Minecraft PE 1.21.80 for Android [Release]

Developers have released a full version of Minecraft 1.21.80.03 on Android. This update adds everything from beta: Happy Ghast, Harness, new Flat Worlds and improved Vibrant Visuals graphics.

Dried Ghast

New block. Details:

• Generates in the Nether on Nether Fossil remains
• Crafted from 1 Bone Block and 8 Ghast Tears
• When flooded, goes through 3 stages over approximately 20 minutes until spawning a Ghastling
• Makes sounds and emits particles depending on its state
• When broken, returns to its original "dry" state
• If water is removed, it gradually becomes dry again

Ghastling

New mob. Main features:

• Young and happy version of the Ghast
• Spawns from a Dried Ghast block when the block is in water for about 20 minutes
• After spawning, will follow
  • A player within a 16-block radius
  • An adult, passive, non-aquatic mob within a 16-block radius
• If there are no suitable creatures nearby, it will idle within a 32-block radius of its spawn location
• Is attracted to and fed with Snowballs
• Grows into a Happy Ghast in 20 minutes
  • Grows faster when fed Snowballs
• Spawn command: /summon happy_ghast ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_baby

Happy Ghast

Not-so-sad Ghast. Features:

• Flying mob
• Can carry up to 4 players
• Spawns from a Ghastling after approximately 20 minutes
  • Faster when fed Snowballs
• Can be equipped with a Harness for transporting players
• Attracted by Snowballs or Harness
  • Harness only works on non-equipped mobs
• Doesn't panic when damaged
• Cannot be bred
• Regenerates health
  • Regeneration accelerates during rain or snow, as well as when flying at cloud level
• The first player to mount will control the mob during flight
• After a player mounts, the Ghast's glasses lower to start flight
• Other players sit in available slots clockwise
• Pressing the sneak button dismounts the player
• When detecting players on itself, stops actions and begins to fly horizontally
  • Even without a Harness
• Third-person camera will zoom out when mounting the Ghast
• With no players, will wander around its starting position within a 64-block radius
  • With a Harness, the radius reduces to 32 blocks
• When a player dismounts in the air, the mob will descend to the ground
• Cannot fit in Boats
• Known version bug: mob health is 40 units, although it should be 20

Harness

New item. Properties:

• Used for riding a Happy Ghast
• Crafting: 3 Leather, 2 Glass blocks, 1 Wool block
• Color depends on the color of the Wool block
• Can be dyed
• Removed with Shears when no players are on the mob

Vibrant Visuals

New feature. Characteristics:

• Major graphics enhancement
• Improved lighting, detailed pixel shadows, volumetric fog, colorful clouds, and high-quality water rendering
• Supported devices
  • Android: Adreno 640, Mali-G68, Mali-G77 or Xclipse 530 or higher
  • iOS: A12 or M1 or higher
  • PC: running Minecraft on DX12
• Requires enabling the "Vibrant Visuals" toggle in the Experimental Settings tab on World Creation or Edit screens
• Not supported when playing on split screen
• Known issues
  • Visual distortions observed on Android devices
  • Surfaces deeper than eight blocks underwater are darkened
  • Light may penetrate underground areas, and shadows may appear and disappear, especially near cave entrances
  • Textures may turn pink after pausing and resuming, opening settings, or exiting a world
  • Under certain conditions, visual glitches appear on metallic surfaces
  • Emitting surfaces may not glow or appear white under certain conditions

Flat Worlds

Changed the creation of flat worlds. Important changes:

• New templates available when creating
  • Classic
  • Tunnels
  • Water
  • Overworld
  • Snow Kingdom
  • Bottomless Pit
  • Desert
  • Redstone

Player Locator

New interface element. Features:

• Shows the location of other players in the world
• Requires experimental mode to work
• Appears above the hotbar
• Players are displayed as markers of different colors
• If the displayed player is above or below the user, arrows will appear
• The indicator does not display users:
  • When sneaking
  • In observer mode
  • When wearing a Mob Head or Carved Pumpkin
  • Under the effect of Invisibility Potion
• There are some bugs in this version
  • With a render distance of 4 chunks, the indicator may not work correctly

Realms

Added a new feature. Main points:

• Realms
  • Added "Advanced" tab
  • Owners can now select server location
  • You can choose a region from the list or use automatic selection of the best region
  • Selection is only a preference — the final region may differ from the selected one
• Version bug: the help article "Region Setup Help" is not yet working, so the button will lead to the help site homepage

Changes

Made 8 changes. Interesting ones:

• Updated Ghast textures in Minecraft
• Added locatorBar rule for enabling and disabling the Player Locator
• Transferred everything from beta versions

Version Parity

Made 8 changes for Bedrock-Java parity. Properties:

• Added critical hit particles for enchanted weapons
• Totem of Undying gives 45 seconds of regeneration

Bug Fixes

Fixed 62 bugs. Main ones:

• All from beta
• Game has become more stable

Technical Changes

Added 157 technical changes for addon development and testing.