Minecraft PE Beta 1.16.210.57

The new beta version of Minecraft PE 1.16.210.57 has become available for Android devices and a new resource has appeared in it — copper ore, from which you can create copper ingots, new blocks, as well as a lightning rod!

Copper

• Added copper ore.
• Copper ore can be melted in a furnace.
• Added copper blocks.
• Available copper blocks, carved copper blocks, copper ladders and copper plates.
• Copper blocks oxidize over time.
• Copper blocks have special sounds when interacting.
• Use honeycomb to protect the copper blocks from the oxidation process.
• Drowned people now drop copper ingots instead of gold ingots.

Lightning rod

• A lightning rod has been added!
• Lightning rods are created in a workbench from copper ingots.
• The lightning rod can be used to protect your buildings from lightning strikes.
• A lightning rod from a lightning strike creates a red stone signal.

All new items and blocks are also available in the creativity inventory.

Fixes

• Special features:
  • Now, you can adjust the settings sliders from the keyboard when the mouse cursor is outside the user interface.
  • The screen reader now informs the player about the opening of the Chat Settings menu.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the screen reader to not read the titles on the permissions screen.
  • The screen reader now reads information from the announcement screens.
• Performance and stability:
  • Improved the smoothness of the transition animation of the user interface.
  • Improved the performance of actors.
• Main:
  • Fixed a bug that prevents players from interacting after using the '/clone' command on a block with a double chest.
  • Using the '/clone' command to clone a block of the same type no longer results in a failed execution.
  • Fixed a bug that caused players to take fall damage when opening Shulker Box.
  • Nether bricks now give experience when melting.
  • All mobs that use melee attack can now attack targets above and below them again.
• Graphics and interface:
  • Tool and Armor Recipes now display the background of the selected item when selected in the recipe list.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the selection area of a structural block in the Overworld to be displayed in the Buffer and Edge.
  • Sound sliders are now always highlighted when the mouse cursor is hovered over.
• Structural block:
  • Structural blocks no longer save data automatically when the structure name text field is empty.
• Commands, scripts and add-ons:
  • A warning now appears when trying to move a locked item into and OUT of containers.