Minecraft Xbox One Edition 1.19.40 Version History

Item and Block Changes

• Beacon block no longer disappears when seen from a distance
• Temporarily reverted Dirt Path and Farmland collision changes to address bugs
• Temporarily reverted Soul Sand and Mud block sinking changes to address bugs

Mob Changes

• Tamed mobs can no follow players through the End Portal
• Baby villagers will accept a flower from an Iron Golem
• Evoker Fangs can now hurt the Ravager
• NPCs can now have no naming, which allows the nametag above their head to be hidden
• Fix for MCPE-33641 - Guardians can no longer float in the air
• Fix for MCPE-40288 - Drowned can no longer change held items when attacking
• Fix for MCPE-48145 - Increased the speed of the Ravager to match Java Edition
• Fix for MCPE-55790 - Mobs with a long hit range can no longer hit players through walls
• Fix for MCPE-84906 - You can now trade with a Librarian Villager to get an Enchanted Book with Curse of Vanishing or Curse of Binding
• Fix for MCPE-142171 - Increased the size of the collision box for the Ravager to match Java Edition
• Fix for MCPE-147834 - The Grove biome is now considered a "cold biome" and villagers spawning there will be in a snow variant
• Fix for MCPE-154919 - Boats with passengers can no longer change dimensions
• Fix for MCPE-161563 - Boats no longer disappear when pushing through a portal

Changes

• Fix for MCPE-159407 - Fixed an issue where armor without the Protection Enchantment reduced the damage from the Wither Effect

Command Changes

• Changes to the /execute command
  • Added the /execute align option
  • Added the /execute anchored option
  • Added the /execute facing option
  • Added the /execute facing entity option
  • Added the /execute in option
  • Added the /execute rotated option
  • Added the /execute rotated as option
• Updated the /summon command to add rotation arguments, but temporarily disabled this feature to address bugs
• Changed the /loot command to add replace block as an option
• Updated the /setblock command to allow the ability to set a custom block with custom properties

Fixes

• Fixed a problem with teleportation that caused the target to appear as flying rather than teleporting instantly to the new location
• Fix for MCPE-153903 - Copying a bubble column with the /clone command no longer results in invisible water

New Touch Controls

• Fixed a mobile device issue where items could not be removed from the hotbar by moving them onto another item in the Creative Inventory
• Fixed an issue where the stack splitting progress bar was not aligned on touch mode
• Fixed a mobile device issue that did not allow scrolling through the Village trade list
• When auto-jumping is enabled, the player will automatically jump out of the water when moving toward a block that is on land
• In Creative mode, when Action Buttons are off, the delay for breaking the first block has been increased to 800 milliseconds
• Added dragging and dropping support with touch gestures in the inventory
• You can now toggle off flight in Joystick touch control mode by double tapping "descend"
• Players can no swap unstackable items with touch controls

Realms

• Reduced the size of text when uploading worlds and add-ons to properly fit in the dialog
• Unlocalized text no longer appears when an outdated client connects to a Realm
• Fix for REALMS-10655 - Fixed a crash during pack uploading where custom add-on packs could not be applied properly in Realm settings

Spectator Mode (Experimental Feature)

• Players in Spectator mode are now visible to regular players
• Players in Spectator mode will no longer affect mob despawning
• Players in Spectator mode no longer reset their experience bar when killed
• Fix for MCPE-152443 - Fixed an issue that caused a player to move in the wrong direction after turning with the VR snap camera movement
• Fix for MCPE-158858 - Water bubble column with trapdoor at top accumulates fatal damage
• Fix for MCPE-160245 - Players in Spectator mode no longer drop XP orbs when killed
• Fix for MCPE-161105 - Water fog is no longer removed for players in Spectator mode
• Fix for MCPE-161536 - Game sounds are no longer played when players in Spectator mode enter or exit bubble columns
• Fix for MCPE-162069 - Shulker bullets will no longer follow players in Spectator mode

Marketplace

• Fixed an issue where Marketplace bundles would not show as free after purchased

General Changes

• When a player is killed by a renamed weapon, the game now produces a death message with the item name
• Fixed a crashing issue that could occur when leaving a split screen session
• Fixed a crashing issue for PS4 when using spawn eggs in a Peaceful world
• Split the Profile screen into two sections - General and Account
• Fix for MCPE-34936 - Roofed Forest, Savanna Mutated and Birch Forest biomes now show the correct grass colors
• Fix for MCPE-42949 - Updated the burn rate for scaffolding
• Fix for MCPE-54531 - Added a Clear Cache button in Storage Settings which clears the contents of Marketplace folder to address downloading content issues
• Fix for MCPE-99632 - Sweet berries can be planted on farmland
• Fix for MCPE-129704 - Removed the "Clear Account Sing in Data" button from all platforms, except the Nintendo Switch
• Fix for MCPE-132561 - Fixed a crash issue when an animated structure was loaded from a Structure Block and the player left a dimension using a portal
• Fix for MCPE-144702 - Keyboard players can now sprint when moving diagonally
• Fix for MCPE-152884 - Fixed an issue that allowed usernames to exceed the maximum size
• Fix for MCPE-153524 - Mobs no longer spawn within the Ancient City
• Fix for MCPE-154452 - Decreased the hunger used while swimming to match Java Edition
• Fix for MCPE-157983 - Fixed an issue where the game crashed due to an arrow with an unrecognized data value
• Fix for MCPE-158858 - Updated the strength of bubble columns to match Java Edition
• Fix for MCPE-159703 - Fixed a screen position issue on Android devices
• Fix for MCPE-162055 - When player is killed by a mob with a renamed weapon, the game now produces a death message with the item name
• Bug fixes