What you need to know
Mojang Studios is in the middle of developing the next major update for Minecraft, or the Caves and Cliffs Update.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has been able to test a handful of new features using its Experimental Features toggle.
Today, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition betas officially move to the Caves and Cliffs Update with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.17.0.50.
The beta includes a ton of new features and tweaks, and hides another batch of new features behind the Experimental Features toggle.
Today is a big day for Minecraft players enrolled in the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition betas. With the latest Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Beta 1.17.0.50, the Nether Update branch is officially no more. Instead, the 1.16 branch makes way for the massive upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update and the 1.17 branch. Moving forward, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Betas should include far more features for players to test as development peaks on the first phase of the Caves and Cli
Minecraft Snapshot 21w10a: How to find Lush Caves – download snapshot now
There’s plenty for Minecraft fans to look forward to this year with the arrival of the caves and cliffs update 1.17 scheduled for the summer, but – right now – Snapshot 21w10a has been shared. This has resulted in people asking: how do you find Lush Caves? Here you’ll discover how to find Lush Caves and how to download Snapshot 21w10a for Minecraft Java Edition.
While the Cave and Cliffs update won’t be available to fully download until mid-2021, these Snapshots allow Java Edition players to taste samples of what’s to come. And it’s a great way to experience some new features before the full update comes about despite Mojang’s warning that they have the slim possibility of corrupting your world.
The latest Minecraft beta is here, and this time we get to meet the victor of the annual Mob Vote: the glow squid. Like with over 'Caves and Cliffs Update' features so far, the glow squid is a part of Minecraft's "Experimental Features" toggle.
What you need to know
Minecraft has an active beta program for the Bedrock Edition to test future updates and changes.
The latest beta, 1.16.210.57, is rolling out right now with a handful of bug fixes and little else.
However, the Experimental Features toggle adds more features from the upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update.
Players can now test out copper and lightning rods, and even find copper ore to mine in the world.
Minecraft is rolling out the red carpet for its latest beta, which is heading out to all beta testers on Xbox, Windows 10, and Android today. Minecraft Beta 1.16.210.57 includes a handful of bug fixes and general improvements, and nothing particularly impressive on its own. However, this beta does add more features to the Experimental Features toggle that can be enabled in settings. That s right, even more features from the upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update can be found in this beta with the addition of copper and lightning rods.