Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.60 removes glow squids from ‘Caves and Cliffs Update,’ addresses crashing issues
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Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is rolling out a new beta today with1.16.210.60, which includes the usual round of bug fixes and changes to improve the general state of Minecraft. However, another change in this week’s beta reminds us all that, yes, this is a beta, and it will have its fair share of bugs. Mojang Studios has removed the recently added glow squid from the “Experimental Features” toggle due to an excessive number of crashes reported by players.
Last week’s Minecraft betaadded the glow squid, the mob that emerged victorious from theMinecraft Livemob vote, which will be included in the upcomingCaves and Cliffs Update. Like other Caves and Cliffs Update features tested in recent betas, players could only access glow squids by enabling the “Experimental Features” toggle in Settings. However, the glow squid (and its related items) were causing crashes and issues even for players that didn’t have the “Experimental Features” toggle enabled.
Mojang Studios has removed the glow squid for now, but it’ll return in a future beta. In the meantime, any glow squid items have been removed from players' games. On a smaller note, Minecraft’s support on older Android devices running Android KitKat (4.4) or older is ending with this beta.
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The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.16.210.60 includes:
Experimental Features
Bug fixes
Performance & stability
General
New UI
Multiplayer
Character creator
Technical fixes & changes
GameTest framework
Android devices
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