Beta 1.12.0.2 is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.12.0, released on April 17, 2019,[1] which adds new particles, reintroduces the camera, and includes many changes relating to add-ons and map-making.
Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
Fixed a crash that could occur when switching players on Xbox.
Fixed a crash that could occur when launching the game on some Windows 10 devices.
Fixed a crash that could occur when certain interactive blocks (e.g. beds, chests, furnaces) are loading in when joining a realm.
Fixed a crash that could occur when engaging in a fight with an elder guardian in an ocean monument.
Fixed a crash that could occur when throwing a trident with Loyalty enchantment.
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when exiting the game.
Performance
Improved chunk loading performance in multiplayer.
Further improvements to performance when using selectors with commands.
Cached resource packs no longer cause lag on Nintendo Switch. (MCPE-36976)
General
Player permissions now apply correctly when more than one operator tries to adjust them.
Arrows that are shot into blocks keep their position when reloading the world.
Area of effect clouds no longer try to spawn excessive numbers of particles when time of day is changed. (MCPE-39595)
Marketplace resource packs are now immediately applied after downloading in the world edit menu. (MCPE-33121)
The 'Always Day' toggle now correctly animates and shows the correct setting. (MCPE-43304)
Flowing water is no longer left behind after flowing over string. (MCPE-36343)
After the fishing_hook is killed by command the player can now cast the hook again without having to right click twice.
The screen reader prompt no longer appears every time the player adjusts the network settings on Nintendo Switch.
Removed an unnecessary Xbox Live sign-in notification.
Gameplay
Marketplace offers page can now show more than 25 items.
Items that are split between slots in the villager trade window still count as a total trade amount.
Blocks can once again be placed on unlit redstone ore. (MCPE-44305)
World settings now sync correctly between different Xbox devices.
Only players who fought in a raid see and receive the Hero effect in realms now.
Bells now ring when hit with splash and lingering potions.
Mob spawners now only spawn mobs if the light level is below 7. (MCPE-42427)
Cocoa beans now break and drop when pushed by pistons. (MCPE-41868)
Fixed several related issues with end gateway portals. These should now teleport the player to the correct safe location when used. (MCPE-43176, MCPE-43177, MCPE-19699)
Efficiency pickaxes now break packed ice at a faster rate. (MCPE-23648)
Players that are being healed can still be knocked back by TNT.
Villagers now keep their job when cured. (MCPE-42348)
The grindstone now correctly combines and repairs two damaged items.
The player can now interact with blocks with a charged crossbow on touch devices.
Fixed various scenarios where certain blocks couldn't be placed until the game was restarted.
World generation
Fixed a bug on dedicated servers and realms which could cause the wrong block types to generate.
Tweaked the number of job sites in villages.
Mobs
Vindicators can now path correctly over carpet during raids.
The wither no longer plays its spawning animation when reloading a world. (MCPE-32415)
Blocks and entities that aren't available in the Creative inventory no longer require the "minecraft" namespace when used as parameters in slash commands.
Commands can now be auto-completed on command blocks without leading with a /. (MCPE-44679)
Add-ons and script engine
minecraft:entity_use_item documentation now generates correctly.
Corrected block event descriptions.
Custom entities now correctly re-evaluate current target validity.
'getBlocks' now returns a 3D array of block objects.
Fixed incorrect component name for entities with the new 'water_movement' component.
getBlock and getBlocks now correctly handle getting a block when given an actor position (or any non-integer position).
Fixed a crash that could occur on dedicated servers.
Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to create a new template world.
Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that could occur when suspending and resuming the game.
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur while navigating various UI screens.
General
Frosted ice that is waiting to melt no longer causes excessive lag. (MCPE-39698)
Comparators that are powered when loaded, turned off, and then on again in one tick now correctly stop outputting power when it is off for the one tick.
Fixed an issue with an incorrect spawn point after respawning on the Mario Mash-up pack.
Removed the sand trade from the wandering trader and adjusted the cost of a diamond hoe on the toolsmith.
Resource packs are now applied correctly after downloading through the world or global settings.
Fixed an issue with player skins not loading correctly between devices.
Dates appear again next to player earned achievements in the achievements menu.
The "Zombie Doctor" achievement now unlocks when the player cures a zombie villager.
Gameplay
Players no longer clip through walls when transitioning from swimming to standing up in water.
Players now receive damage when trapped in fallen sand/gravel. (MCPE-45704)
Combining two heavily damaged tools in the crafting table now creates a tool with the correct durability.
Mobs
Iron golems no longer run to the world center after its village is destroyed. (MCPE-45509)
Spiders can correctly path-find over obstacles again.
Tweaked polar bear head position animation.
Graphical
Tinted spawn eggs are now properly scaled in item frames.
Red sandstone stairs now have correct textures on all sides. (MCPE-20677)
Updated the glass texture for locked maps in the cartography table UI. (MCPE-43314)
User interface
Going back to the Play screen (or Settings screen) now properly selects the previously selected tab when text to speech is enabled.
Fixed an issue on Xbox that could prevent the menus from being navigated after signing in to a Microsoft account.
The book icon in the enchantment table UI is no longer overlapping the runic inscription (Pocket UI).
The "Wheel Turning" button is now only shown once in the Minecraft VR settings.
Commands
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused command blocks to fail to execute commands for no apparent reason.
Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
Fixed a crash that could occur on Nintendo Switch when the game was saving or loading. (MCPE-45862)
Fixed a Marketplace issue that could result in the game getting stuck or crashing when loading in content.
Fixed a crash that could occur when signing in to Xbox Live.
Fixed a crash that could occur when breaking a bell. (MCPE-46636)
Fixed an issue that could cause the game to freeze or stop responding. (MCPE-46654)
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when changing skins.
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading in a roaming skin.
Fixed a crash that could occur on Switch.
Performance
Made further performance improvements when opening inventory screens. (MCPE-27167)
Made some further performance improvements around villages and job sites.
Several other performance improvements, included some related to mob AI pathfinding.
General
The Marketplace search screen now displays the proper pack icons.
Fixed Marketplace sale items not showing the discount percentage.
Marketplace sale items no longer change size when hovered over.
The "New" tag is now properly removed from a Marketplace collection once it has been viewed.
Replaced some missing Marketplace screenshots.
Made improvements to the patch notes to make sure the correct ones show up after an update.
Fixed an issue with skins not loading in correctly after restarting the game.
Several fixes and improvements related to game invites:
Fixed a bug that would prevent a player from creating or loading a world, or cause a crash, after attempting and failing to join another world via an invite.
Fixed an issue that prevented the player from joining a world or server after receiving an invite.
Players should no longer see the "Unable to connect to World" message when trying to enter own Realm or any area from Friends tab after failed attempt to join a game.
Fixed a loading screen issue that could prevent split-screen players on console from joining the world correctly.
Gameplay
Fixed an issue that was preventing players from feeding hay bales to animals in order to breed them.
Players now respawn at the correct spawn point when they die.
Players can now respawn successfully without having to exit and re-join the world first.
Mobs
Iron golems now sway when walking.
Graphical
Fixed the sitting model for cats that were previously tamed ocelots. (MCPE-41929)
Enchanted armor and bows now show their shimmering effect again. (MCPE-45750)
User interface
Fixed a controller bug when navigating through the Marketplace
The crafting grid no longer clears when the gamepad cursor moves to any non-recipe book slot
Add-ons and scripting engine
Fixed an issue that was preventing custom blocks from registering successfully.
Fixed an issue with custom items and blocks not requiring the namespace for slash commands.