On MCPE 1.19.31 for both iPad and iPhone, I'm able to locate a server, see # of online players, and current ping. When I click "Join Server", I'm met with an error saying "Unable to connect to world" every time.
I tried the various workarounds I've found on the internet like creating/leaving singleplayer worlds, restarting the app and iPad/iPhone several times, and signing in/out of Microsoft account repeatedly. I even tried to use BedrockTogether to trick the game into connecting via LAN and encountered the same issue.
Featured Servers work just fine.
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