Minecraft 1.19.70.23

Together with a new snapshot for Minecraft: Java Edition, developers have published a Minecraft Beta and Preview 1.19.70.23. The update brings a lot of new content to the game — Archeology, Sniffer, Pots, fixes bugs!

Beta update for Android devices is delayed!

Archaeology

• Added the Brush item
  
• Added the Decorated Pot block
  
• Added four Pottery Shards
  
  • Arms Up
    
  • Skull
    
  • Prize
    
  • Archer
• Added the Suspicious Sand block
  
• Added Suspicious Sand to the Desert Temple
  
• Added Suspicious Sand to the Desert Well

Suspicious Sand

• It is found in a Deserted temple and wells
  
• Hard to find and easy to break
  
• Can be cleaned with a Brush
  
• Cleaning brings a variety of valuable items

Brush

• Can be used to clean Suspicious sand

Pottery Shards

• Available in four variants
  
• There are drawings on the shards
  
• You can't craft, but you can find

Decorated Pots

• It is crafted from four Pottery Shards
  
• The Pottery Shards have pictures on them, they cannot be crated, but can be found in Suspicious sand
  
• Instead of shards, you can use Bricks, but the pot will be without a picture

Sniffer

The winner of the Minecraft Live 2022 mob vote is officially coming to the game. Meet the Sniffer!

• Sniffers cannot be tempted or tamed
  
• Sniffers are passive friendly mobs
  
• Sniffer sniffs in the air and occasionally dig for seeds

Torchflower

• The Torchflower seed can be planted on farmland and grows into a flower
  
• The seed can be used to breed two Sniffers
  
• The full-grown flower can be harvested and replanted but can also be crafted into a dye

Changes

• Sounds from all Button types and Lever are now controlled by "Blocks" slider in Audio Settings
  
• Ghasts sound volume will now fade the further they are from the player

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where an Allay holding a Lead wasn't able to be leashed unless the player held a full stack of 64 Leads in hand
  
• Fixed a bug where Hoppers would not pull in items after being unpowered from Redstone
  
• The loading screen no longer flickers when entering the Nether in immersive VR mode
  
• Fixed loaded Crossbow staying loaded after shooting