Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.19.50.23

Posted: 3rd November 2022

Information on the Minecraft Preview and Beta:

These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
Minecraft Preview is available on Xbox, Windows 10/11, and iOS devices. More information can be found at aka.ms/PreviewFAQ
The beta is available on Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions

Experimental Features

API

Fixed a bug where property velocity would return incorrect values in certain situations (MCPE-152715)
Added function canPlace - Returns if it is valid to place the desired block type or block permutation at a specified location (and optional face of the block)
Added function trySetPermutation - Attempts to place the desired block permutation at a location by first checking canPlace

Bamboo Woodset

The name displayed for “Bamboo Raft with Chest” is now “Raft with Chest” (MCPE-163327)
When dismounting from Raft and Raft with Chest the correct tooltip is now shown (MCPE-163326)

Blocks

The "Place" prompt is now displayed correctly for all variations of Sign and Hanging Sign when using a controller
Mobs now pathfind properly on top of side-attached Hanging Signs

Camel

Players can no longer ride Camels through/in deep water (MCPE-163608)
Sitting Camels do not play the sitting down animation on load anymore, instead they are loaded already sitting
Camels can now auto step up one and a half blocks without jumping (MCPE-163322)

Commands

Running '/execute as' from Command Blocks no longer inherits rotation from entity (MCPE-162680)

Gameplay

Fixed an issue where Hanging Signs could replace Spore Blossoms and Big Dripleaf
Fixed an issue where Hanging Signs could attach to Bamboo Saplings
Fixed an issue where using pick-block on a double Bamboo Mosaic Slab or breaking it would give a Bamboo Slab (MCPE-163906)
Fixed Bamboo Saplings not breaking when pushed by Pistons

General

Fixed a bug where Chain Command Blocks would not activate when Delay in Ticks was greater than 0

Sound

Features and Bug Fixes

Gameplay

Boats and Boats with Chest are no longer teleported to (0, 0, 0) when pushed by a Piston (MCPE-163330)

General

Graphical

Added D3D12 support for Intel Integrated/Dedicated Graphics for compatible drivers

Items

Realms

Shortened text when uploading worlds and add-ons so it fits in the dialog
You will no longer get an error message when joining a Realm that has been empty for several minutes

Stability and Performance

Navigating through the Recipe Book when the player had items that contain mobs in their inventory no longer causes significant drops in performance (MCPE-146462)
Reduced server lag with items going in and out of Hoppers (MCPE-68796)

Touch Controls

Fixed the Dismount button in the New Touch Control Schemes looking blurry (MCPE-156722)

User Interface

Fixed a bug in Pocket UI Inventory screen, where items could not be dropped back to inventory in Creative Mode
Fixed a bug in Pocket UI Inventory screen, where the ‘Craftable/All’ toggle could only be changed in the Search tab but not in any other tab
On Xbox, camera movement with mouse no longer changes mouse position when menu is reopened (MCPE-162890)
Text color for a selected item stack count is now white instead of yellow

Vanilla Parity

Getting killed by a mob with a renamed weapon no longer produces a death message with a redundant 's' at the end (MCPE-163283)

Spectator Mode

When entering Spectator Mode while typing on a Sign, the Sign text screen now closes
If you swap into Spectator Mode while standing alone on a Pressure Plate, you lose weight and the Pressure Plate releases (MCPE-163177)

Technical Updates

Stability and Performance

Commands

Removed the Upcoming Creator Features requirement for the new execute command syntax
Version 1.19.50 is now required to run the new command syntax
Creators currently using the new execute command syntax in command blocks will have to go modify those command blocks in order to update those commands
Creators currently using the new execute command in behavior packs will need to change the min engine version to 1.19.50
The previous execute command syntax can still be used by using version 1.19.40 or less