Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.19.81 Update Patch Notes

The 1.19.81 update has just arrived for Minecraft Bedrock Edition, and here are the detailed patch notes showcasing what’s new in this version. The game’s latest patch addresses some issues introduced with the 1.19.80 update. We highly recommend the update if you’re encountering these kinds of issues. Check out the Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.19.81 update patch notes below.

Patch Notes for the Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.19.81 Update

Fixes

• Fixed a crash with the ‘/tell’ command (and some other commands) that could occur on Realms
• Fixed an issue with Purchase buttons loading infinitely on Featured Servers
• Fixed Featured Server offers not displaying the “Show More” button

As mentioned above, the latest Minecraft Bedrock Edition update does not offer significant changes to players; it brings several fixes for issues that surfaced with version 1.19.80 instead. By the way, if you missed the game’s previous patch, released a few days ago, you can scroll down and see its patch notes.

Experimental Features

Even more experimental features are available in this update that is coming in the Trails & Tales update! As these features are still incomplete, in development, and considered a work in progress, be sure to back up your worlds before enabling experimental features. The features can be enabled by turning on the “Next Major Update” toggle in world settings.

Player Sneaking

• The ability to sneak under 1.5 block gaps is now behind the “Short Sneak” toggle. Enable the toggle to continue to test out the feature while we continue polishing it
• Player’s hitbox height now reduces to 1.5 blocks while sneaking
  • Sneaking will automatically be initiated while stuck in a gap of fewer than 1.8 blocks
  • Sneaking will lower the player camera height respective to these changes
  • Sneaking now requires enough space to stand in order to exit the sneaking state
  • Players will transition from swimming to sneaking if they are unable to stand up but will be able to sneak

Cherry Grove

• Introducing the Cherry Grove biome, with pretty Cherry Blossom trees. You can find it in the mountains, like Meadows.
• It has a new flower, Pink Petals, as the ground cover, which can be crafted into Pink Dye.
• Pigs, Rabbits, Sheep, and Bees spawn there
• Comes with a new wood set for the Cherry Blossom trees

Archaeology

• Added the Trail Ruins, a buried structure from a lost culture
• Added Suspicious Gravel block, which has the same characteristics as Suspicious Sand
• Added Suspicious Sand to Warm Ocean Ruins
• Added Suspicious Gravel to Cold Ocean Ruins
• Added 16 new Pottery Shards (Now 20 Pottery Shards in total)
  • These have been distributed between the five Archaeology sites: Desert Wells, Desert Temples, Cold Ocean Ruins, Warm Ocean Ruins, and Trail Ruins

Armor Trims – Patch Notes for the Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.19.81 Update

• You can now visually customize your armor with a variety of unique trims at the Smithing Table
• Armor Trims are purely visual with no gameplay benefits and can only be applied to Helmets, Chestplates, Leggings, and Boots
  • All trim patterns are visually the same on an armor’s item icon, but the color will still change based on the trim material
  • To check which trim pattern a piece of armor has, you can hover over it in the inventory
• An Armor Trim has two properties: a pattern and a material
  • The pattern is defined by the Smithing Template used to apply the trim and represents the visual pattern of the trim
  • The material is defined by what ingredient you used to apply the trim and represents the color of the trim
• The viable ingredients you can use to define the color of your Armor Trim are the following:
  • Iron
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Lapis
  • Emerald
  • Diamond
  • Netherite
  • Redstone
  • Amethyst
  • Quartz

Smithing Templates

• Smithing Tables have been redesigned into a workstation for physical equipment upgrades and modifications
• Alongside slots for combining a piece of equipment and materials, there is now a required slot for an item type called Smithing Templates
• Smithing Templates define what type of upgrade you will be made to the equipment
  • It specifies both what type of items you can upgrade and which ingredients are valid to customize the upgrade
  • There are currently two categories of Smithing Templates: Armor Trim and Netherite Upgrade
• Armor Trim Smithing Templates can be found all throughout the world, and each of the following structures contains its own unique Smithing Template:
  • Pillager Outpost: Sentry Armor Trim
  • Desert Pyramid: Dune Armor Trim
  • Shipwreck: Coast Armor Trim
  • Jungle Temple: Wild Armor Trim
  • Ocean Monument: Tide Armor Trim
  • Ancient City: Ward Armor Trim
  • Woodland Mansion: Vex Armor Trim
  • Nether Fortress: Rib Armor Trim
  • Bastion Remnant: Snout Armor Trim
  • Stronghold: Eye Armor Trim
  • End City: Spire Armor Trim
  • Trail Ruins: Wayfinder Armor Trim, Raiser Armor Trim, Shaper Armor Trim, Host Armor Trim
  • Ancient City: Silence Armor Trim
• Smithing Templates are found in Chests in their respective structure, except for the Ocean Monument. Instead of finding it in Chests, Elder Guardians sometimes drop a Smithing Template when defeated.
• Some Armor Trim Smithing Templates are rarer than others, so be on the lookout for them to impress your friends!
• Smithing Templates are consumed when used to upgrade an item in the Smithing Table.
• You can craft a copy of a Smithing Template in the Crafting Table with 7 Diamonds + 1 block of material that the template is made out of + 1 Smithing Template, which will output 2 of the same Smithing Template.

Netherite Equipment

• Netherite equipment crafting now also requires a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
• Netherite Upgrade Smithing Templates can be found randomly in all Bastion Remnant chests, and there is a guarantee of 2 in every Treasure Room Bastion Remnant
• This change was made for a variety of reasons:
  • Increases the time players utilize Diamond equipment before Netherite
  • Make Netherite equipment a more significant achievement in the game’s progression
  • Adapts Netherite more naturally into the new Smithing Table crafting system

Calibrated Sculk Sensors

• A new variant of Sculk Sensors allows you to filter vibrations based on their frequency level. They are not found naturally and can only be crafted.
• They can be crafted with 1 Sculk Sensor and 3 Amethyst Shards in the Crafting Table.
• One side of the Calibrated Sculk Sensor can receive a Redstone signal as input.
  • The strength of that Redstone signal is the only vibration frequency the Sculk Sensor will listen to

Vibration Resonance

• Blocks of Amethyst have a new behavior when placed adjacent to Sculk Sensors.
• If that Sculk Sensor receives a vibration, the Block of Amethyst will re-emit its frequency as a separate vibration at its location.
• This behavior is called Vibration Resonance and allows players to move vibration frequencies across long distances without having to recreate the vibration naturally.

Sign Improvements

• Signs have improved customization options
• Sign text can now be edited after being placed in the world
  • This can be done by interacting with the Sign
• Both sides of the Sign can now have separate text and colors, allowing for further customization options.
  • By default, a Sign will prompt you to input the front side’s text when placed.
  • To apply the text to the back side, you must walk to the other side and interact with that face to edit it.
• Signs can now also be waxed with Honeycomb, preventing any further edits to its text.

Vanilla Parity

• Renamed and enchanted weapons are now displayed in respawn and chat windows with color when a player is killed by an entity using it.
• Weighted Pressure Plates now produce the same sound as in Java Edition
• Removed the character limit for scoreboard objective names and objective display names
• Melons and Pumpkins can now grow onto Mud, Podzol, Rooted Dirt, and Muddy Mangrove Roots
• Nylium blocks are now grouped with Netherrack in the Creative inventory
• Armor Stands now vanish with no sound effects when killed with the /kill command
• Slightly decreased Panda collision box to match Java Edition
• Slightly increased Polar Bear collision box to match Java Edition
• Shipwreck supply chests are no longer missing Moss Block as loot
• Mobs will once again take damage when standing on an incomplete block next to a Campfire

Minecraft Bedrock Edition and the 1.19.81 update are available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.