Considerations for the 1.18.30 Beta

There are a few things to consider before downloading the 1.18.30 beta, especially if you're looking to try out the beta in a school environment or on a mobile device for the first time. We also have some known issues and bugs that you may encounter during testing.

URL Allow List Changes

To get Minecraft: Education Edition to run on your device, your school network will need to allow traffic between Minecraft: Education Edition and a set of service endpoint URLs.

Read more about URL allow listing for Minecraft: Education Edition.

There are a few changes in the URL allow list for this beta.

URLs no longer used in this beta 

• https://minecraftprod.rtep.msgamestudios.com 

URLs that will need to be allow listed in School firewalls:

• https://*.minecraft-services.net/ 
  • Used for Multiplayer/Library

Android Phone and Tablet System Requirements

• OS Version: Android 8.0 or higher
• CPU: 32 or 64 bit
• RAM: 1 GB

Read more about System Requirements

Known Issues

Coding

• MakeCode and Tynker may not function as expected (code doesn’t complete, some commands don’t run at all). If you see any issues please let us know by posting in our Beta Feedback forum.
• The export and save code window in MakeCode can occasionally become unresponsive.
• Code Builder on latest versions of Chromebook may have unexpected shapes, blocks and discoloration over the coding window

Multiplayer

• It’s not currently possible to join a multiplayer session using “Join by IP”, use Join Codes instead
• If you are unable to connect to a multiplayer world, try restarting Minecraft and please let us know if you encounter any errors trying to connect by posting in our Beta Feedback forum.

Mobile:

• There may be some on-screen buttons or windows that don’t display correctly on smaller phone screens. If you see any strange screens or buttons that overlap with one another, please take a picture and report it to us.
• Losing or disconnecting from internet while in a world on Android may cause a crash. 

Photos, Book & Quill:

• Some photos may not display correctly and may appear to be missing when viewed or exported using the Book & Quill
• Photo items may not display correctly while in multiplayer

Other:

• Switching from the beta (1.18.30) back to a previous build (1.17.32) can cause Minecraft to crash when loading a world. Manually deleting the options.txt file will resolve this
• Hour of Code 2019 and Lessons in Good Trouble may not work correctly in Demo mode
• Rapid resizing of the application on Chromebook may cause a crash
• Chalkboards created in older versions (1.17.32 and earlier) may not be editable in the beta