Minecraft 1.21.132
Minecraft players on Bedrock Edition have a new minor update to download today. While version 1.21.132 is a small "hotfix" rather than a content-heavy expansion, it addresses several critical bugs that were making the game unplayable for some, particularly those on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. If you’ve been experiencing crashes or missing textures, this update is for you.
🎯 What Is Minecraft 1.21.132?
This version is a stability and bugfix update for Bedrock players across mobile, console, and Windows platforms. It doesn’t add new mobs or blocks, but it fixes serious issues that affected split-screen, add-ons, visuals, and commands.
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✅ Key Bug Fixes in This Version
1. Xbox Split-Screen Fix
One of the most frustrating bugs recently was player data disconnecting during split-screen sessions on Xbox. This update finally fixes MCPE-233088, ensuring that your progress and inventory stay synced even when playing locally with friends.
2. Visual & Texture Improvements
The graphical side of Minecraft often takes a hit during updates. This hotfix resolves two major issues:
Menu Loading – Textures will now correctly reload when you toggle graphics modes in the main menu, reducing cases where UI or world textures looked broken after changing settings.
Add-on Support – A bug (MCPE-233369) that caused add-on resources to vanish when a second player joined split-screen has been patched. This is great news for fans of custom texture packs and behavior packs who play locally.
3. Performance & Stability
The developers have also reduced crashes related to heavy command usage, particularly the /effect @a command. Previously, using this on too many entities could crash or disconnect players. Now, the system handles these cases more gracefully.
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🧩 Who Should Update?
Xbox split-screen players constantly losing progress or desyncing
Nintendo Switch users affected by freezes when accessing Realms or making purchases
Players using addons, texture packs, or performance packs who noticed disappearing resources
If your game has been unstable since recent updates, 1.21.32 is strongly recommended.
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💾 Our Recommendation
As always, we recommend:
Backing up your favorite worlds before updating (especially large survival worlds).
Checking if your favorite add-ons and texture packs are marked as compatible with 1.21.32.
Updating all devices if you’re playing together on Realms or local multiplayer so everyone is on the same version.
For Nintendo Switch users, this update is effectively mandatory to fix recent freezing issues during Realm purchases and general gameplay instability.