Bedrock Edition 2/Version History

This is a version history about Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 2 from first to latest release.

''Note: This is an unofficial version history. There is currently no Update Log from the developers. Articles for each version after 1.17 will be created soon.''

Pre-release
This is the first Pre-release of BE2, adding villagers, zombies, vindicators, and evokers.

v0.1.0 alpha
This was the first public release of MCBE2. It added certain features, but didn't add a lot.

v0.1.1 alpha
Added touch controls and improved UI.

v0.1.2 alpha
The third Alpha didn't add much, but Survival mode and Creative mode.

v0.1.3 alpha
Fixed bugs.

v0.2.0 alpha
Added certain things that would help players survive in Survival mode.

v0.3.0 alpha
Added crafting and new tools.

v0.4.0 alpha
Added the 600 HP Wither.

Beta 1.0
Added all features from BE and JE's Betas and Alphas.

1.0.0 - Ender Update
The Ender Update incorporated the 200 HP ender dragon along with the 20 HP enderman; player health has been increased from 10 to 20.

1.0.1
Fixed bugs of the Ender Update.

1.0.2
Fixed bugs of all of the above updates.

1.0.3
Added shulkers, endermites, eyes of ender, end portals, and ender pearls with all functions and HP from BE1.

1.0.4
Fixed bugs of 1.0.3

1.0.4.1
Fixed more bugs of the Ender Update and added banners.

1.0.4.2
Fixed bugs of the above update.

1.0.5
Added End Crystals that heal the Ender Dragon.

1.0.5.1
Fixed bugs of 1.0.5; healing becomes extreme enough that the player needs to destroy the End Crystals before attacking the dragon.

1.0.6
Added the illager banner.

1.0.6.1
Added raid captains who spawn with banners, they give you Bad Omen upon death; Bad Omen currently has no effect.

1.0.7
Added raids which are triggered by Bad Omen; only available in Experimental Gameplay.

1.0.8
Added pillagers' texture; fixed bugs.

1.0.9
Added pillagers' data files; fixed more bugs.

1.1.0 - Discovery Update
Added woodland mansions, concrete, concrete powder, shulker boxes, frosted ice, totems of undying, iron nuggets, gold nugget, four new spawn eggs, and llamas. Mending and Frost Walker enchantments and 6 new achievements were also added.

1.1.1
Fixed bugs and added the wither's texture file.

1.1.2
Added the Nether with 5 new mobs: piglins, zombified piglins, wither skeletons, blazes, ghasts, and magma cubes

1.1.3
Added soul sand and wither skeleton skulls.

1.1.4
Added creepers and charged creepers' texture and data file (s).

1.1.5
Fully added charged creepers, if one explodes with a mob with a head it will drop the head; no matter how many are in the group, only one head will drop per each explosion; this works with one mob only (i. e. if a creeper and a skeleton are killed during a charged creeper explosion, both will drop their corresponding head; mobs without corresponding heads cannot drop heads).

1.1.6
Fixed bugs from all of the above updates; added weather and the Day/Night cycle.

1.1.7
Allows creepers to become charged when struck by lightning.

1.2.0 - Better Together Update
Added multiplayer and Realms Plus; added structure block and fixed bugs.

1.2.1
All features from the Better Together Update in BE1 have been imported.

1.2.2
Added invisible bedrock and barrier blocks.

1.2.3
Fixed bugs.

1.2.4
Added Flat worlds; fixed more bugs.

1.2.5
Fixed even more bugs.

1.2.6
Alpha version of Update Aquatic.

1.2.7
Added rain and thunderstorm as part of weather.

1.2.8
Fixed bugs.

1.2.9
Added all biomes from BE1.

1.2.10
Fixed bugs and added silverfish and slimes.

1.2.11
Fixed more bugs.

1.2.12
Fixed even more bugs.

1.2.14
Added all unused mobs from both JE and BE1.

1.2.15
Fixed bugs.

1.2.16.60
Fixed more bugs.

1.3.0
Fixed bugs in all of the above updates.

1.4.0 - Aquatic Update Phase 1
Added everything from the first phase of the Aquatic Update in BE1.

1.4.1
Fixed bugs.

1.4.2.1
Fixed bugs of the Wither Update.

1.4.3
Fixed bugs.

1.4.4
Adds RenderDragon, a rendering engine; fixed more bugs.

1.5.0 - Aquatic Update Phase 2
Adds the rest of the Aquatic Update from BE1.

1.5.1
Fixed bugs.

1.5.2
Withers now naturally spawn in the Nether and are passive to the Nether mobs.

1.5.3
Fixed bugs.

1.6.0 - Anti-Bug Update
Fixed bugs of all of the above updates; added the Anti-Bug for bug prevention.

1.6.1
Fixed bugs.

1.6.2
Fixed more bugs

1.7.0
Added cliffs.

1.7.1
Added every mob from both BE1 and JE as of 02-20-2017.

1.8.0
Fixed bugs of 1.7.1

1.9.0
Added new sounds for all of the dimensions.

1.10.0 (Texture Update Part 1)
Added a guide and changed textures.

1.10.1
Fixed bugs.

1.11.0 - Village & Pillage
Added everything from BE1 of the Village & Pillage Update (except raids).

1.11.1 - Raid Update
Added raids.

1.14.0 - Buzzy Bees Update
Added every BE1 Buzzy Bees feature.

1.14.1
Fixed bugs.

1.16.0 - Nether Update
Added every feature of the Nether Update from BE1.

1.16.1
Fixed bugs of every above update.

1.16.2 - Storymode Update
Added every feature from MCSM; added a storymode option.

1.16.2.1
Withers now attack the undead; fixed bugs from 1.16.2.

1.16.3
Fixes the world border; added invisible bedrock with a stone-like texture in the inventory slot that fills the entirety of said slot.

1.16.3.1
Cannot obtain invisible bedrock anymore; fixed bugs and optimized service.

1.16.4
Fixed bugs; added Ultimate Witherzilla and Mutant Wither Storm (Added features are used only by the creator currently).

1.16.4.1
Fixed bugs and lag issues.

1.16.5
Added all BE and JE mobs as of 2-23-2020; fixed lag issues.

1.16.6
Added the world border; going out of it will crash your game.

1.16.7
Fixed the world border; it now damages players in survival or adventure; added UHD.

1.16.8
Added every Minecraft Dungeons feature as of 3-11-2021.

1.16.9
Added the obsidian boat which sinks instead of floats.

1.16.10
Completely remastered graphics. Entirely redone caves.

1.16.11
Fixed bugs of the 1.16 series and added a DLC to the game, which does almost nothing currently. This was a secret update until 5-21-2021.

1.16.12
The DLC features Minecraft Dungeons 2's dimension, opening the portal will put you in MCD 2. As such, the two games have been merged.

1.16.13
Fixed bugs.

1.16.14
Invisible Bedrock is now unused; new Hidden Depths DLC in MCD 2 is currently under production. Fixed bugs and removed all MCD 2 mobs from the main game to prevent lag and to make it more convenient.

1.16.15
Added Hidden Depths DLC to Minecraft Dungeons 2! Arena Battles occur in the Overworld, the Nether, and the End!

1.16.16
Added Cave & Cliffs update unused features!

1.16.16.1
Fixed bugs.

1.16.100
Added Beta Testing for 1.17.0!

1.16.200
Added Beta Testing for 1.18.0!

1.16.210
Added 1.17 features to Experimental Gameplay!

1.16.220
Added 1.18 features to Experimental Gameplay! Also fixed Nether ambience sounds!

1.17.0 (Caves and Cliffs Part 1)
Added Caves and Cliffs (Part 1) update features from BE1!

1.17.1
Fixed bugs.

1.17.2
Fixed even more bugs.

1.17.5
Added 1.18 features to Beta Testing.

1.17.10
Fixed bugs.

1.17.20
The wither no longer attacks other withers; fixed bugs.

1.17.21
Added candles and the Warden! The Warden is currently in Experimental Gameplay!

1.17.22
Fully added the Warden, which is attracted by sound!

1.17.25
Fixed bugs.

Snapshot 21w20a
Preparations for 1.18.0!

Beta 1.17.25.221
Testing for 1.18.0 features.

Beta 1.17.26.100
World border can now be toggled whenever the owner wants.

1.17.25.1
Added certain Java Edition exclusive blocks.

Beta 1.17.26.101
You can now play BE2 with any other version of Minecraft (JE & BE1) and any device that you can install Minecraft in.

Beta 1.17.26.102
Fixed bugs with the previous betas.

Snapshot 21w20b
Added certain Caves and Cliffs Part 2 features into the game, only available in Experimental Gameplay.

1.17.25.2
Added a launcher that can launch Minecraft Bedrock Edition 2, Minecraft Bedrock Edition, Java Edition, and Minecraft Dungeons, shown in that respective order. This launcher has been expanded upon the original launcher.

Beta 1.18.0.212
Added 1.18.0 features into Experimental Gameplay!

Snapshot 21w21a
Fixed bugs and added some Java Edition exclusive features.

Snapshot 21w21b
Added even more Java Edition exclusive features.

1.17.25.5
Added Snapshot 21w21a and Snapshot 21w21b features into the main game.

1.18.0 (Caves and Cliffs Part 2)
Added all Caves and Cliffs Part 2 features from BE1.

Beta 1.18.0.100
Added 1.19.0 features into Testing versions!

Beta 1.18.0.101
Fixed bugs of 1.18.0.100

1.18.5
Added certain 1.19.0 features into Experimental Gameplay!

1.18.6 (Modern Update Part 1)
Added features such as cities, bank accounts, gold bars, diamond bars, knives, cutting boards, stoves, ovens, smoke, steam, citizens, and space towers!!

1.18.7
Fixed bugs.

1.18.7.1
Fixed more bugs.

Beta 1.18.0.102
Added certain features from 1.18.8 to Experimental Gameplay!

Beta 1.18.0.103
Added deposit events and banks, you can register bank accounts in a bank!

1.18.7.2
Improved graphics.

1.18.7.3
Withers now heal when close to end crystals, but they heal faster than Ender Dragons.

1.18.7.4
Optimized features and fixed bugs.

Beta 1.18.0.105
Added bank raids.

1.18.7.5
Ender Dragon healing nerfed when near an end crystal.

1.18.7.6
Added Wither Crystals which heal withers; they naturally spawn in the nether and around summoned withers.

1.18.7.8
Released on July 6th, this update added flags, marshmallows, illager horns, Ultimate Witherzilla (Bedrock Dimension only), and other stuff such as birthday cakes.

1.18.7.10
Improved graphics and security features and fixed bugs.

1.18.7.11
Fixed bugs and added Witherzilla (Void DImension only).

1.18.7.12
Fixed bugs and MCBE2-1.

1.18.7.14
Updated the guide to reflect on the recent versions.

1.18.8 (Modern Update Part 2)
Added all other features of the Modern Update.

1.18.10
Fixed bugs.

1.18.10.5
Fixed bugs and brought additional parity with Education Edition.

1.18.10.10
Brought additional parity with Education Edition.

1.18.10.12
MCBE2 can now be played on Chromebooks and the new Windows 11 Insider Previews!

1.18.10.15
See Modern Update for more details.

1.18.11
Fixed bugs.

1.18.12
Fixed more bugs.

Beta 1.19.0.100
Added in certain mobs and the Level Editor resource pack.

1.18.14
The Agent now properly spawns and fixed bugs with all updates.

1.18.15
Added Experimental Toggle for "Just Shapes and Beats" update.

1.19.0 (Just Shapes and Beats Part 1)
Added certain Roblox features, as well as Project Arrhythmia and Just Shapes and Beats features. Just Shapes and Beats Part 2 will likely be released in December 2021 to January 2022.

1.19.1
Fixed bugs.

1.19.45 (1.19.2)
Fixed over 100 bugs.

1.19.10 (1.19.23.45.6)
Added a few things, changed some things to match in more parity with Bedrock Edition, and fixed over 500 bugs.

1.19.11
Added Bluestone Blocks, Bluestone Dust, and Bluestone Ore.

1.19.12
Renamed Bluestone Blocks to Blocks of Bluestone, and added Electrical Wires.

1.19.15 (Texture Update Part 2)
Fixed bugs and changed the texture of literally everything.

1.19.16
Minimum build height is y -256, maximum is now 512 blocks.

1.19.18
Nether and End build heights changed. Their build heights are now y-128 to y 256.

1.19.19
Added Redwood Forests, and redwood trees. As such, redwood logs and redwood planks have been added. They can be used to craft wooden tools. Redwood trees are the tallest natural tree, at up to 53.456 blocks high!

1.19.20
See 1.19.10. Also changed ore distribution, such as the fact that Lapis Lazuli no longer spawns near diamonds, and that diamonds spawn lower than usual.

1.19.21
Raids' bossbars changed back to pink, patrols can now also spawn vindicators.

1.19.22
Added block versions of all wood types.

1.19.23
Fixed bugs and added an experimental version of the Allay.

1.19.24
Cloud level has been lowered/heightened to 128-256. The old bedrock layer is also now replaced with Deepslate and Bluestone Ore.

1.19.25
Added fireflies and their spawn eggs. Fireflies "blink" at night and sometimes during the day.

1.19.26
Fixed over 500 bugs.

1.19.27
Added Swamp Villages, that add a "Swampy Wood" type, giving access to swampy planks, swampy logs, and swampy wood blocks.

1.19.28
Added Mangrove Swamps, that spawn with Mud, Mangrove Planks, Mangrove Logs and Trees, Mangrove Blocks, and "Swampy Water." Swampy Water does poison damage and replaces all water in swamps.

1.19.29 (Texture Update Part 3)
Changed all the textures again, and fixed bugs.

1.19.30
See 1.19.20 and 1.19.10. Also fixed over 15000 bugs.

1.19.40
Added frogs and tadpoles, which spawn in swamps. Also see 1.19.30.

1.19.41
Fixed bugs.

1.19.42
Changed mob spawning criteria and changed the max. build height to 2,048 blocks and the min. build height to 1,024 blocks.

1.19.43
Fixed bugs and changed terrain generation.

1.19.44
Fixed bugs and changed the max. build height to 1,024 blocks and the min. build height to 512.