Bedrock Edition Preview/Beta 1.21.90.21

BEFORE YOU BEGIN, NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

Beta 1.21.90.21 (ChromeOS, Android) and Preview 1.21.90.20 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) are the second test builds for Bedrock Edition 1.21.90, released April 29, 2025, containing bug fixes.

Changes

Blocks

Beacon - The beacon beam can now reach up to height 2048.

Dead Bush - Dead bush ambient sounds now play slightly more often.

Dried Ghast - The dried ghast block recipe now uses a soul sand block instead of a bone block.

Sand

• Ambient sand sounds no longer require sky access to play.
• Ambient sand sounds now play slightly less often.
• Ambient sand sounds can now play in all biomes.
• Sand blocks no longer trigger ambient wind sound.

Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry Grass - Short and tall dry grass blocks now trigger ambient wind sounds when placed above two sand, red sand, or terracotta blocks.

Terracotta - Terracotta blocks no longer trigger ambient sand or wind sounds.

Items

Lead - The lead recipe now uses string instead of a slimeball.

Mobs

Blaze - Blaze attack sounds are now audible up to 32 blocks, and blaze attack range has been increased from 16 to 48 blocks to match its target detection range.

Ghastling - Ghastlings can now follow happy ghasts.

Piglin - Piglins now sometimes barter dried ghast blocks.

Zoglin - Zoglins now chase players at a slower speed to match Java Edition.

Zombified Piglin

• Baby zombified piglins can no longer equip golden swords
• Zombified piglins now chase players more slowly to match Java Edition