Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.90.26

Preview 1.21.90.26
Edition	Bedrock Edition
Release date	May 20, 2025
Server version	1.21.90.26
Editor version	0.9.9.9
Build version	33583199
Internal version	Windows, Xbox: 1.21.9026.0; Android: 1.21.90.26
Version code	Android:; 952109026 (armeabi-v7a, 34); 962109026 (x86, 34); 972109026 (arm64-v8a, 34); 982109026 (x86_64, 34)
Type	Preview
Preview for	1.21.90
Downloads	Server; Windows; Linux
Protocol version	818

Beta 1.21.90.26 (ChromeOS, Android), or Preview 1.21.90.26 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the fifth beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.21.90, released on May 20, 2025,^[1] which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Beacon

Now render from any chunk loaded in worlds opened in at least 1.21.90.

Command format

The camera default command will now properly reset third person camera view offset values
The /controlscheme command no longer requires the "Experimental Creator Camera" toggle.

Gameplay

Sounds

the_end_light_flash sound effect now triggers when the light flashes in the End dimension in Vibrant Visuals.
Leashing, unleashing, collecting leashed mobs, and leashing mobs to other mobs now play custom sounds.
Removing saddles, horse armor, harnesses, and carpets using shears now plays custom sounds.

The Overworld

Re-enabled Overworld chunk blending which was disabled in the last preview.

Graphical

Customized atmospherics, color grading, fog and lighting for the End, the Nether, the Overworld dimensions and a variety of biomes in Vibrant Visuals.
- Some issues exist with atmospherics in End and Nether dimensions.
Recalibrated all emissive values in MERS textures in Vibrant Visuals.
Update shadow configurations for "Favors Performance" targets on all Xbox platforms in Vibrant Visuals mode.
Update Volumetric configs for "Prefers Performance" targets on Xbox One and Xbox One X in Vibrant Visuals mode.
Reduced the intensity and speed of the caustics animation in Vibrant Visuals.
Increased emissive intensity and adjusted tone mapping parameters in Vibrant Visuals.
Added henyey_greenstein_g settings to the fog json files.
- New section henyey_greenstein_g allows specifying value for both air and water.
- Example:

{
    "format_version": "1.21.90",  
    "minecraft:fog_settings": {
        "description": {
            "identifier": "minecraft:test_henyey_greenstein_g"
        },
        "volumetric": {
            "henyey_greenstein_g": {
                "air": {
                    "henyey_greenstein_g": 0.5
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Updated the clouds texture.

General

Realms

Realm owners can now choose to require members to opt into the Timeline in order to play on the Realm.
- To turn this feature on, go to Realms Stories --> Settings and enable "Require opt in to Timeline".
  - The feature can be turned on and off at will.
- While the feature is on, Realm members who have not opted in will remain members of the Realm, but will not be able to play until they opt in.
  - If a Realm member who previously opted in chooses to opt out, they will not be able to play on the Realm until they opt in again.
- Realm owners will be able to play on the Realm regardless of whether they have opted in.

UI

The animated up and down arrows on the locator bar have been repositioned to be closer to the player dot.
Closing an anvil or an enchanting table now results in the experience bar being shown for 5 seconds instead of the locator bar.
While using the "Joystick & tap to interact" touch mode, the "Joystick Visibility Option" is now forced into "Visible Joystick" while using the player_relative_strafe or camera_relative_strafe control scheme.

Mobs

General

Mobs' and players' legs are now positioned more horizontally when riding, reducing clipping into the ridden entity.

Boat

Boats are now able to be pulled out of water using a lead.

Ghastling

The ghastling model is now slightly smaller than before and closer in size to its collision box, though the two still differ.
The model is intentionally smaller than the collision to prevent z-fighting.
This is intentionally not in parity with Java Edition, which doesn't require this workaround.

Happy Ghast

The visual size of the happy ghast has been slightly reduced to prevent z-fighting with water and other adjacent blocks.
- This change is purely visual and does not affect the happy ghast's collision.
Happy ghast now immediately loses its ability to collide with entities upon death.

Horse, Donkey, and Mule

They can now be fed carrots to heal, grow, and improve their temper.

Non-mob entities

Projectiles

Projectiles now have a tolerance margin that changes over time.
- Previously, all projectiles had a fixed 0.3 blocks tolerance margin added to the collision.
- Now, all projectiles start with no margin for the first two ticks of their flight.
- After that, the target margin will expand by 0.05 blocks per tick until it reaches the target margin of 0.3 blocks.
- This allows for more precise collision on targets close to the shooting player or entity, while still allowing for some collision leeway for targets further away.

Technical

API

@minecraft/server

Added localizationKey read only property to Dimension, which is the key for localization of a dimension's name used in language files.
Added EntityHungerComponent, EntitySaturationComponent, EntityExhaustionComponent that allows read and write access to hunger, saturation, and exhaustion values on player objects.
Added totalArmor and totalToughness read only properties to EntityEquippableComponent.
BlockMovableComponent APIs have been added to beta.
- BlockMovableComponent::movementType
- BlockMovableComponent::stickyType
Renamed CameraEaseOptions to just EaseOptions to for V2.0 scripting.
Improved the naming used for the name property of several custom error classes.
Block custom component event beforeOnPlayerPlace is now called when an item using replace_block_item is set to true for V2.0.0 and higher custom components.
- In 2.0.0, when using setCurrentValue of an EntityAttributeComponent, the desired value is checked against the effectiveMin and effectiveMax. If the value is out of bounds, an error is thrown.
Enabled Player.applyImpulse and Player.clearVelocity in beta, which no longer throw errors.

@minecraft/server-admin

Updated transferPlayer to support NetherNet transfers. It now takes either a hostname/port combination or a NetherNet ID.

Dedicated Server

Exposed a new parameter for dedicated server to disallow usage of Vibrant Visuals while connected.

Molang

Added the query.is_riding_any_entity_of_type Molang query, which checks whether an entity is riding another entity of any specified type.

UI

Added warning pop-up for some Android devices when switching to Vibrant Visuals graphics mode.
Added a toggle to video settings to enable in-game graphics mode switching. Enabling in-game graphics mode switching may impact texture quality.

Experimental

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

Additions

Technical

Blocks

Added minecraft:movable component under the "Upcoming Creator Features" toggle. This allows for blocks to configure how they should react when moved by a piston.
- movement_type (Required): Specifies how the block should react when moved by a piston.
  - push_pull: Will allow a block to be pushed by a piston/sticky piston and pulled by a sticky piston (e.g. grass).
  - push: Will allow a block to be pushed by a piston/sticky piston (e.g. glazed terracotta).
  - immovable: Will not allow a block to be pushed or pulled by a piston/sticky piston (e.g. bedrock).
  - popped: Will pop a block when pushed by a piston/sticky piston (e.g. leaves).
- sticky (Optional): Specifies how the block should handle adjacent blocks when moved by a piston.
  - none: Default. Will not add any additional behavior.
  - same: Will move adjacent blocks along with it when moved by a piston. It will not move different blocks with "sticky": "same" (e.g. a honey block can move another honey block but not a slime block).
    - NOTE: This field only works when used with:

"movement_type": "push_pull"
"format_version": "1.21.90",
"minecraft:movable": {
"movement_type": "push_pull",
"sticky": "same"

Changes

Technical

World generation

Namespaces can now be used in template pool element location and jigsaw block identifiers.

Fixes

37 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21.90

MCPE-21743 – Punching a leash knot uses the generic punch sound
MCPE-68841 – A Little text error.
MCPE-89549 – No stray and wither jockeys
MCPE-172657 – A player sits in the boat too high (Java parity)
MCPE-187962 – Storage management UI does not allow access to all controls for mobile devices
MCPE-188934 – When playing splitscreen and second player looks up then down, the clouds for the first player disappear
MCPE-190716 – Arm detaches from body and shield in off-hand slot floats above shoulder when game is paused
MCPE-201608 – Happy Ghast takes Friendly Fire Damage from Players standing on top
MCPE-201809 – Vibrant Visuals: Night Vision effect is extremely dark instead of bright
MCPE-201984 – Vibrant Visuals: Standing near a lightsource illuminates the sky
MCPE-203972 – Vibrant Visuals: Screen appears black
MCPE-204062 – Vibrant Visuals: Water has blue fog trail following it
MCPE-212932 – Music immediately cuts off instead of fading out when exiting the world with pause feature disabled
MCPE-217551 – Player Locator Bar doesn't show player locations correctly in split screen multiplayer
MCPE-218740 – Happy ghast is not scaled down properly when harnessed

From the previous development version

MCPE-217634 – Breeze and Blaze spawn eggs do not match Java Edition spawn eggs
MCPE-218297 – Ghast fireballs have a green glint like XP orbs
MCPE-218652 – Death Screen shows keyboard hints below
MCPE-219598 – Wandering Traders have leash connected to their feet after Leashing Updates.

Other

Fixed issue with dried ghast block where replacing a dried ghast block in the same location would keep the random tick of the old, removed block, causing it to age faster than expected.
Fixed a bug where entities that should not be moving were moving slightly.
The back faces of transparent items held in hand, like stained glass, are no longer visible in Vibrant Visuals.
Clouds no longer have a pink or yellow tint, during sunrise and sunset respectively, in Vibrant Visuals.
Fixed inconsistent pixels on the pale oak boat and pale oak boat with chest items to match other boat items.
The green harness item no longer uses the gray harness texture when Vibrant Visuals is enabled.
Happy ghast and ghastlings no longer z-fight with adjacent blocks.
Ghastlings are no longer rotated sideways when riding boats or chest boats.
Happy ghast and ghast shadows are no longer cast on their tentacles when Fancy Graphics are enabled.
Ropes wrapping a happy ghast are now rendered when certain entities are attached to it and it is harnessed.
Cows and mooshrooms no longer render with four ropes when leashed to a happy ghast.
Ghasts can no longer spawn in areas that are too small, preventing suffocation on spawn.
Large entities attached by a leash to the happy ghast now properly render with four leashes when using simple graphics.
The player dot now correctly decreases to the smallest size for the stationary player when another player moves linearly away from them.
Fixed an issue where some on-screen UI elements would let the user interact with the world under them.
Fixed a bug where the includeLiquidBlocks property on BlockRaycastOptions would not correctly result in hits on flowing water. This affects the following API methods in all versions: entity.getBlockFromViewDirection, dimension.getBlockFromRay, dimension.getBlockBelow, and dimension.getBlockAbove.
Fixed a crash when adding or changing priority of resource packs in the create new world screen.
Terrain matching jigsaw template pools will no longer create floating islands.

References

↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.90.26" – Minecraft Feedback, May 20, 2025.

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