What's New in the Beta v1.21.80.1

Welcome to the Minecraft Education Beta v1.21.80.1! This update includes improvements to OneDrive cloud storage, multiplayer and coding.

Minor Minecraft Education Beta/Preview Update v1.21.80.1

• Improved client stability
• Spring to Life Updates:
  • Minecraft Bedrock changes from 1.21.6x through 1.21.8x
  • New Mob variants: Cow, Pig and Chicken Warm and Cold Variants
  • New Environment Blocks and Effects: Firefly bush, Leaf Particles, Cactus Flower, Leaf Litter, Biome sounds

Tricky Trials Update v1.21.5

• Minecraft Bedrock changes from 1.21.2 through 1.21.5
• New Items: Bundles
• New Biome: Pale Garden
• New Blocks: Pale Oak, Creaking Heart, Resin
• New Mobs: Creaking
• Creative Inventory reorganized & grouped
• Chemistry items available in Creative Inventory
• NOTE: Minecraft Education does not have Spectator Mode or Hardcore Mode yet.

Cloud Storage Improvements

• Support for larger world sizes
• Lower error rates and better upload and download performance 

Multiplayer & Coding Improvements

• Multiplayer sign-in & connecting updated for better reliability
• Coding infrastructure updated for better stability & performance

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

• Improvements to performance and product stability