PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft 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

Beta builds will likely be unstable and are not representative of final version quality. Please backup your Worlds before joining the beta

The beta is available only on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see

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

New Features:

Command Block functionality can now be toggled using the 'commandblocksenabled' game rule

Food can now be eaten in Creative mode and Peaceful difficulty

Added basic Scoreboard functionality - Enable with the Experimental Gameplay toggle. More Scoreboard features will be coming in later releases

Changes:

Made it easier to find purchased content, search, and go home from the top of the Marketplace screen

Typing "@" in chat will show an autocomplete list of player names

Mentions of player names are now highlighted yellow in chat

Fixes:

Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay

Fixed a crash that occurred when breaking a door that many Villagers were trying to open or enter ( MCPE-34742 )

Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to stack Explorer Maps when trading with a Cartographer Villager

Fixed a crash that occurred when a Trident with Channeling was shot from a Dispenser and hit a mob or player during a thunderstorm

It is now easier to see through water in Flat worlds ( MCPE-36078 , MCPE-35244 )

If a pet forgets what player is their owner after updating the game, it will sit down and wait for someone to interact with them & this player becomes the new owner of the pet. The pet doesn't need to be re-tamed with items ( MCPE-33152 )

Monster Spawners no longer drop as items after an explosion ( MCPE-32657 )

Crouching on ladders will no longer stop when opening the pause menu or inventory screen ( MCPE-33209 )

Rails are once again broken by flowing water

Land-based mobs now play sounds underwater

Fixed visual effects not appearing when using an enchanted Trident with Riptide ( MCPE-34448 )

Sound once again resumes after receiving a notification on iOS devices ( MCPE-15841 )

Mobs can no longer spawn in small gaps unless they can fit ( MCPE-31193 )

Flaming arrows once again ignite Minecarts with TNT ( MCPE-35776 )

Fixed several items not stacking properly in inventory and chests when using touch input ( MCPE-32347 )

Barrier Blocks can no longer be destroyed by the Ender Dragon ( MCPE-34410 )

When dealing killing blows to mobs using Knockback, they now actually get knocked back! ( MCPE-19222 )

Infinity Bow arrows are no longer picked up immediately after being fired when the Bow is slightly drawn ( MCPE-35821 )

Enderman can no longer spawn in two block high gaps with Slabs above ( MCPE-28626 )

Cured Zombie Villagers spawned from Zombie Villages can now be traded with ( MCPE-34603 )

Mobs can now walk through Soul Sand with Nether Wart ( MCPE-12719 )

Banners now have the correct placing and breaking sounds ( MCPE-31188 )

Renamed spawn eggs now produce renamed mobs

Fixed trapdoors losing their orientation after being cloned

Item tooltips that display "Can break" and "Can be placed on" now show the proper translation for the given blocks

Fixed structures generating inside Ocean Monuments

Fixed overlapping text on the Enchantment Table screen

Raw Cod and Cooked Cod items are now properly named

Armored Withers can no longer be damaged with thrown Tridents

Adjusted in-hand placement of Bows and Tridents in split screen

Fixed input on Minecarts with Command Block not saving between game sessions

Pigs with Saddles now throw players off their back when they start moving though 2-block-high bodies of water

Fixed players getting stuck in the edges of Old Worlds at 128 or in the Void

The inventory of ridden mounts can no longer be accessed by another player while you are riding it

Synced cloud worlds on Xbox One now display the proper date on the Worlds list

Enchantment Books are no longer lost after using an Anvil to rename an item and adding an incompatible enchantment

Tridents with Loyalty no longer get lost in the void when used in the End

Drowned no longer have swimming animation while riding in boat

Removed the "Take Half" tooltip when highlighting the Anvil's output slot

Releasing a Tropical Fish from a Bucket of Fish no longer releases a random fish but the one that was originally caught

Using the Quick Move option now properly stacks the taken items with stacks of the same item in the player inventory when there is an empty hotbar slot

Phantom spawn eggs can now be obtained using Pick Block

The '/subtitle' command can now run whilst a title is visible on screen ( MCPE-25685 )

Sea Pickles now break instantly in Survival mode ( MCPE-36250 )

Swimming while moving the camera with touch controls no longer breaks blocks ( MCPE-33470 )

Autofill commands now recognize a player name in brackets and places it between quotes ( MCPE-34913 )

Leads no longer detach and disappear when reentering a world ( MCPE-33263 )

Fixed a bug where it was sometimes not possible for a player to place a block in the same block space where they are standing ( MCPE-31030 )

The '/teleport' command now reliably teleports riders with entities

Players no longer teleport to vehicles/mobs that are hit by an Ender Pearl when the vehicle/mob is in the player's render distance

When a player equips a carved pumpkin as a helmet, the player's marker now disappears from the Locator Maps of other players

Only the player riding a mount can now access the mount's inventory

Players using controllers can again drop held items while in a minecart

Mobs now stop moving when all movement components are removed from their behavior

Using behavior files to change the shooting location of a projectile no longer makes the projectile shoot and miss the target

Horses in the same boat as you no longer get hit when targeted by blocks in front of you ( MCPE-30299 )

Items can once again be dropped while in a boat

Fixed a crash that occurred when loading the settings screen right after loading a resource pack