Bedrock Edition beta 1.15.0.53

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Beta 1.15.0.53 is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.16.0,^[a] released on February 20, 2020,^[2] which fixes bugs.

Observers

• No longer emit a redstone signal when placed.

Map-making and add-ons

• Item sprites are now data-driven.
• Drowned mobs are now data-driven.

Crashes

• Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.

Performance

• Optimized keyframe animation playback.
• Optimized performance when breaking lots of kelp plants.

Accessibility

• The text-to-speech reader now reads URLs properly.

General

• Lingering and splash potion particles now stay within their boundaries when in a confined space.
• Fixed a bug that prevented repeating and chain command blocks from being opened. (MCPE-63089)
• Cakes now have the correct texture states when partially eaten. (MCPE-14757)

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue that would cause a 'phantom' water block to appear when placing water on a fire near a sponge block. (MCPE-57063)
• Fixed an issue where water from bubble columns could not be collected. (MCPE-37571)
• Stacked minecarts that occupy the same space will now load and unload as expected. (MCPE-54244)
• Walking on scaffolding now makes correct sounds. (MCPE-53279)

Mobs

• Mobs now consistently take damage when spawning on magma blocks. (MCPE-47518)

Graphical

• Fixed an issue that would cause armor to unexpectedly render on mobs when being held in its hand.

Add-ons

• Custom entities that use the runtime identifier field now use the custom entity's name rather than the vanilla entity's name. (MCPE-56229)
• Fixed the circle_around_anchor behavior which could cause mobs to freeze when there were blocks nearby.
• Dispensed splash and lingering potions now have potion effects in their projectile component.
• Fixed collision box not updating from script.
• The damage_sensor component will now work on non-mob actors (such as ender crystals).
• A mob spawned in the air will no longer think it's on the ground once its movement is ticked.

Character creator

• Fixed an issue that meant some character creator selections would not be saved between sessions. (MCPE-32089)