Over the last few weeks, Mojang has been releasing beta and preview versions for the Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.30 update. On September 17, 2024, Minecraft officially released the 1.21.30 update, incorporating all the features from the beta and preview versions into the official release.The main highlight of the Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.30 update is the experimental bundle feature. Bedrock players can finally enjoy this new storage feature, nearly four years after its initial announcement. Alongside bundles, several other noteworthy features have been introduced in the new update, including new rarities for many items, improvements to Realms, and more.Here are the patch notes for the latest Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.30 update.Minecraft 1.21.30 update patch notesExperimental featureBundlesWith the Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.30 update, players can finally experience bundles without having to download a beta or preview. The new update adds bundles as an experimental feature in Minecraft. Here's what you need to know about it:Bundles are an experimental feature - to use them, you must turn on the Bundle experiment when creating a new worldPlease note: Bundles are still being polished in the Preview and Betas with bug fixes and tweaks, so you might spot some slight differences in this experimental version!A Bundle is an item that can pack different items together into the same stackA Bundle only fits one stack (usually 64 items) but it can be a mixture of many different item typesYou can insert items into a Bundle directly in the inventoryBundles have a tooltip that shows the items insideThe tooltip fits 3 rows and can always show at least 8 item typesYou can select any of the visible items to pull out of the BundleUse the scroll wheel on mouse, the right stick on a game controller, or tap on a touch deviceWhen selecting an item to remove, the Bundle icon shows that item poking out of the BundleWhen holding a Bundle in hand, you can empty it onto the groundIn the latest Beta & Preview version, when a Bundle is used in the hotbar, one group of items is emptied at a time instead of everything being emptied at onceThe Bundle is crafted with one String above one LeatherBundle recipe is now unlocked by obtaining Leather or StringKnown Issues:When moving items on touch devices, the wrong item icon may appear brieflyBundles put in Decorated Pots, given to an Allay, or moved through Hoppers and Droppers may lose their contentsAlso Read | All experimental features available in Minecraft (2024)Features and bug fixes in Minecraft 1.21.30 updateBlocksVertically retracting waterlogged blocks with a Piston no longer creates "ghost water" on the client (MCPE-144222)"purpur_block" block is now split into unique instances "purpur_block", and "purpur_pillar"; the previously unused chiseled and smooth purpur blocks were renamed to "deprecated_purpur_block_1" and "deprecated_purpur_block_2" for backwards compatibility, but are hidden from creative inventory and commands"structure_void" has had its block state removed and "air" variants will be converted to the base blockAdded new vanilla block and item tags to support vanilla item tier level destruction speeds for data driven blocksAll Logs, Stripped Logs, Woods, and Stripped Woods are now treated consistently across various scenarios:Flying mobs that can land on trees will now recognize these blocks as suitable landing positionsParrots will now prefer these blocks as landing spotsPreviously, these behaviors applied to only a subset of these blocksKelp can no longer be placed on any type of Fence, instead of just a subset of themSeagrass can no longer be placed on any type of Fence, instead of just a subset of themTurtle Eggs can no longer be placed on any type of Fence, instead of just a subset of them"cobblestone_wall" block is now split into unique instances "cobblestone_wall", "mossy_cobblestone_wall", "granite_wall", "diorite_wall", "andesite_wall", "sandstone_wall", "brick_wall", "stone_brick_wall", "mossy_stone_brick_wall", "nether_brick_wall", "end_stone_brick_wall", "prismarine_wall", "red_sandstone_wall" and "red_nether_brick_wall""granite_wall", "diorite_wall", "andesite_wall", "stone_brick_wall", "mossy_stone_brick_wall" and "prismarine_wall" now have a destruction time of 1.5"sandstone_wall" and "red_sandstone_wall" now have a destruction time of 0.8"end_stone_brick_wall" now has a destruction time of 3.0"sponge" block is now split into unique instances: "sponge" and "wet_sponge"Colored Torch block instances, "colored_torch_rg" and "colored_torch_bp", are now split into unique instances "colored_torch_red", "colored_torch_green", "colored_torch_blue", and "colored_torch_purple"CraftingWhen crafting a Firework, adding or removing items from the grid will update the output item appropriately (MCPE-183455)Full Keyboard GameplayAdded Q and E as left and right click equivalents in JSON UI menus (including inventory menus) when playing in Full Keyboard Gameplay mode.GameplayNow Ominous bottle with lower level can still apply Bad Omen effect of lower level, if player had one active beforeBoats will no longer disappear while sliding on Ice (MCPE-180432)Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a Lectern while a Sticky Piston was moving it. The Lectern now closes the book screen when moved (MCPE-183508)Dismounting a vehicle no longer puts the player inside the ground on some platforms (MCPE-184363) (MCPE-182448)Fixed the collision shape for Trial Spawners; it is now the same size as an ordinary block (MCPE-178305)Added a new death message for when players are defeated by a Mace smash attackFixed an issue where End Gateway Portal would teleport some players near their End Portal (MCPE-66061)The '/camera set' command will now run in the correct order when an existing camera interpolation is running (MCPE-183986)GeneralFixed a bug that caused placeholder textures to appear after minimizing and then restoring the game windowAdding input glyph support in the name tags displayed over the entitiesGraphicalFixed an issue where Banners were rendered before other transparent objects regardless of their positions (MCPE-130262)Renamed the maximum framerate slider "Framerate Limit" and added a tooltip to better describe its purposeHow to PlayAdded line break ability for How to Play topic labels instead of having it add "..." when the line gets too longItemsEach Banner Pattern item now includes their pattern type in their name instead of as a subtitle (MCPE-182508)Smithing Template items are now named after their template type instead of the generic "Smithing Template" nameThey instead specify that they are a Smithing Template through a subtitle in the hover textUnique item textures have been given to each Banner Pattern item to better distinguish between each otherIllager Banner has been renamed to Ominous Banner to match Java EditionFixed block items turning into an incorrect variant when importing worlds older than 1.5.0 (MCPE-181944)EDU: Fixed Material Reducer recipes not working with some flattened blocks such as Andesite or TerracottaMobsFixed custom entity's name not appearing correctly in death messages (MCPE-158447)The Breeze no longer has a minimum distance required to attack a target (MCPE-183011)Parrot can now imitate EndermiteParrots now imitate Drowned (MCPE-46302)MultiplayerFixed an issue where the invite screen in-game would not show the correct substatusPlayStation®VR Support for PlayStation®VR has come to an end, and will no longer be supported in updates after March of 2025. After you receive the final update, you will still receive updates on your PlayStation® and be able to play without PlayStation®VR. From this point on you can keep building in your worlds, and your Marketplace purchases (including Tokens) will continue to be available. You will no longer be able to use your PlayStation®VR with Minecraft as it will no longer be supported in the latest updates.RarityNew rarity system added to Minecraft Bedrock:Various items and blocks have had their assigned rarities changed (MCPE-182414)Once these rarity changes come to Java Edition in a future snapshot, all item and block rarities will be in parity across both platformsRarity is a set of categories which determine the color used to display the name of an item or blockIt has no gameplay impact, but is used to signal how difficult something is to obtainBy default, unless specified otherwise, all items and blocks have a rarity of Common which displays their name in the color whiteMojang has re-evaluated the rarity of all items and blocks in the game to more accurately reflect the current challenge of obtaining them, given the following guidelines:Items and blocks become more rare depending on the following factors:The chance of finding it in a loot table, including mob dropsThe amount of travelling required to obtain itThe difficulty of any obstacle which must be overcome to obtain itThe possible amount of that item or block which exists in the worldAny item or block which can be crafted must inherit the highest rarity of its crafting ingredientsFor example, a Mace has an Epic rarity because one of its ingredients (the Heavy Core) has an Epic rarityLikewise, any crafted item which has only Common crafting ingredients must also be CommonThe lists below detail the items and blocks which have changed to that rarity categoryCommonEnd CrystalGolden AppleEpicElytraDragon HeadSilence Armor TrimRareEnchanted Golden AppleEnchanted Golden Apples have become more common in recent years due to being accessible in both Ancient Cities and Trial Chambers, warranting a demotion to Rare instead of EpicTridentMojang recently increased Trident's rarity up to Epic from Common, but after re-evaluating Mojang felt that it was easier to obtain than other items in the Epic category such as Heavy Cores or ElytraNether StarWard Armor TrimEye Armor TrimVex Armor TrimSpire Armor TrimWither Skeleton SkullSkull Charge Banner PatternNow that Wither Skeleton Skulls are Rare, these banner patterns should be Rare as wellThing Banner PatternNow that Enchanted Golden Apples are Rare, these banner patterns should be Rare as wellThe following Music Discs:PigstepothersideCreatorUncommonSniffer EggChainmail HelmetChainmail ChestplateChainmail LeggingsChainmail BootsRecovery CompassDisc Fragment 5Nautilus ShellEcho ShardGoat HornsPottery SherdsOminous BottlesOminous BannerNetherite UpgradeSentry Armor TrimDune Armor TrimCoast Armor TrimWild Armor TrimTide Armor TrimSnout Armor TrimRib Armor TrimWayfinder Armor TrimShaper Armor TrimRaiser Armor TrimHost Armor TrimFlow Armor TrimBolt Armor TrimThe following Music Discs:13CatBlocksChirpCreator (Music Box)FarMallMellohiStalStradWard11WaitRelic5PrecipiceRealmsRealms Stories content is no longer cropped when scrollingText no longer overlaps screenshots in Realms Stories on Galaxy Z Flip devices on any UI sizeGamepad legend no longer overlaps with UI elements when choosing a preview realm to create a world onIn split screen mode, the subscriptions tab of the settings menu is now only shown to the primary playerRealm ID is now displayed in the debug text for preview/beta builds while connected to a Realm or while on associated screensThe Realms backup list now displays the date that the backup was created, instead of the age of the backupSoundsSculk charge particles now have soundWither Skeleton now has its own "step" sound (MCPE-174857)Basalt Deltas now has a moody ambient sound againStability and PerformanceFixed a crash that could occur when loading texture data (MCPE-184728)Touch ControlsImproved new d-pad for touch controls. It is now more compact, includes back strafing buttons and a slightly extended zone outside where camera input is not received in order to prevent unexpected camera movement. When customizing controls, the diagonal buttons are visible as well.Fixes bug where the hide hud command would not hide the dpad touch controlTrial ChambersReplaced the empty chests at the entrance of chamber with a Hopper and Barrel to better show the players that these are meant for disposal and inventory management!User InterfaceFixed a softlock that could occur when purchasing subscriptionsFixed a bug where the 'Drink' interaction prompt was not displayed when the player was holding an Ominous BottleFixed a bug where player health would be rounded down instead of rounded up, causing the HUD to sometimes only show empty health icons (MCPE-183157)The chat output's scroll position keeps its position after the game screen re-gains focusShortened the URL for signing in on another device to microsoft.com/linkAdded a button in the game menu to take a screenshot. You can view your screenshots in the screenshot gallery on your profile pageBeacon title text is no longer different from the other containers in Pocket UI (MCPE-176186)Fixed a bug where crafting category tabs would not be visible in Pocket UI after hiding the recipe book in Classic UI (MCPE-183825)The arrow from the Stonecutter screen is now visible all the time, just like in the other similar screens (MCPE-160236)Fixed an issue where items durability and storage bar was incorrect size and placement on certain screensAdded hotkeys to take screenshots in game on controller and keyboard. On mouse/keyboard: F2. On controller: LB+RB, L1+R1, L Button+R ButtonThe icons for the effects will now change size depending on the GUI scale (MCPE-180238)Fixed an issue where the world seed template button may be missing in the Create New World screenVanilla ParitySnow Golems with Fire Resistance no longer take damage in warm biomes (MCPE-94448)Uncarved pumpkin blocks can no longer be used to create Snow Golems and Iron Golems (MCPE-33801)When an item is enchanted, their rarity status is now increased depending on their base rarityIf the base rarity of an item is Common or Uncommon, it will become Rare when enchantedIf the base rarity of an item is Rare, it will become Epic when enchantedIf the base rarity of an item is Epic, it will stay Epic when enchantedEntities falling into water now make the same splashing sound as in Java Edition (MCPE-44120)Fixed a bug where a standalone Scaffolding block could not be placed on top of a Structure Block (MCPE-169818)Enchantments which only have one possible level no longer display their level "I" in their nameThe names of many items and blocks were brought to parity with Java Edition. The following list details the old names to the left, and the new names to the right: (MCPE-101388)Book & Quill -> Book and QuillChain Helmet -> Chainmail HelmetChain Chestplate -> Chainmail ChestplateChain Leggings -> Chainmail LeggingsChain Boots -> Chainmail BootsEnchanted Apple -> Enchanted Golden AppleCooked Beef -> SteakMelon -> Melon SliceGlistering Melon -> Glistering Melon SliceMilk -> Milk BucketSeeds -> Wheat SeedsSnow -> Snow BlockTop Snow -> SnowGrass -> Short GrassDouble Tallgrass -> Tall GrassSugar Canes -> Sugar CaneClay Block -> ClayClay -> Clay BallSea Turtle Spawn Egg -> Turtle Spawn EggSea Turtle Egg -> Turtle EggBrick Block -> BricksNether Brick Block -> Nether BricksRed Nether Brick -> Red Nether BricksPrismarine Bricks Slab -> Prismarine Brick SlabStone Bricks Slab -> Stone Brick SlabBricks Slab -> Brick SlabInfested Stone Brick -> Infested Stone BricksDaylight Sensor -> Daylight DetectorEnchantment Table -> Enchanting TableWeighted Pressure Plate (Heavy) -> Heavy Weighted Pressure PlateWeighted Pressure Plate (Light) -> Light Weighted Pressure PlateSlightly Damaged Anvil -> Chipped AnvilVery Damaged Anvil -> Damaged AnvilHead -> Player HeadLight Block -> LightThe name of the Stone Mason villager profession has been renamed to Mason to match Java EditionMooshrooms now spawn at light level 9 and above (MCPE-66830)Fixed Mushroom Farms in Woodland Mansions that incorrectly spawned Dirt instead of Coarse DirtThe following blocks have been brought to parity with Java Edition for Redstone power:minecraft:mangrove_roots -> now powered (MCPE-153838)minecraft:beacon -> no longer poweredminecraft:tnt -> no longer poweredminecraft:sea_lantern -> no longer powered (MCPE-79271)When mining Top Snow with a Silk Touch enchanted Shovel, Top Snow is now dropped in an amount corresponding to the number of layers of the block (MCPE-59729)If there are 8 layers, a Snow Block will be dropped insteadPlayers can now craft two Cyan Dye from one Pitcher Plant (MCPE-171061)Foxes now have 10 health (MCPE-48233)Villagers no longer make idle sounds when sleepingIn addition to these new features and fixes, there are many technical changes and additions in the Minecraft Bedrock 1.21.30 update. If you are an addon creator or are interested in the technical aspects of Bedrock Edition, feel free to read the official patch notes on the Minecraft website.Also Read | Fan-made Minecraft Warden stuns community with an epic Souls-like design