15 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 ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions

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

Note: This specific beta release may not be available on some Android devices.

Experimental Gameplay:

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

Pillagers

Bamboo is now generated in Jungle biomes

New Features:

Added new flowers: Lily of the Valley and Cornflower

Added spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak signs

Added new stair, slab, and wall variants: Stone stairs and slabs Granite stairs, slabs and walls Polished Granite stairs and slabs Diorite stairs, slabs and walls Polished Diorite stairs and slabs Andesite stairs, slabs and walls Polished Andesite stairs and slabs Sandstone walls Smooth Red Sandstone stairs and slabs Smooth Quartz stairs and slabs Brick walls Stone Brick walls Mossy Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls Nether Brick walls End Stone Brick stairs, slabs and walls Prismarine walls Red Sandstone walls Red Nether Brick stairs, slabs and walls Smooth Sandstone stairs and slabs Mossy Cobblestone stairs and slabs

Added a new option to the /gamerule commands called showDeathMessages which allows players to select whether a message appears in chat when a player or tamed mob dies

Added new "Immediate Respawn" option with associated /gamerule

Added new /tellraw command, enables the use of raw text formatting to be able to send translatable text output to chat using JSON

Changes:

Added several new loading screen tips and trivia suggested by the community!

A notification is now sent to chat when a tamed animal dies (MCPE-35138)

Tripwires are now activated when broken, unless broken with shears

Improved performance when using Function commands; they are now pre-compiled on world reload

Fixes: