Minecraft 1.21.90.21

A new test version of Minecraft 1.21.90.21 has been released for Android. This update includes various changes to block sounds, along with numerous bug fixes.

Known Issues

• This version includes a bug that can cause mob animation issues.
  • For example, Camels may appear frozen, and Foxes may float in the air.
  • This issue is expected to be fixed in the next version.

Experimental

• The size of the player dot on the Player Locator now depends on distance rather than opacity.

Changes

• Text-to-speech now selects the appropriate voice when changing language on Android, iOS, and Windows.
• Updated frequency and locations of ambient block sounds.
• Increased chance for ambient Dead Bush sounds to play.
• Ambient sand sounds no longer require direct access to the sky to play.
• Sand sounds can now play in all biomes.
• Sand blocks no longer trigger ambient wind sounds.
• Slightly decreased chance of ambient sand sounds playing.
• Terracotta blocks no longer trigger sand sounds.
• Short and Tall Dry Grass blocks can now trigger ambient wind sounds when placed above two blocks of Sand, Red Sand, or Terracotta.
• Terracotta blocks no longer trigger ambient wind sounds.
• Gamertags are now always used in cross-platform multiplayer.
• Increased Blaze attack range from 16 to 48 blocks.
• Increased Blaze attack sound distance to 32 blocks.
• Ghastlings can now follow Happy Ghasts.
• Piglins can now give Dried Ghast Blocks when bartered with.
• The Lead recipe no longer requires a Slimeball.
• The Dried Ghast Block recipe now uses Soul Sand instead of a Bone Block.
• The maximum height of the Beacon beam has been increased to 2048 blocks.

Bug Fixes

• Swapping items during a mob attack no longer switches back to the original item used.
• Fixed a bug where sprinting into water by double-tapping forward no longer automatically triggers swimming mode.
• Fixed a bug where End Island portals teleported players outside the world border, causing instant death and inventory loss.
• The local player's vehicle will now always render regardless of its model orientation.
• Fixed an issue where black squares appeared on End Portals when using Vibrant Visuals and TAAU at non-native resolutions.
• Certain materials in Vibrant Visuals no longer render as black.
• The Mace with Wind Burst enchantment now launches players as high as in Java Edition again.
• Mobs no longer clip through blocks while auto-stepping if viewed from a distance.
• Shadows are no longer rendered for entities riding invisible vehicles.
• Pigs saddled manually no longer drop two saddles when killed.
  • Note: Pigs manually saddled in versions from 1.21.70 onward will still drop two saddles.
• Sponges no longer absorb water from waterlogged Barriers.
• Baby Zombified Piglins no longer spawn with golden swords.
• Zoglins and Zombified Piglins no longer move too fast when chasing players.
• Piglins and Hoglins spawned in Bastion Remnants now drop XP when killed.
• Fixed Frozen Peaks biome generation: like in Java Edition, no ice blocks generate in the ocean beneath the top layer.
• Players can once again use usable items while sneaking and targeting interactive blocks.
• Dispensing a lava bucket on a waterlogged Dried Ghast no longer duplicates it.
• Dispensing a lava bucket on waterlogged blocks no longer empties the bucket without placing lava.