Minecraft follows the official release on 1.16.210 with a brand new beta version of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.16.220.51 includes a handful of bugfixes for testers to, well, put through their paces. While there are some general fixes and improvements here, the most notable fixes are for powder snow, a new feature in the upcoming Caves and Cliffs update.
The Caves and Cliffs update is the next major update for Minecraft, and will add a tonne new features for (you guessed it) caves and mountains! The Caves and Cliffs update is set to release in summer 2021, although an exact release date was not provided. Mojang Studios is slowly testing new features in beta versions of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition using the experimental features toggle.
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The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.16.220.51 includes:
Bug fixes
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