PLEASE READ before participating in the Minecraft Beta:



Finished releases may not include all additions, 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

Xbox One and Windows 10 players can opt in and out of the beta from the Xbox Insider Hub app. Android players can opt in and out from the Minecraft page of the Google Play Store

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:

Changes:

Personal Game Mode is now set to the Default Game Mode option when first joining a world

Fixes:

Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay

Fixed a crash that occurred when placing renamed items in an Anvil's output slot

Fixed mobs missing several limbs on the previous Android beta

Crouching on ladders will no longer stop when opening the pause menu or inventory screen

Firework Rockets once again give the proper boost when using Elytra ( MCPE-30821 )

Barrier Blocks can now contain water

Field of View can once again be adjusted when the "FoV Can Be Altered by Gameplay" option is disabled ( MCPE-32403 )

Redstone dust now renders on the sides of Glass blocks ( MCPE-21542 )

The Ender Dragon is no longer missing the texture on its neck when playing the Norse Mythology Mash-up Pack

Fixed the mining cracking animation being out of sync when mining from a boat

Increased the health of Phantoms from 10 to 20

Fixed a couple of pixels on the Phantom's texture

Phantoms are now considered undead mobs

Phantoms can now drown in water

Phantoms' eyes now stay visible when under the invisibility effect

Phantoms now fly up after spawning in Creative mode

Changes to the Phantom flying animation

TNT exploding underwater no longer deals damage to players and other entities

Drowned now have a much easier time attacking players that are swimming above them

Kelp that is planted by players will now grow over time

Baby Horses, Donkeys and Mules can no longer be pushed through solid block

Creepers no longer remain white or quickly flash when killed

Using '/fill doors' now fills the chosen area with doors instead of air blocks

Fixed the Cancel button not appearing on Windows 10 devices when joining a cross-platform world

Kelp now mimics Seagrass in its placement and can be placed on most blocks underwater ( MCPE-33747 )

Fixed a crash that occurred when players were spawning and the spawn point was getting set every tick

Land plants can no longer be placed underwater

Water Bottle icons no longer have red liquid on Android devices. It wasn't creepy or anything

Guardians no longer attack fish

Visibility now increases over time when submerged in flowing water

Used chests can now be equipped to Mules and Llamas ( MCPE-32152 )

Swimming through certain waterlogged blocks no longer removes underwater fog ( MCPE-33917 )

Activating an End Portal will now replace any blocks inside the portal ( MCPE-28344 )

Opening Book & Quill on touch devices no longer causes blocks to break ( MCPE-29752 )

Elder Guardians now drop Wet Sponges when killed

Fixed floating Rails that generated in abandoned mineshafts

Fixed certain variants of Rails having an incorrect hitbox size

Fixed monster spawners appearing empty on converted Console Edition worlds

Dolphins can no longer attack players through solid blocks

The Resistance effect will now protect against the Wither effect ( MCPE-21515 )

Quick moving items from the hotbar to a container now works as intended ( MCPE-19952 )

Cloning containers no longer removes their custom names

Hitting the Enter key in the inventory no longer moves the cursor in/out of the text field or grabs/drops items

Particles from Enchanted Arrows no longer drift in flowing water

Mobs no longer play a higher pitch sound effect when first spawned

Fixed Texture Packs having a placeholder icon on the Pack Validation screen on Android devices