Minecraft 1.21.80 update out now, patch notes – Flat World presets, Filter Profanity toggle, more

The latest update for Minecraft is here with version 1.21.80.

Flat World presets are the main new thing, including Classic Flat, Water World, and more. A Filter Profanity toggle is also now available on Nintendo Switch.

The full rundown is as follows:

Minecraft version 1.21.80 update patch notes

Features and Bug Fixes

Flat World Presets

• In the Advanced tab of the Create New World screen, enable Flat World to access flat world presets
  • Classic Flat
  • Tunnelers’ Dream
  • Water World
  • Overworld
  • Snowy Kingdom
  • Bottomless Pit
  • Desert
  • Redstone Ready

Accessibility

• Fixed an issue where Text To Speech wasn’t working on Android Fire Tablet devices

Audio Fixes

• Fixed an issue where all sound in Windows stops working after 40-41% loading (MCPE-175138)
• Music and sounds will no longer play once the save and exit button is pressed (MCPE-190632)
• Fixed Wolf spawning sounds not using the appropriate sound variants (MCPE-190576)
• Fixed credits music not playing if entering credits from the settings menu while game is paused. (MCPE-190625)

Ambient Block Sounds

• The ambient sounds for Sand block, Dead Bush block and Terracotta block can now play (MCPE-194677)

Blocks

• Sapling “age_bit” no longer regresses after an unsuccessful growth attempt, preventing nearby Observers from activating incorrectly (MCPE-190286)
• Fix ambient occlusion issue for non 1x1x1 blocks
  • When a block around any of these smaller non 1x1x1 blocks is broken, the AO computation is correctly applied to the face in the direction of that broken block. Previously the wrong face could be seen getting lightened/darkened.
  • A list of blocks affected: stairs, walls, gates, buttons, cakes, plates, fences, anvil, grindstone, hopper, bell, lectern, eggs, brewing stand
• Flowers now have the same random offset range and values as Java
• Bamboo, Hanging Roots, Mangrove Propagule, and Nether Sprouts now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition
• Coral Fans and Coral Plants now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition
• Double tall plants, like sunflowers, now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition
• Pointed Dripstone, Tall Grass, and Dry Grass now have the same random offset range and values as Java Edition
• Basalt can be created if the soul soil is placed last after the lava and blue ice are already in place again (MCPE-194008)

Bundles

• Empty open Bundle icon now renders correctly when Bundles are tapped with Touch Controls

Character Creator

• Fixed an issue that caused the wrong sized player model to show when using custom skins (MCPE-189739)

Gameplay

• Players will no longer pass through Blocks placed around x or z coordinates that are a power of 2. (Example 256, 512, 1024 …) (MCPE-173843)
• Removed access to Virtual and Mixed Reality gameplay.
• Fixed server client desync issue during portal travel on Realms (MCPE-188731)
• Added ‘music_definition’ field to ‘minecraft:biome_music’ component in client_biome json files to control the music played in the biome. The default music will be determined by the dimension if the biome_music component or music_definition property is left off. An empty string can be used if the biome is intended to be silent
• Fixed an issue where the player would momentarily lay under or beside a Bed when going to sleep
• Deepslate Redstone Ore once again lights up after interacting with it (MCPE-191381)
• Deepslate Redstone Ore no longer stays infinitely lit up after interacting with it (MCPE-136864)
• When respawning from death while gliding or swimming players will now have the correct collision (MCPE-189554)
• Fixed a bug that a player can sprint in water faster than swimming
• Changed Elytra so that while gliding, using a firework will only be used as a boost even if placed on a block
• Fixed an issue where using a Firework with Elytra in another block like Sugar Cane would result in rubberbanding (MCPE-191595)
• Trail ruins now generate at the same location in Mutated Birch Forests between Java and Bedrock on the same world seed

General

• Enabled Filter Profanity toggle on PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox platforms.

Items

• Fixed a bug where most usable items could not be used while targeting a Mob Spawner (MCPE-58999)
• Mangrove Roots can now be used as fuel in Furnaces (MCPE-155605)
• Fixed an issue where adding items to a slot in a Chest while it is being updated by a Hopper might remove the items (MCPE-166390)

Mobs

• Fixed a bug where named Slimes and Magma Cubes lose their names when splitting (MCPE-14975)
• Creakings no longer despawn on world reload (MCPE-190845)
• Parrots can now imitate Phantoms, Zoglins, Guardians, Ravagers, Pillagers, and Blazes (MCPE-164404)
• Wither Skeletons and Zombified Piglins can now walk in lava (MCPE-46806)
• Farm animal spawn eggs used in the Mangrove Swamp biome will now spawn the same variants of Chicken, Cow, and Pig as seen in the Java Edition (MCPE-190750)
• Mobs no longer have difficulty inflicting recurring hits when very close to non-moving players (MCPE-189535)
• Camels no longer spawn in spaces that are too small for them (MCPE-190700)
• Farmer villagers no longer occasionally get stuck when collecting grown crops (MCPE-166344)
• Fixed Evoker legs not moving when walking (MCPE-191193)

Realms

• Fixed a crash when clicking several times while trying to upload a world to an inactive Realm slot
• Realms Server Hosting Region Preference Selection:
  • Added a new “Advanced” tab to the Realms settings screen where Realm owners can select which datacenter region they would like to host their Realm in
    • Options include a list of regions, or allowing the Realms service to automatically select the best region for the Realm owner or the first player to join the Realm in a given session
    • Note that this selection is a preference only and due to server capacity, your Realm may be hosted in a different region than selected and in that case, the next closest region to your preference will be selected
  • Added a message during joining a Realm to indicate which server region your Realm is assigned to for that session
  • For more information on Realms regional server hosting, read this detailed article: Improved Realms Regional Support | Minecraft

Recipes

• Fixed a bug where players could still craft unknown recipes when dolimitedcrafting game rule was enabled (MCPE-186699)

Stability and Performance

• Fixed a bug that occasionally caused an error when creating a Realm on an empty slot
• Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when certain foliage textures fail to load
• Fixed an issue that caused a crash while generating chunks
• Fixed bugs causing marketplace addon content to sometimes not load in a world

User Interface

• Fixed a bug that could prevent Minecraft from loading the main menu, after cancelling a server transfer request from another server. (MCPE-189096)
• Potion of Slowness IV (standard, splash, lingering) is no longer separated from other slowness potions in Creative Menu (MCPE-101923)
• Touch Controls: Updated icons for Dismount and Jump buttons (when mounted) to be clearer and consistent between the touch control schemes (MCPE-184403)
• Suspending/minimizing the game with Screen Animations disabled no longer resets the world seed in the Create New World screen. (MCPE-188975)
• Touch Controls: Spectators can now also customize controls (MCPE-184704)
• Touch Controls: Fixed a bug that could cause issues when customizing touch controls during the death animation in Hardcore mode (MCPE-186584)
• Added modal to handle Not Enough Disc Space error in Edit World screen, Resource Packs tab
• Fixed “Download all missing packs” button not working under specific conditions
• Fixed a bug where the bed screen would display the wrong message when sleeping during a thunderstorm (MCPE-190178)
• Stopped main menu background rotation when entering new player flow
• Stopped main menu background rotation and logo text movement when the “screen animations” option is disabled.
• Worlds are no longer missing from the Storage menu
• Bundle tooltip no longer sometimes renders as if having a different amount of items
• Adding “Manage Storage” button if download fails due to lack of space with instructions on what needs to be cleared out.
• Adding “Clear Download Cache” button to storage for clearing files that got stuck due to a downloading error.
• Auto clearing the download cache on startup if it detects that it is running out of space.
• Fixed an issue which prevented the escape keyboard shortcut from working in certain scenarios on the death screen
• Bundle slot selection using gamepad right stick no longer skips slots when playing in split screen
• Stacks are now correctly splitting across slots when moving cursor and holding the left mouse button to split a stack evenly across slots
• Updated the friends drawer status to tell if a friend is playing in the same world as you
• Bundle UI now correctly disappears when interacting with Inventory tabs in Pocket UI
• Fixed a bug where the game would be unresponsive for a short while after leaving the bed screen.

Vanilla Parity

General

• Add magic crit particles for enchanted weapons, to better match the Java edition (MCPE-18704)

Items

• Cut Sandstone Slabs can now be crafted in the Stonecutter using Cut Sandstone (MCPE-42734)
• Cut Red Sandstone Slabs can now be crafted in the Stonecutter using Cut Red Sandstone (MCPE-42734)
• Totem of Undying now gives the same 45 second regeneration as Java (MCPE-90716)
• Shears now consume durability when used on Beehives and Bee Nests with full Honey level (MCPE-63995)
• Shields now take durability damage from explosions (MCPE-121484)

Mobs

• The maximum amount of Raw Rabbits dropped from Rabbits is now increased by 1 for each level of Looting (MCPE-47125)

Structures

Woodland Mansion

• Iron Axe with Efficiency I now always generates in a Chest inside Woodland Mansion’s tree-chopping room (MCPE-109048)

Thanks to Mojang Studios for the patch notes. We have coverage of past updates here.