Bedrock Edition beta 1.15.0.51

**Beta 1.15.0.51** is the first beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.0, released on February 12, 2020, which adds several features from *Java Edition* and *Minecraft Education* and fixes bugs.

## Additions

### Blocks

Allow and Deny  blocks
* Can be obtained by `/give` again.

Border blocks
* Can be obtained by `/give` again.

### Items

Arrow of Slowness IV
* Can be crafted by tipping arrow to cauldron filled by potion of Slowness IV.

Lingering Potion of Slowness IV
* Can be brewed by adding glowstone dust to regular lingering potion of slowness.

Potion of Slowness IV
* Can be brewed by adding glowstone dust to regular potion of slowness.

Splash Potion of Slowness IV
* Can be brewed by adding glowstone dust to regular splash potion of slowness.

### Gameplay

Enchantments
* Added Curse of Binding.

Emotes
* Hidden base code added. Currently can only be activated by external programs or add-ons.

## Changes

### Blocks

Beacons
* The beam color can now be mixed with several different stained glass colors.

Conduits
* Now give Conduit Power to nearby players in rain.

Dispensers
* No longer require a fully repaired bow to be crafted.

Fence gates, pumpkins and jack o'lanterns
* Can now be placed without supporting blocks underneath.

Flower pots
* Potted plants can now be removed from the pot by tapping/clicking on it.

Iron bars
* Changed the inventory icon to match *Java Edition*.

Structure blocks
* Added detect button for save mode.
* Functionality is no longer only available behind Experimental Gameplay.

Saplings
* Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same Y-level have a 5% chance to have a bee nest.

Snow
* Now drops itself when mined with a Silk Touch shovel.

### Items

Items
* Dropped items now turn into a 3D model and spin.

### Mobs

Iron golems
* Improved spawn rates.

NPC
* Dialog and changeable skins have been readded.

Passive mobs
* Now spawn on blocks they are supposed to. (MCPE-47596)

Pufferfish
* Now semi-puff when a player approaches, and fully puff when a player is very nearby.

Wolf
* Now spawn in forest and giant tree taiga biomes. (MCPE-49792)

### World generation

Trees
* Large spruce trees now transform nearby grass blocks into podzol when they grow.

### General

Character creator
* Player in dressing room now has animations.
* Added new cape.

Particles
* Changed the particles of the eye of ender to match *Java Edition*.
* Changed the particles of Bad Omen from tan to green to match *Java Edition*.

Map making and add-ons
* Most attack goals are now data-driven.
* Added new documentation for new behavior fields.
* Most slime and swim goals are now data-driven.
	+ Added new documentation for new behavior fields.
* Tree generation is now data-driven.
* Wither skull attacks are now data-driven.

## Fixes

Crashes
* Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking 'Read More' on certain resource pack screens.
* Fixed an issue with invisible shulker boxes which could cause a crash when trying to open or break them. (MCPE-55894)
* Fixed a crash that could happen when dispensing bone meal into a grass block. (MCPE-53033)
* Fixed a crash caused by fire spreading to beehives.

Accessibility
* Fixed a bug that could cause the narrator to read text twice on Xbox One.

Gameplay
* Added the missing text for locked maps in the cartography table. (MCPE-58527)
* Players can transition from swimming to running on land more smoothly now.
* Casting a fishing rod whilst running no longer slows the player down. (MCPE-56199)
* The 'Sound the Alarm' achievement is now only triggered by hostile mobs and not players.
* The player's hitbox is now correctly reset when unequipping elytra mid-flight.
* The correct amount of berries can now consistently be collected from sweet berry bushes. (MCPE-47160)
* Using shift/sneak will now allow the player to move downwards correctly when swimming.
* Fixed the respawn location so that players no longer wake up with their head in a block after sleeping.
* The raid bar will now appear correctly when returning to an active raid from another dimension.
* Fixed a bug that would prevent redstone power from passing through barrels after reloading a world. (MCPE-46742)
* Falling blocks (such as sand) will no longer break when falling onto retracted pistons. (MCPE-20109)
* TNT no longer drops as an item when exploded.
* Fixed trapdoor collision shape. (MCPE-13451)
* Prevented elytra gliding rotations on the player when in first person view (MCPE-53092)
* Explosions can now deal damage in water
* Flying with elytra at high speeds no longer causes sound to become jittery. (MCPE-19945, MCPE-52931)
* Mobs are now damaged and items are destroyed when on top of cactus blocks. (MCPE-14303)

Mobs
* Increased Iron Golem spawn rate and modified spawn rules. (MCPE-47157)
* Fixed the jumping animation of tamed horses.
* Fixed Blaze path-finding and navigation. (MCPE-45469)
* Fixed a bug that allowed ghasts to exist when the difficulty was set to Peaceful. (MCPE-53383)
* Fixed an issue that was preventing pillager captains from being hostile. (MCPE-44987)
* Fixed an issue that was allowing fish to spawn in flowing water above ice blocks.
* Small mobs will no longer get trapped in gaps created by stair blocks.
* Villagers no longer run around inside their houses when being raided.
* Mobs no longer start shaking when entering minecarts.
* Guardians and elder guardians will no longer float in the air as they try and reach water. (MCPE-33641)
* Tweaked squid spawn rate and cap.
* Drowned can no longer drop tridents without having them equipped. (MCPE-32731)
* Fixed a bug that prevented cats from sleeping on a bed with the player
* Snow golems can now try and shoot snowballs at mobs when it is behind a fence block (MCPE-24840)
* Fixed a bug that allowed zombie villagers to break iron doors. (MCPE-43725)
* Sitting mobs will no longer slide around and breed. (MCPE-62160)

Items
* Unloaded crossbows no longer display the incorrect icon in inventory. (MCPE-53545)

Graphical
* Stopped offhand shield animation and bow animation from playing at the same time. (MCPE-41262)
* Fixed a bug that was preventing the cubemap from rendering correctly on Xbox One consoles.
* Items held by baby foxes now render correctly. (MCPE-52885)
* Stained glass now has the correct colors on maps. (MCPE-25702)
* Enchanted elytra will now show the enchanted glow when equipped. (MCPE-23020)

User interface
* Fixed a bug that could sometimes prevent the loading screen tips from showing correctly
* Entities and blocks are now shown consistently in the structure block's preview.
* The tooltip for leaving a boat is now consistent across platforms.
* The "grow" controller tooltip will now show when pointing bone meal at grass block or blocks underwater.

Commands
* Updated the grammar in the `/scoreboard` command description to make it consistent with other commands.
* Instant effects now use ticks instead of seconds when used with the `/effect` command. (MCPE-43393)

Add-ons
* Implemented a fix to ensure the player's mount updates all riders to ensure consistent smooth rotation for all riders.
* The `delayed_attack` behavior no longer causes mobs to freeze when they lose their target.
* Item tags can now be toggled in the UI using `/gamerule showtags`.
* The `on_unleash` event is now triggered correctly when unleashing from a fence.
* The 'Create New World' button text is now using the global color component.

Character creator
* Fixed an issue that could cause the wings costume piece to disappear with certain hairstyles.
* Fixed the default player model to overcome some texture issues that could be seen when choosing different heights and sizes in the character creator.
* Various user interface fixes.
* The Achievements screen can now be viewed through the character creator dressing room.

## Notes

1. ↑ Bedrock Edition 1.15.0 would not be a version of the game and its betas are instead part of 1.16.0

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/https://twitter.com/Chupacaubrey/status/1239595265264238593
2. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.15.0.51 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" , February 12, 2020.