Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.70.25

Preview 1.21.70.25
Edition	Bedrock Edition
Release date	February 26, 2025
Server version	1.21.70.25
Editor version	0.9.0
Build version	31345669
Internal version	Windows, Xbox: 1.21.7025.0; Android: 1.21.70.25
Version code	Android:; 952107025 (armeabi-v7a, 34); 962107025 (x86, 34); 972107025 (arm64-v8a, 34); 982107025 (x86_64, 34)
Type	Preview
Preview for	1.21.70
Downloads	Server ; Windows; Linux;
Protocol version	786

Beta 1.21.70.25 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 1.21.70.25 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the fifth beta/Preview version for Bedrock Edition 1.21.70, released on February 26, 2025^[1], which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Leaf Litter

Add biome based tinting to leaf litter.

Mobs

Sheep

Reverted the change from Preview 1.21.70.23 that allowed blue, light blue, cyan, yellow, orange and red sheep to spawn naturally in different biomes.
Black sheep will still be the most common type to spawn in cold biomes, and brown Sheep will be the most common type in warm biomes.
Pink sheep will still be very rare and able to spawn anywhere where sheep can spawn.
Sheep wool texture has been tweaked to remove stark line at the back.

Wandering Trader

Wandering traders' buying trades can now be used twice before they lock instead of only once.

Gameplay

Achievements

Enabled earning achievements while playing in a world with add-ons applied.

General

Settings

Enabled Filter Profanity toggle on mobile platforms.

UI

Touch controls: camera perspective can now be changed from a HUD button., enable this in the touch settings.

Technical

Biomes

Client Biome Components

Add minecraft:dry_foliage_color component to override color for dry_foliage tint method.

Blocks

Add dry_foliage tint method which uses the textures/colormap/dry_foliage.png color map.
Exposed the block component minecraft:destruction_particles as a JSON object. This represents the particles used when the block is destroyed.
- There is two fields for it:
  - texture is a required string field to set the texture used by the particles.
  - tint_method is an optional string field that multiplies the texture color with a predefined tint. Default to none. Supported values are none, default_foliage, birch_foliage, evergreen_foliage, dry_foliage, grass and water.
- Block format before 1.21.70 will be upgraded to have the component added using the texture from the down or * of the minecraft:material_instances component if present and none for tint_method. This was the old behavior.
- Block format from 1.21.70 without the component will not be upgraded and uses the invalid texture. Examples:

 "minecraft:destruction_particles": {
  "texture": "my_particles_texture",
  "tint_method": "grass"
 }

or

"minecraft:destruction_particles": {
 "texture": "my_particles_texture"
}

Commands

Removed set_movement_authority command.

Dedicated Server

Exposed a new parameter for dedicated server. This will make the server more strict on entity interactions. Look in server.properties for more information on what these do.
- server-authoritative-entity-interactions-strict default to false and can be set to true. Will affect entity interaction acceptance.
Removed server-authoritative-movement parameter. It will now always use server-auth-with-rewind.

General

Server Authoritative movement is now turned on by default.

Particles

Multiple controllers transitioning out of a state at the same time will now properly expire all intended particles instead of just the last one.

Experimental

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

Changes

Technical

API

BlockMapColorComponent scripting API is now read-only.
BlockMapColorComponent scripting API fields color and tintMethod are now properties instead of methods.
Deprecated ItemUseOnBeforeEvent in @minecraft/server 2.0.0-beta. Use PlayerInteractWithBlockBeforeEvent instead.
Deprecated ItemUseOnAfterEvent in @minecraft/server 2.0.0-beta. Use PlayerInteractWithBlockAfterEvent instead.
BlockDestructionParticlesComponent API has been added to @minecraft/server 2.0.0-beta.
EntityScaleComponent has been changed to read-only in version 2.0.0-beta.

Graphical

Reduced emissive intensity by a factor of 15 in the Deferred Technical Preview, creators will likely need to adjust their emissive texture values.
Adjusted air and fog densities for volumetric scattering for more visible light rays in Deferred Technical Preview.
Made slight adjustments to auto exposure and eye adaptation in the Deferred Technical Preview.

Fixes

26 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21.70

MCPE-189501 – Attacking a mob while sprint jumping randomly removes all of the player's momentum, sometimes even teleporting the player backwards
MCPE-190418 – Outdated Enchanting Table name still used in Minecraft Encyclopedia and Achievements
MCPE-190550 – Crafting a Bundle consumes materials but does not create a new Bundle if holding one in Survival
MCPE-190552 – New bedrock pvp is broken after update
MCPE-190604 – Sleeping in a bed causes the player's collision to break
MCPE-190606 – Hover Note is broken on bedrock

From the previous development version

MCPE-190209 – Wildflowers item have an misplaced transparent pixel
MCPE-190291 – Mooshroom mushrooms flicker
MCPE-190404 – Cactus flower's hitbox is slightly larger than it should be
MCPE-190422 – Flower pot flowers are stretched twice as much as normal flowers

Other

Potted plants are no longer clipping through flower pots.
Fixed wildflower item texture being slightly offset compared to Java.
Temperate cows no longer have harsh borders on their legs.
Red and brown mooshrooms no longer have harsh borders on their legs.
Fixed iron golem cracked texture not appearing at appropriate damage levels.
Fixed texture on the sides of a cold cow's head to be mirrored correctly.
Fixed a bug where using items with a use duration (fishing rods, food, potions, etc.) and changing slots would force your slot back to the original slot.
Stacks are now correctly splitting across slots when moving cursor and holding the button to split stack.
Fixed a potential crash that could occur when splitting stacks of items in the creative inventory.
Fixed an issue which prevented some users from accessing the Create New World screen in iOS Preview and PlayStation Preview.
Empty bell blocks no longer crash the game when moved by a sticky piston.
Fixed a bug where /fill, /clear and /testforblock commands would recognize IDs of some flattened blocks as block group names and affect all variants under those groups.
Fixed issue that occurs when cancelling world resource pack download.
Fixed crash that occurs when initializing minecraft:decorated_pot renderer.
Fixed mirroring and rotation of crafter blocks when part of a structure that is being placed.
Fixed an issue where native constructors were not properly checking privileges when being called. Constructors now check privileges properly and produce correct errors when being used in Early Execution privilege.

References

↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.70.25" – Minecraft Feedback, February 26, 2025.

Navigation

[1] "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.70.25" – Minecraft Feedback, February 26, 2025.

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