Java Edition 1.16.4

1.16.4 is a minor update to released on November 2, 2020, which adds the social interactions screen and fixes various bugs. The content of 1.16.4 is identical to its release candidate (1.16.4-rc1). While 1.16.4 was not the last minor version of 1.16, it was the last one before snapshots for 1.17 began.
== Additions ==
=== General ===
; Chat
* Added an option to hide matched names.
** Some servers send chat messages in non-standard formats. With this option on, the game will attempt to apply chat hiding anyway by matching the text in messages.
; Social Interactions screen
* Gives players the ability to disable chatting with certain players, thus hiding any messages received from them.
* Opens with a configurable key binding, by default .
* Whether a player is hidden resets when re-joining a server.
* The status of a player is listed below their name.
== Changes ==
=== Items ===
; Netherite leggings
* Changed the texture of the worn netherite leggings model.
=== General ===
; Accounts
* When logging in with a Microsoft account, players blocked in that account are now also blocked in the game, and account restrictions are now respected.
; Accessibility
* A button to open a link to the Accessibility Guide can now be found in the Accessibility Options screen.
; Crashes
* More information is now added to the crash log in cases where poor performance causes the server to crash.
; Options
* Added "joinedFirstServer" option to .
; Protocol versions
* New network protocol scheme, with a high bit (bit 30) set for snapshots. The protocol version will increase by 1 for each snapshot, but full releases may keep the same protocol version as the previous full release in cases where the network protocols are compatible.
; Multiplayer
* When the server and client version are incompatible, a message reading "Incompatible version!" in red will be displayed, instead of "Client out of date!" or "Server out of date!" in dark red.
* When multiplayer is disabled, the message displayed will now read, "Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your Microsoft account settings." instead of "Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your launcher settings."
; Splashes
* The splashes relating to the Black Lives Matter movement have been added to . These splashes were added to the game via a launcher update during 1.16.2 but were not in . The splashes are:
** Black lives matter!
** Be anti-racist!
** Learn about allyship!
** Speak OUT against injustice and UP for equality!
** Amplify and listen to BIPOC voices!
** Educate your friends on anti-racism!
** Support the BIPOC community and creators!
** Stand up for equality in your community!
== Fixes ==
== Video ==
Video by slicedlime:
== Trivia ==
* This was the last full version to be released in 2020.
* Originally, this version was going to be released on October 29, 2020, but it got postponed by 4 days.
== Note ==
* Minecraft 1.16.4 and Minecraft 1.16.5 are network compatible, that is, 1.16.4 servers can have players from 1.16.5.
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