After the thrilling Minecraft Live 2025 stream and the subsequent Spring to Life update, Mojang has rolled out a fresh beta and preview for the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft. While many fans anticipated the arrival of the happy ghast and its charming ghastlings in this version, they will have to wait a little longer. Nevertheless, Bedrock version 1.21.80.22 brings several intriguing features, enhancements, and crucial bug fixes.
New Features in Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.80.22
The latest update introduces the much-anticipated flat world presets, a feature previously enjoyed by Java Edition players. Now, Bedrock users can create multiple types of flat world landscapes. Another noteworthy upgrade is the refined locator bar, enhancing navigational capabilities during gameplay.
Patch Notes Overview
Without further delay, let’s delve into the comprehensive patch notes for the Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.80.22 beta and preview:
Experimental Features
Locator Bar Enhancements
- New dots indicate players in Spectator Mode on the locator bar, enhancing visibility for those observing other players.
Feature Additions and Bug Fixes
Flat World Presets
Players can now select from a variety of flat world presets within the Advanced Tab on the Create New World screen when entering flat world mode. Presets include:
- Classic Flat
- Tunnelers’ Dream
- Water World
- Overworld
- Snowy Kingdom
- Bottomless Pit
- Desert
- Redstone Ready
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Developer’s Note: “This is the first batch of flat world presets we’re adding. More are on the way, including the popular The Void preset.”
Accessibility Improvements
- Resolved an issue where Text To Speech functionality was not operational on Android Fire Tablet devices.
Gameplay Tweaks
- Corrected a glitch that caused players to lay in unnatural positions when going to sleep near a Bed.
- Deepslate Redstone Ore now lights up again upon interaction (MCPE-191381).
- Deepslate Redstone Ore no longer retains its active state indefinitely post-interaction (MCPE-136864).
- Players respawning while gliding are now accurately represented in terms of collision (MCPE-189554).
Mob Adjustments
- Mobs can now inflict hit damage without complications when they are in close proximity to stationary players (MCPE-190362).
- Camels will no longer appear in locations that are too small for them to occupy (MCPE-190700).
Music and Sound Changes
- Music will not play when the save and exit command is executed (MCPE-190632).
Realm Fixes
- Fixed a crash that occurred after multiple clicks when uploading a world into an inactive Realm slot.
User Interface Updates
- Resolved an issue preventing the escape keyboard shortcut from functioning correctly on the death screen.
- Improved bundle slot selection responsiveness using the gamepad right stick, especially in split-screen mode.
- Stacks can now be accurately split across slots by dragging while holding the left mouse button.
- The friends drawer now reflects if a friend is currently playing in the same world.
Technical Updates
Block Components
- Eliminated the Upcoming Creator Features experiment requirement for the “isotropic”field in the “minecraft:material_instances”component.
Commands Enhancements
- Released commands /place structure and /place jigsaw, moving them out of the Data-Driven Jigsaw Structures experiment.
Custom Command Features
Support for custom commands developed in scripts has now been added, with new APIs expected in the coming weeks. The CustomCommandRegistry is included for event listeners.
Graphical Improvements
- Addressed an issue with Android GPU identification that disabled Deferred Technical Preview on some compatible devices.
- Disabled split-screen functionality for the Deferred Technical Preview, ensuring compatibility during gameplay.
Availability
The Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.80.22 preview is now accessible for download on Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, and iOS devices. For Android users, the beta can be found on the Google Play Store. Note that both the official and beta versions cannot be installed on the same device.