New Minecraft Bedrock beta changes the name of more than 30 items

Minecraft recently got some interesting changes, and it might make the two versions of the game, Bedrock and Java Edition, even more similar. The developers have added a handful of changes in the Beta and Preview 1.21.30.22, but the most interesting change is the renaming of more than 30 items in the game so that they are consistent with their Java counterparts. This is an interesting move as Mojang Studios seems to be moving slowly towards removing the differences between the two versions.

Here’s everything about the Minecraft Beta and Preview 1.21.30.22, especially all the items that got their names changed. Let’s get started.

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Minecraft Bedrock items get a name change

The update reduces the differences between the two Minecraft editions (Image via Mojang Studios)

A total of 36 name changes have been added with the Beta and Preview, which includes changing the name of Stone Mason to Mason to match the Java Edition. For a long time, there have been many minor yet noticeable differences between the two versions of the game, and understandably so.

The Minecraft Bedrock Edition of the game was made to run on lower-end devices such as consoles and smartphones, while the Java Edition could only be handled by powerful computers. But today, most smartphones have decent enough processing power to handle both versions of the game.

Coming to the items whose names got changed, here is the official list of the old and new names:

• Book & Quill -> Book and Quill
• Chain Helmet -> Chainmail Helmet
• Chain Chestplate -> Chainmail Chestplate
• Chain Leggings -> Chainmail Leggings
• Chain Boots -> Chainmail Boots
• Enchanted Apple -> Enchanted Golden Apple
• Cooked Beef -> Steak
• Melon -> Melon Slice
• Glistering Melon -> Glistering Melon Slice
• Milk -> Milk Bucket
• Seeds -> Wheat Seeds
• Snow -> Snow Block
• Top Snow -> Snow
• Grass -> Short Grass
• Double Tallgrass -> Tall Grass
• Sugar Canes -> Sugar Cane
• Clay Block -> Clay
• Clay -> Clay Ball
• Sea Turtle Spawn Egg -> Turtle Spawn Egg
• Sea Turtle Egg -> Turtle Egg
• Brick Block -> Bricks
• Nether Brick Block -> Nether Bricks
• Red Nether Brick -> Red Nether Bricks
• Prismarine Bricks Slab -> Prismarine Brick Slab
• Stone Bricks Slab -> Stone Brick Slab
• Bricks Slab -> Brick Slab
• Infested Stone Brick -> Infested Stone Bricks
• Daylight Sensor -> Daylight Detector
• Enchantment Table -> Enchanting Table
• Weighted Pressure Plate (Heavy) -> Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
• Weighted Pressure Plate (Light) -> Light Weighted Pressure Plate
• Slightly Damaged Anvil -> Chipped Anvil
• Very Damaged Anvil -> Damaged Anvil
• Head -> Player Head
• Light Block -> Light
• Stone Mason -> Mason

Mojang Studios is slowly removing the differences between the two versions and we might even see a single, definitive version of the game one day. This might be too soon for the 1.22 update, but perhaps in the later updates.