Minecraft update out now (version 1.19.50), patch notes

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch

A massive 1.19.50 update has just gone live for Minecraft.

The update is comprised of new features, content, and fixes. Some of the highlights include a spectator mode, new default skins, camels, and stability improvements.

The full patch notes for the Minecraft version 1.19.50 update are as follows:

New Features:
Spectator Mode
Spectator Mode has made its way into Minecraft: Bedrock Edition! This feature has been experimental for a little while but has now made its way into the game with no experimental toggle required. Here’s a quick write up of this new game mode and how it can be used:
When cheats are enabled, players can go in and out of Spectator Mode using the Personal Game Mode option in World Settings or the ‘/gamemode spectator’ command
Spectators have a reduced HUD that does not show the crosshair, hotbar, XP, health, hunger, or armor
Players’ inventory, health, held items, etc, are unchanged when switching in and out of Spectator Mode
Spectators are always flying and cannot be grounded
Spectators pass through solid blocks and entities without collision
Spectators can see out of solid objects when inside blocks
Spectators cannot take damage and are not affected by any blocks, mobs, items, portals, or effects
Spectators cannot use items or interact with blocks or mobs
Spectators cannot open their inventory or interact with block screens, like Chests or Furnaces
Spectators cannot be seen by mobs or other players, except other players in Spectator Mode
Spectators appear as a transparent floating head to other players in Spectator Mode
Spectators are not needed to sleep to pass the night
When playing in first person perspective, spectators do not see their arm or held item
Spectators generate chunks, if they fly to new chunks
Spectators do not spawn any mobs
Non-persistent mobs around spectators will check for distance to any non-spectators when deciding if they should despawn
Commands can select and act on spectators
A list of fixes since the last release can be found below in the Vanilla Parity section below.
New Touch Controls
New touch controls are now enabled on touch devices by default
Players can choose between “Joystick & tap to interact”, “Joystick & aim crosshair”, or “D-Pad & tap to interact”
A list of fixes since the last release can be found in the Fixes section below.
New Default Skins
New characters have joined Steve and Alex! These character skins can be selected in the Dressing Room

From left to right: Sunny, Kai, Makena, Steve, Alex, Zuri, Efe, Ari, and Noor
Vex
Updated the model and texture of the Vex
The Vex retains a slightly larger hitbox to make it easier to fight
Vanilla Parity:
Mobs
While playing tag, baby Villagers will now run at a quicker speed that matches Java Edition
Blocks
Wooden Doors, Iron Doors, Wooden Trapdoors, Iron Trapdoors, and Fence Gates now use the same opening and closing sound effects as Java Edition
Updated Pressure Plates to have different pitches based on their behaviour to match Java Edition
Added unique button click sound for Wooden Buttons to match Java Edition
Crimson and Warped block sets now have a unique set of sounds
Chiseled and Cut Red Sandstone now have smooth undersides (MCPE-20006)
Projectiles landing on Mud will no longer shake repeatedly (MCPE-153744)
Amphibious mobs no longer have trouble pathfinding around Mud Blocks (MCPE-153961)
Mud and Soul Sand Block bounding boxes now matches their visual bounding boxes for when a player places the blocks (MCPE-162252)
Lily Pads now pop with sound and particles when run into by a Boat (MCPE-65138)
Most blocks destroyed from lack of support now have visual particles, audio effects, and cause vibration events
Coral Fans can no longer be placed on the side of Slab blocks (MCPE-116986)
Coral Fans can now survive on top of solid transparent blocks like Glass (MCPE-112407)
Fixed a bug where placed Light Blocks were invisible even while selecting a Light Block
Spectator Mode
Open container, Command Block, or Structure Block screens now close when players enter Spectator Mode
Spectator Mode now appears on the list of Personal Game Modes in Settings (MCPE-156688)
Allays no longer throw items to spectators (MCPE-162873)
Experimental Features:
Introducing the next major update experimental toggle! Enable the “Next Major Update” toggle in world settings to enable this content
These features are a work in progress and are still in active development. The design and functionality of these features will likely change before they’re released
Please remember: Worlds that have used experimental toggles will always be flagged as “Experimental”. We recommend keeping these experimental worlds as separate copies from your main saves. More information can be found in this article
Bamboo Wood Blocks
Added the Bamboo family of blocks as a wood type and use for Bamboo
Added Bamboo Raft
Camel
Added Camels, which can spawn in desert villages
Two players can ride Camels together
Camels are tall animals and riders are high enough off the ground, out of range from mob melee attacks
Camels can walk and sprint, or dash with a short burst of speed
Camels randomly sit down for short periods of time and flick their ears about
Chiseled Bookshelf
A new, chiseled variation of the Bookshelf
Can store Books, Book and Quills, and Enchanted Books
Holds up to 6 Books. Keeps the stories and lore of your world safe
Comparators can detect the last book placed/removed. Perfect for hiding secrets in your spooky library
Hanging Sign
A new type of Sign that can be placed beneath and on the side of blocks
Hanging Signs are available for all wood types
Hanging Signs can also be placed under narrow blocks with center support, like Fences
Fixes:
Stability / Performance
Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
Fixed a crash that could occur when navigating down in the Villager screen with the keyboard
Fixed an issue where game would crash when Ender Dragon breath attack hadn’t hit blocks or fell into the void (MCPE-161204)
Navigating through the Recipe Book when the player had items that contain mobs in their inventory (like Bees in Beehives) no longer causes significant drops in performance (MCPE-146462)
Reduced server lag with items going in and out of Hoppers (MCPE-68796)
Fixed frame rate dropping when hovering over item slots on the Creative inventory screen (MCPE-162277)
Fixed a crash that would occur if Education Edition items were rendered without the Education Edition toggle turned on (MCPE-161587)
Fixed a crash that could occur when actors with a non-player owner went through End Portals
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading into some Marketplace worlds on low memory devices (MCPE-161866)
Gameplay
When stuck inside a block, players will now be pushed towards the nearest open area
Maps corrupted by black pixels can now be repaired by revisiting corrupted areas. Previously affected maps can now be repaired by holding in main or off hand (MCPE-162421)
Fixed a bug that could cause the player to teleport back to a portal after exiting it (MCPE-157494)
Fixed a bug that could cause players to get stuck on the “Building Terrain” screen when changing dimensions (MCPE-158215)
Fixed improper LevelChunk blending when upgrading pre-1.18 worlds (MCPE-162480)
Mobs
Increased Enderman follow range from 32 to 64 (MCPE-35306)
Jump Boost now consistently affects mobs ridden by players (MCPE-45823)
Slow Falling now consistently affects mobs ridden by players (MCPE-126604)
Fixed an issue where breeding mobs with applied effects would result in the offspring having the effect bonuses permanently applied (MCPE-81890)
Fixed Bat resting location being offset when at negative world height
Armor Stands now drop their offhand item upon destruction (MCPE-158228)
Fixed a bug that caused the Ender Dragon to not load if the world was saved and loaded while it was alive (MCPE-156528)
Blocks
Dirt Path and Farmland collision are now one pixel lower (MCPE-12109)
Players now sink in Soul Sand and Mud blocks (MCPE-154973)
Sugar Cane will now break on next random tick when its water source is removed (MCPE-162351)
Piston arms now extend more smoothly (MCPE-155987)
Blocks attached to Pistons now move more smoothly (MCPE-146597)
Huge Fungus blocks will no longer replace partial blocks when growing from Nylium (MCPE-65661)
Fixed an issue where an entity at coordinate 0,0,0 prevented Pressure Plates from being placed (MCPE-161377)
Fixed blocks flickering when moved by Pistons (MCPE-15268)
Fixed an issue where signs would not play a placement sound when placed (MCPE-65423)
Bubble columns are now properly generated above underwater Magma Blocks
Swimming above Mud blocks no longer causes the screen to get blocked (MCPE-153737)
Items
Freshly crafted tools and armor now work the first time they are used (MCPE-161151)
Weapons, tools, and armor can now be dropped from the players inventory the first time after being renamed (MCPE-162132)
Fixed issues with Book & Quill not able to be signed and closed (MCPE-163325)
Fixed a bug where fully charged items were lost when going through a portal (MCPE-55279)
Using the Anvil to enchant or fix items will no longer rename items unintentionally (MCPE-154453)
Fixed a bug where Slimes and Magma Cubes could break Shield durability every tick (MCPE-119451)
Fixed a bug where Pufferfish could break Shield durability every tick (MCPE-143689)
Touch Controls
Re-enabled the new stack splitting functionality for touch devices
“Split Control” option will only appear in Classic control mode and only affect the Classic control scheme
Fixed an issue where hotbar slots could not be touched in Crosshair and Touch control schemes in certain situations
Scrolling the inventory screen is easier as the dwell time has been increased to 180 milliseconds (was 120 previously). The dwell time is the length of time an item must be held before a drag action begins
Untangled the connections between “Lock Joystick”, “Joystick Always Visible”, and “Joystick Visible When Unused”
Added toggle “Delayed Block Breaking (Creative Only)” in Touch Settings to control this functionality
Fixed an issue where double tapping touch control buttons can be difficult on high refresh rate screens (MCPE-156351)
Improved the way that button presses and camera movements work in tandem in the new Touch Controls
Action buttons now show up when in a Boat while using Crosshair mode (MCPE-159376)
Fixed the Dismount button in the new touch control schemes appearing blurry (MCPE-156722)
Fixed an issue which prevented items from being discarded in the extended Creative Mode inventory by dropping them on another item (MCPE-162124)
Fixed an issue with touch controls when swimming and charging a Bow, Crossbow, or Trident no longer launch the weapon immediately (MCPE-136625)
Fixed an issue where joystick gestures were stopped if your finger overlapped with the hotbar (MCPE-159870)
Resolved an issue where players couldn’t interact with the hotbar in some resource packs with the new touch controls (MCPE-157748)
The sprint and descend buttons in Crosshair Mode now have the same colour as other buttons (MCPE-156740)
Resolved an issue where quickly tapping “Ascend” and “Descend” would cancel flying in the new touch controls. Going forward, double tapping “Descend” is how flying is cancelled (MCPE-162240)
Status icons now follow the screen safe zone when in touch mode
Adjusted status icons to form in one row across width of screen when in touch to account for new touch controls
Removed the action delay from Attack and Interact buttons (MCPE-158143)
When the joystick is unlocked, the draggable range has been changed to be the same as the when the joystick is locked. In both modes, if auto-sprinting is enabled, it will start when the joystick is dragged slightly above the background. The auto-sprint will disengage if the joystick control is subsequently moved back into the joystick background area
A tap gesture will now fire a charged Crossbow. Previously, it was necessary to hold the gesture for 400ms before the bolt would fire
Fixed an issue where players couldn’t drag/drop on the Anvil screen
Graphical
Applied ambient light to blocks moved by Pistons (MCPE-136928)
Mob shadows now render properly on Android devices using certain GPUs (MCPE-155354)
Added D3D12 support for Intel Integrated/Dedicated Graphics for compatible drivers
Realms
Shortened text when uploading worlds and add-ons so it fits in the dialog prompt
You will no longer get an error message when joining a Realm that has been empty for several minutes
User Interface
Players can now rebind the copy coordinate keys with Full Keyboard Gameplay and the Enable Copy Coordinate UI settings enabled (MCPE-163082)
Fixed a bug where the boss bar name would not update when the boss name changed until the bar was reloaded by the player (MCM-1100)
Fixed a bug on the Pocket UI Inventory screen where items could not be dropped back into the inventory in Creative Mode
Fixed a bug on the Pocket UI Inventory screen where the ‘Craftable/All’ toggle could only be changed in the Search tab but not in any other tab
Text color for a selected item stack count is now white instead of yellow
A warning now appears when the player is about to lose changes when moving away from the Create New World screen
Changed the error handling of copying worlds to display a modal pop-up instead of a toast notification
Fixed a contrast issue of the little arrow in dropdown components on hover, the unselected toggle components and the toggle/sliders in chat settings

All players on Switch can download the Minecraft version 1.19.50 update now.

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