Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.58 fixes tons of bugs and crashing issues

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What you need to know

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition tests future updates and changes through its beta program on Xbox, PC, and Android.
The latest beta, 1.16.210.58, includes lots of bug fixes but little else in the way of new features or changes.
Future betas should include more new features from the upcoming 'Caves and Cliffs Update.'
Minecraft: Java Edition just got a snapshot with 'Caves and Cliffs Update' features earlier today.

Another week, another beta release for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Minecraft beta 1.16.210.58 is rolling out to players enrolled in the Minecraft beta on Xbox, Windows 10 PCs, and Android today with several bug fixes and general improvements in tow. Unfortunately, there aren't any new features from the upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update, like with the Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot that released earlier today, but the improvements here are still welcome.

If you're looking for more Caves and Cliffs Update features to test out, the last Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta that released last week added copper ore and copper blocks.

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The full changelog for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.210.58 includes:

Bug fixes

Accessibility

The screen reader now properly announces edit / create character button text for each character on the profile screen

Performance & stability

Fixed a number of crashes that could occur during gameplay
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the achievements screen when the anti-aliasing setting was set to 1

General

Fixed ticks not affecting blocks changing states - this means that things like crops and saplings will once again grow correctly
Fixed the player being unable to interact with a tool in their inventory after breaking blocks with it in survival
Fixed dried kelp block bottom and carried textures so that rope pixels are aligned
Fixed an issue where snow accumulated in lines with certain simulation distances
TNT submerged in water will once again launch players in Survival mode
Fixed an issue where achievement names and descriptions would not be translated, independent of language selection
The online status of cross-platform friends' shown on the invite screen will now update when a change has been detected
Fixed an issue that prevented achievement rewards from showing correctly after changing the language setting
Owned and purchasable skins no longer get mixed into different categories while offline
Emote title no longer shows previously previewed emote upon re-entering tab
Updated the in-game links to the feedback site and bug tracker

Graphics

Goat and other tinted spawn eggs now look correct when held in hand
Fixed an issue with screen resolution which could flicker when resizing a window
Entities that use material state "Blending" now render correctly behind transparent parts

Technical fixes & changes

Animation

On the "Dragons!" Marketplace map, behavior animation controller will no longer stop working after reloading the map with a saddled dragon

Custom biomes & blocks

Disabled loading of entities in custom biome features
Fixed UVs of data-driven blocks to not be slightly shrunk, which caused texel warping
Fixed data driven blocks being pushed by pistons not working correctly

Render offsets component

Simple items, like swords or pickaxes, can have an optional offset applied to them to modify the way they are rendered. Note this component should not be added to an attachable item

Component variables

main_hand - An optional object storing optional transform data for first_person and third_person for the player's right hand
off_hand - An optional object storing optional transform data for first_person and third_person for the player's left hand
first_person - An optional object storing 3 vectors position, rotation, scale used to build the first person matrix
third_person - An optional object storing 3 vectors position, rotation, scale used to build the third person matrix

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