will no longer replace partial blocks when growing from Nylium. (MCPE-65661)
Fixed an issue which caused Redstone to output the wrong signal strength in certain configurations. (MCPE-81981)
Fixed several issues related to Sticky Pistons being used near world build limits. (MCPE-96088)

General

Fixed a bug where usernames could be above max size. (MCPE-152884)

Graphical

Water texture on some waterlogged blocks no longer renders too bright when placed under other blocks. (MCPE-76949)
Fixed a potential issue with screen position on Android devices. (MCPE-159703)

Items

Fixed a bug which caused the game to crash when loading an Arrow with an unrecognized data value. (MCPE-157983)

Mobs

Baby Villagers will again accept flowers from Iron Golems.
Guardians are no longer able to float in the air. (MCPE-33641)
Enabled tamed mobs that follow the player to follow the player through an End Portal.
Grove biome now classified as "Cold" and Villagers spawned there will be the snow variant. (MCPE-147834)

Profile

Removed the “Clear Account Sign in Data” button from the Settings menu from non-Switch platforms, as it is only intended to function on Nintendo Switch. (MCPE-129704)

User Interface

To make finding the right thing in Settings easier, the Profile screen has been split into two new sections: General and Account.
Ensured proper text-to-speech support for the revamped death screen.
Fixed a bug where achievements would be disabled for some world templates.
Fixed bug causing player to move in the wrong direction after turning using VR Snap camera movement. (MCPE-152443)

World and Dimensions

Fixed a bug which caused Boats to disappear when pushed through a portal. (MCPE-161563)

Commands

Fixed a problem with teleports appearing to fly the target to the new location instead of being instant.
Added the replace block overload to the /loot command.
Added the ability to set a custom block with a specific custom block property using the /setblock command.

Stability and Performance

Fixed a crash that could occur when an animated structure was loading from a Structure Block and the player left a dimension via portal. (MCPE-132561)

Preview 1.19.40.21

Beta 1.19.40.21 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the second beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on September 14, 2022,^[2] which fixes bugs.

Changes

Command format

/summon

Added new overload to the /summon command that adds rotation arguments.
- New overload is /summon [spawnPos: x y z] [yRot: float] [xRot: float] [spawnEvent: string] [nametag: string].
- Previous overload /summon [spawnPos: x y z] [spawnEvent: string] [nametag: string].

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Upcoming Creator Features" and "GameTest Framework" experimental toggle.

Changes

Technical

Commands

Implemented the /execute facing and /execute facing entity commands.
Implemented the /execute align command.

Data Driven Blocks

"minecraft:direction" is no longer exposed as a data-driven blockProperty. Blocks throw a content error when the "minecraft" namespace is used.

GameTest Framework

Removed built-in GameTest Behavior Packs.

General

Added flag is_hidden_in_commands in menu_category to control whether or not a block can be used in commands.

Fixes

Spectator Mode (Experimental)

Water fog is no longer removed for players in Spectator Mode (MCPE-161105)

Gameplay

Fixed fall damage accumulating while the player is in a Trapdoor block at the top of a bubble column (MCPE-158858)

Mobs

Fixed a bug where mobs with a long hit range could hit players through walls (MCPE-55790)

User Interface

Fixed a bug in Pocket UI where items could be dropped in the dark-grey areas around the item grid in the Crafting Table screen
Fixed a bug in Pocket UI where items could be dropped in the dark-grey areas around the item grid in the inventories for the Horse, Mule, Donkey, and Llama
Fixed a bug where the death screen message was visible when the showdeathmessage gamerule was set to false

Vanilla Parity

Sweet Berries can now be planted on Farmland (MCPE-99632)
Changed bubble column strength to match Java Edition (MCPE-158858)

Blocks

Dirt Path and Farmland block collisions are now one texel lower (MCPE-12109)
Players now sink in Soul Sand and Mud blocks (MCPE-154973)
Players swimming above Mud will not have their screen covered (MCPE-153737)
Projectiles landing on Mud will not repeatedly shake (MCPE-153744)
Amphibious mobs no longer have trouble pathfinding around Mud Blocks (MCPE-153961)

Mobs

Ravager now can be hurt by Evoker Fangs
Increased Ravager collision box size to match Java Edition (MCPE-142171, MCPE-45531)
Increased Ravager speed to match Java (MCPE-48145)

Stability and Performance

Fixed a crash that could occur when using the hasItem selector and specifying a negative value for the item's data (MCPE-152314)

Preview 1.19.40.22

Beta 1.19.40.22 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.22 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the third beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on September 21, 2022,^[3] which added support for item tags in recipes, and fixes bugs.

Additions

General

Tags

Added tag to support recipes instead of item names.
Added new item tags for recipes:
- minecraft:coals, minecraft:logs, minecraft:logs_that_burn, minecraft:planks, minecraft:soul_fire_base_blocks, minecraft:stone_crafting_materials, minecraft:stone_tool_materials, minecraft:wooden_slabs, minecraft:wool.

Changes

Blocks

Scaffolding

When used as fuel for furnaces, they now burn equally as long as a bamboo does.

General

Crafting

Recipes can now refer to a tag instead of an item.

Experimental

Some of this additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Upcoming Creator Features" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggle.

Additions

General

Settings

Added "Max Framerate" option to the 'Video settings' section.

Changes

Technical

Add-Ons and Script Engine

Implemented the has_property, int_property, bool_property, float_property, and enum_property actor behavior filters.

API

Updated the API.
- Events
  - Removed event tick- called each tick.
- System
  - Added run() - to queue a callback to run next tick, re-queue each tick to get behavior similar to tick event.
- Block
  - Renamed property id to typeId.
- BlockComponent
  - Renamed property id to typeId.
- Entity
  - Renamed property id to typeId.
  - Added read-only property id:string - Returns a unique identifier for the entity. This identifier remains consistent across world loads.
- EntityComponent
  - Renamed property id to typeId.
- ItemComponent
  - Renamed property id to typeId.
- ItemStack
  - Renamed property id to typeId.

GameTest Framework

Fixed a bug where EntityHurtEvent would not fire on Player death.
Renamed experiment "GameTest Framework" to "Beta APIs".
The now-renamed "Beta APIs" experiment is still needed to access all beta APIs, including core Minecraft APIs and GameTest APIs.

Fixes

Spectator Mode (Experimental)

Spectator players no longer play sounds when entering/exiting bubble columns. (MCPE-161536)

Blocks

Scaffolds now burn at a more correct rate, 1/4 of an item. (MCPE-42949)
Breaking the block below a Snow-covered Flower now makes the Flower drop instead of the Snow Layer. (MCPE-61609)

Commands

Copying a bubble column with the /clone command no longer results in invisible water. (MCPE-153903)

Gameplay

Reverted the change that caused Arrows and Tridents to stop moving. (MCPE-162085)
Fixed an issue where Wither effect damage would be reduced by armor. (MCPE-159407)

Graphical

Fixed Beacon block suddenly disappearing when seen from a distance.

Mobs

Fixed an issue where Drowned could change held items when attacking. (MCPE-40288)

Touch Controls

Improved the images for the three control schemes in the touch settings menu.

User Interface

Fixed an issue where players couldn't drag/drop or select items from the equipment page.
Changed the color of the text descriptions for the 'Darkness Effect Strength' and 'Notification Duration' accessibility options to a lighter shade to make them more readable. (MCPE-162047)
Fixed an issue where users couldn't swap unstackable items with touch controls.

Preview 1.19.40.23

Beta 1.19.40.23 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.23 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the fourth beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on September 29, 2022,^[4] which fixes bugs, and brings more parity of Java Edition.

Changes

Command format

/summon

Temporarily disabled the rotation for the /summon command while a bug is worked on. (MCPE-162264)^[verify]

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Upcoming Creator Features" and "Beta APIs" experimental toggle.

Changes

Technical

Commands

Fixed a rotation issue when a Command Block executes /execute facing and /execute rotated. (MCPE-162256)
Implemented the /execute in command.
Implemented the /execute anchored command.
Teleporting to an entity in another dimension is now allowed with the /execute and /teleport commands.

API

Major breaking change to experimental JavaScript APIs:
- All script modules have been renamed to follow a new convention.
  - mojang-gametest -> @minecraft/server-gametest
  - mojang-minecraft -> @minecraft/server
  - mojang-minecraft-ui -> @minecraft/server-ui
  - mojang-minecraft-server-admin -> @minecraft/server-admin
  - mojang-net -> @minecraft/server-net
- For example, rather than using:
  - import * as mc from "mojang-minecraft";
- Use:
  - import * as mc from "@minecraft/server";
    - Use of script eval() and Function() must be explicitly in json
    - To do this, set script_evalian capabilities
  - "capabilities":[ "script_eval"]
    - Root path for imports has changed; scripts/prefix are no longer allowed.
    - For imports, use import "./source.js" or import "source.js".
    - Deprecated use of import "scripts/source.js".

Actor Properties

Fixed "bool_property" filters that didn't specify a "value".

General

Release BlockGeometryComponent out of experimental in JSON formats 1.19.40 and higher.
Release BlockMaterialInstancesComponent out of experimental in JSON formats 1.19.40 and higher.
Renamed minecraft:block_light_filter component to minecraft:light_dampening.

Fixes

Vanilla Parity

Getting killed by a mob with a renamed weapon now produces a death message with the item name. (MCPE-162055)
Wither skeletons can now spawn inside of wither roses. (MCPE-110127)
Decreased the amount of hunger used while swimming to match Java Edition. (MCPE-154452)
Librarian villagers can now offer enchanted books with 'Curse of Vanishing' and 'Curse of Binding'. (MCPE-84906)

Spectator Mode (Experimental)

Shulker bullets no longer follow spectators. (MCPE-162069)
Spectators are now invisible to normal players.
If a player is in Spectator Mode and other non-spectating players are present on the server, the spectating player will not affect mob despawning anymore.
If there are only spectating players on the server, mob despawning is now put on hold.

User Interface

Fixed a bug where death messages were sometimes too long to fit on screen. (MCPE-156550)
The inventory button for touch devices is now reset to its default appearance after closing the inventory.
Fixed the crafting screen search string not saving correctly.
Fixed an issue with the durability bar missing on inventory screens on Xbox. (MCPE-162063)
Fixed a bug where the sign in button on Create New World did not work on some platforms.

Mobile Touch Controls

Fixed a bug where items could not be removed from the hotbar by moving them onto other items in Creative Inventory on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where the stack splitting progress bar was not aligned on touch mode.
Adjusted layout of the touch toolbar and status effect icons based on user feedback.
Temporarily disabled the preview of our new Touch Stack Splitting UX while we work through feedback.

Mobs

When a mob is a passenger in a boat, neither the boat nor the mob are allowed to change dimension. (MCPE-154919)

Blocks

The book of an enchanting table now properly faces a nearby player. (MCPE-29924)

NPC (EDU)

NPCs can now have no name, hiding the nametag above their head.

Marketplace

Fixed an issue with Marketplace bundle prices not showing as free after purchasing.

Stability and Performance

Fixed a potential crash source in explosions.
Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving a split screen session.

Preview 1.19.40.24

Beta 1.19.40.24 (Android) or Preview 1.19.40.24 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox) is the fifth and final beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.19.40, released on October 5, 2022,^[5] which fixes bugs.

Fixes

Gameplay

Prevent replacing terrain on Maps with black pixels as a result of Client Side generation. (MCPE-162421)

Marketplace

Added a Clear Cache button in Storage Settings for all platforms. This button clears contents of Marketplace folders (but not worlds) and might help alleviate issues downloading content. (MCPE-54531)

Mobs

Sweet Berry Bushes once again deal damage to players. (MCPE-162310)

Touch Controls

Fixed a bug that prevented scrolling through the Village trade list on mobile devices.

User Interface

Temporarily reverted a change that linked Item Text Background with existing Text Background opacity slider in Accessibility Options.
The copy coordinates gamepad tooltip now uses the correct icon depending on the platform. (MCPE-162654)

Blocks

Temporarily reverted the changes to Dirt Path and Farmland collision changes, as well as Soul Sand and Mud blocks sinking while we iron out some bugs.

Notes and references

↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.20" – Minecraft Feedback, September 8, 2022.
↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.21" – Minecraft Feedback, September 14, 2022.
↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.22" – Minecraft Feedback, September 21, 2022.
↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.23" – Minecraft Feedback, September 29, 2022.
↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.24" – Minecraft Feedback, October 5, 2022.

Navigation

[1] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.20" – Minecraft Feedback, September 8, 2022.

[2] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.21" – Minecraft Feedback, September 14, 2022.

[3] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.22" – Minecraft Feedback, September 21, 2022.

[4] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.23" – Minecraft Feedback, September 29, 2022.

[5] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.40.24" – Minecraft Feedback, October 5, 2022.

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