After testing the update for a few days in a snapshot, the 1.16.5 update is now rolling out to the public. Mojang Studios intends to roll out new 'Caves and Cliffs Update' snapshots next week.
What you need to know
Minecraft has a beta program on Xbox, Windows, and Android that tests updates before they re released.
The latest beta, 1.16.210.55, is a minor release that fixes a handful of bugs with the Nether Update.
Mojang Studios is hard at work on the Caves and Cliffs Update, which is coming later this year.
Future betas will be for the 1.17 branch, or Caves and Cliffs Update branch, but we re not quite there yet.
Another Minecraft update today, this time in the form of Beta Update 1.16.210.55, is rolling out now to beta testers on Xbox, Windows, and Android devices. This beta is a minor release, fixing a handful of bugs that are still lingering in the Nether Update. Alas, there s no new Caves and Cliffs Update features here, but a Mojang Studios member mentioned that the team is hard at work on delivering Caves and Cliffs Update features in future betas, so, hopefully, we don t have long to wait before Minecraft s next major update is in full swing.
It's been a slow couple of weeks for Minecraft with the holidays, but we're back with a Release Candidate for 1.16.5, with Caves and Cliffs Update snapshots maybe coming next week.
Source: Windows Central
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