Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.51 changelog

Posted: 11 December 2024

A new update has been released to address a few issues with the 1.21.50 release, as well as introducing an updated Play Screen.

Bug Fixes and Features:

General

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
• Fixed issue where some shaped recipes weren't parsing properly
• Fixed issue where legacy data driven block didn't apply the render layer from the material instances component

World Generation

• Creaking Hearts now generate more often in naturally generated Pale Oaks (MCPE-187337)

Updated Play Screen

We’ve introduced a brand new Play screen!

• Worlds tab: Access your saved local and LAN worlds
• Realms tab: Easily jump into Realms you own or have joined
• Servers tab: Join multiplayer featured servers from our partners, and add or access your custom servers
• Create from template: Create from, and rate, your owned templates, discover Minecraft creator made content
• Friends: Connect with your Minecraft friends (they now live in the top right hand corner of the screen) 
• We would love to hear your feedback! Please let us know what you think over at the feedback site: https://aka.ms/mcbedrockplayscreenfeedback

These updates are being rolled out incrementally, so they might not be available right away.

• Known Issue: When playing Hardcore worlds on a Realm, the world tag currently shows Survival instead of Hardcore. We hope to have this addressed as soon as possible!