Bedrock Edition 1.7.0/Development versions

This is a list of Bedrock Edition 1.7.0 development versions.

## beta 1.7.0.2

**Beta 1.7.0.2** is the first beta version released for Bedrock Edition 1.7.0, released on August 23, 2018, which adds basic scoreboard functions, changes some functions and fixes several bugs.

### Additions

Scoreboard
* Added basic scoreboard function with the `/scoreboard`.
* Only available through Experimental gameplay.

### Changes

#### Items

Food
* Can now be eaten while the player's hunger bar is full and the difficulty is set to peaceful.

Chorus fruit
* Moved from the Nature inventory section to the Items section.

#### General

Chat
* Mentions of player names are now highlighted yellow in chat.
* Typing `@` in chat will now show an autocomplete list of player names.

Marketplace
* Made it easier to find purchased content, search, and go home from the top of the Marketplace screen.

### Fixes

* Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
* Fixed a crash that occurred when breaking a door that many Villagers were trying to open or enter (MCPE-34742)
* Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to stack Explorer Maps when trading with a Cartographer Villager
* Fixed a crash that occurred when a Trident with Channeling was shot from a Dispenser and hit a mob or player during a thunderstorm
* It is now easier to see through water in Flat worlds (MCPE-36078, MCPE-35244)
* If a pet forgets what player is their owner after updating the game, it will sit down and wait for someone to interact with them & this player becomes the new owner of the pet. The pet doesn't need to be re-tamed with items (MCPE-33152)
* Monster Spawners no longer drop as items after an explosion (MCPE-32657)
* Crouching on ladders will no longer stop when opening the pause menu or inventory screen (MCPE-33209)
* Rails are once again broken by flowing water
* Land-based mobs now play sounds underwater
* Fixed visual effects not appearing when using an enchanted Trident with Riptide (MCPE-34448)
* Sound once again resumes after receiving a notification on iOS devices (MCPE-15841)
* Mobs can no longer spawn in small gaps unless they can fit (MCPE-31193)
* Flaming arrows once again ignite Minecarts with TNT (MCPE-35776)
* Fixed several items not stacking properly in inventory and chests when using touch input (MCPE-32347)
* Barrier Blocks can no longer be destroyed by the Ender Dragon (MCPE-34410)
* When dealing killing blows to mobs using Knockback, they now actually get knocked back! (MCPE-19222)
* Infinity Bow arrows are no longer picked up immediately after being fired when the Bow is slightly drawn (MCPE-35821)
* Enderman can no longer spawn in two block high gaps with Slabs above (MCPE-28626)
* Cured Zombie Villagers spawned from Zombie Villages can now be traded with (MCPE-34603)
* Mobs can now walk through Soul Sand with Nether Wart (MCPE-12719)
* Banners now have the correct placing and breaking sounds (MCPE-31188)
* Renamed spawn eggs now produce renamed mobs
* Fixed trapdoors losing their orientation after being cloned
* Item tooltips that display "Can break" and "Can be placed on" now show the proper translation for the given blocks
* Fixed structures generating inside Ocean Monuments
* Fixed overlapping text on the Enchantment Table screen
* Raw Cod and Cooked Cod items are now properly named
* Armored Withers can no longer be damaged with thrown Tridents
* Adjusted in-hand placement of Bows and Tridents in split screen
* Fixed input on Minecarts with Command Block not saving between game sessions
* Pigs with Saddles now throw players off their back when they start moving though 2-block-high bodies of water
* Fixed players getting stuck in the edges of Old Worlds at 128 or in the Void
* The inventory of ridden mounts can no longer be accessed by another player while you are riding it
* Synced cloud worlds on Xbox One now display the proper date on the Worlds list
* Enchantment Books are no longer lost after using an Anvil to rename an item and adding an incompatible enchantment
* Tridents with Loyalty no longer get lost in the void when used in the End
* Drowned no longer have swimming animation while riding in boat
* Removed the "Take Half" tooltip when highlighting the Anvil's output slot
* Releasing a Tropical Fish from a Bucket of Fish no longer releases a random fish but the one that was originally caught
* Using the Quick Move option now properly stacks the taken items with stacks of the same item in the player inventory when there is an empty hotbar slot
* Phantom spawn eggs can now be obtained using Pick Block
* The `/title <entity> subtitle` command can now run whilst a title is visible on screen (MCPE-25685)
* Sea Pickles now break instantly in Survival mode (MCPE-36250)
* Swimming while moving the camera with touch controls no longer breaks blocks (MCPE-33470)
* Autofill commands now recognize a player name in brackets and places it between quotes (MCPE-34913)
* Leads no longer detach and disappear when reentering a world (MCPE-33263)
* Fixed a bug where it was sometimes not possible for a player to place a block in the same block space where they are standing (MCPE-31030)
* The `/teleport` command now reliably teleports riders with entities
* Players no longer teleport to vehicles/mobs that are hit by an Ender Pearl when the vehicle/mob is in the player's render distance
* When a player equips a carved pumpkin as a helmet, the player's marker now disappears from the Locator Maps of other players
* Only the player riding a mount can now access the mount's inventory
* Players using controllers can again drop held items while in a minecart
* Mobs now stop moving when all movement components are removed from their behavior
* Using behavior files to change the shooting location of a projectile no longer makes the projectile shoot and miss the target
* Horses in the same boat as you no longer get hit when targeted by blocks in front of you (MCPE-30299)
* Items can once again be dropped while in a boat
* Fixed a crash that occurred when loading the settings screen right after loading a resource pack
* Cursor d-pad input no longer gets stuck on the inventory screen or pause menu (MCPE-33895)

## beta 1.7.0.3

**Beta 1.7.0.3** is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.7.0, released on August 29, 2018, which fixes several bugs.

### Fixes

* Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
* Fixed a crash that occurred when clearing the `belowname` display slot on Scoreboards when there was no objective assigned to it
* Fixed corrupted skin textures from the previous beta update
* Ladders no longer generate in midair on village church structures
* Double tall sea grass once again renders properly
* The proper sound now plays when the Wither is spawned (MCPE-35179)
* The Looting III enchantment once again increases mob loot drop chances (MCPE-35307)
* Iron Golems once again attack monsters while standing on non-full blocks
* Fixed formatted text getting cut off on the HUD
* Scoreboard entries are now sorted alphabetically when scores are tied
* Fixed alignment issues and update issues with the Scoreboard UI
* Removing points from entities that are not added to a Scoreboard no longer results in adding points to these entities instead
* The Scoreboard sidebar now limits the amount of entries displayed on screen

## beta 1.7.0.5

**Beta 1.7.0.5** is the third beta version released for Bedrock Edition 1.7.0, released on September 7, 2018, which fixes several bugs.

### Fixes

* Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
* Phantoms now always swoop down and attack people properly (MCPE-36673)
* Fixed blocks often disappearing after being placed or reappearing after being destroyed (MCPE-31596)
* Several fixes to reduce lag in multiplayer games
* Guests rejoining in a different order than they joined for the first time no longer generate different progress during split-screen gameplay
* Fixed incorrect button focus on the chat screen
* Isotropic settings are once again respected when altered in `blocks.json`
* Blocks in the inventory once again follow the textures set in `blocks.json`
* Blockshapes are once again included in `blocks.json`

## beta 1.7.0.7

**Beta 1.7.0.7** is the fourth beta version released for Bedrock Edition 1.7.0, released on September 18, 2018, which fixes bugs and introduces scoreboards in normal gameplay.

### Changes

Scoreboards
* Are no longer behind the Experimental Gameplay toggle.

### Fixes

* Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
* Fixed entities missing body parts on various Android devices (MCPE-34385)
* Fixed an exploit that allowed custom skins with custom and invisible geometry, causing unfair advantages in multiplayer sessions (MCPE-37343)
* Skeleton Horses and Zombie Horses no longer die after a certain amount of time (MCPE-35215)
* Locator Maps now indicate the proper direction when riding in a boat
* Dragons no longer ignore the ground when not in The End dimension
* Fixed an issue from previous beta versions that prevented blocks and items from being picked up in certain conditions
* Blocks and items that are thrown or mined no longer have repetitive bouncing motions
* Minecart no longer have shaking animation on straight rails and won't get stuck in solid blocks
* Entities that are killed and have the `has_gravity: false` option in their physics component no longer float upwards
* Isotropic settings are once again respected when altered in `blocks.json`
* Adding points to many entities on a Scoreboard now groups all entities into the command feedback

## beta 1.7.0.9

**Beta 1.7.0.9** is the fifth and final beta version released for Bedrock Edition 1.7.0, released on September 24, 2018, which fixed bugs.

### Fixes

* Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when applying a resource pack.
* Fixed a crash for connected players riding a pig in multiplayer.
* Fixed player permission issues that prevented players from building or mining.
* Fixed a bug where many mobs would have broken models in some marketplace worlds.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.7.0.2 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" .
2. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.7.0.3 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" .
3. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.7.0.5 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" .
4. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.7.0.7 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" .
5. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.7.0.9 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" .