It hasn't even been a week since Minecraft Live 2023 aired, and Mojang has already released a new beta/preview, containing one of the most anticipated features in the 1.21 update — the Crafter. This is one of many new blocks announced during the aforementioned livestream and is planned for an official release next year. With this revolutionary block, players will finally be able to automate crafting. This will be a significant inclusion, and experienced gamers can understand just how game-changing this is.Minecraft 1.20.50.21 Beta and Preview patch notes for Bedrock EditionOctober 18's Minecraft Bedrock Beta and Preview 1.20.50.21 have added the Crafter as an experimental feature. Mojang has also released more information about it — such as its recipe, mechanics, and more. The Crafter is a highly anticipated feature, and players are delighted to finally have it in this Bedrock Beta and Preview.The latest Bedrock Beta and Preview's patch notes are:Experimental Feature - CrafterWith Crafter block, Minecraft players now have access to automated crafting:Added the Crafter block to the gameCrafter can be crafted with Redstone Dust, Iron Ingots, Crafting Table, and DropperCrafter uses distinct particles when craftingCrafter has distinct sounds for crafting and failingCrafter has a blast resistance of 3.5A Comparator connected to a Crafter now outputs a signal that is equal to the amount of non-empty slots plus disabled slotsMoving items into crafter from Hopper or Dropper distributes them evenly instead of first filling the first stackPowering the Crafter with Redstone signal makes it craft and output the itemFeatures and Bug fixesBlocksHorizontal End Rod hitboxes are now rotated correctlyDecorated PotsInverted the direction in which Decorated Pots wobble when unsuccessfully interacted withMobsMobs that grow up to be adults and are too large to fit inside Boats will now jump outTechnical UpdatesAPIEventsMoved PlayerInteractWithBlockAfterEvent from beta to 1.7.0Moved PlayerInteractWithBlockBeforeEvent from beta to 1.7.0Moved PlayerInteractWithEntityAfterEvent from beta to 1.7.0Moved PlayerInteractWithEntityBeforeEvent from beta to 1.7.0GeneralFixed an issue with upgrading loaded values that have multiple string namesExperimental Technical FeaturesGraphicalEnhanced the bloom pipeline to utilize HDR scene information to more naturally emphasize bright pixels in the Deferred Technical PreviewFixed an issue where shadows from non-existent mobs would be rendered in the Deferred Technical PreviewFixed a crash that could occur when switching Dimensions in the Deferred Technical PreviewAPIMoved PlayerLeaveBeforeEvent from beta to 1.7.0Moved NumberRange interface to minecraft/commonMoved heightRange: NumberRange from beta to 1.7.0Moved matches from beta to 1.7.0Moved function clearDynamicProperties from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicProperties from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicPropertyIds from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount from beta to 1.7.0Moved function setDynamicProperty from beta to 1.7.0Moved function clearDynamicProperties from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicProperties from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicPropertyIds from beta to 1.7.0Moved function getDynamicPropertyTotalByteCount from beta to 1.7.0Moved function setDynamicProperty from beta to 1.7.0TicksPerSecondMoved from beta to 1.7.0Moved offset from beta to 1.7.0Moved above from beta to 1.7.0Moved below from beta to 1.7.0Moved north from beta to 1.7.0Moved east from beta to 1.7.0Moved south from beta to 1.7.0Moved west from beta to 1.7.0Moved center from beta to 1.7.0Moved bottomCenter from beta to 1.7.0Players can get Minecraft Bedrock 1.20.50.21 Beta and Preview now on Android, iOS, Xbox, or Windows and check out the cool new Crafter block. If you don't see the update yet, don't stress. The patch is probably still on its way to all devices. To try the new Crafter block, simply start a new world with Experimental Features turned on.