[MCPE-230975] After 1.21.121 update, mouse cursor no longer centers upon opening a GUI

In 1.21.120, a feature was added from Java where the mouse cursor centers upon opening a GUI. After updating to 1.21.121, this feature is gone and the cursor now stays where it was before closing a GUI, which is often annoying.

Steps to reproduce:

Open the inventory.
Move the cursor to a corner of the screen.
Close and reopen the inventory.

Expected:
The cursor is centered on the screen.

Actual:
The cursor stays at the corner of the screen.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 2

MCPE-231034 Mouse Screen Does Not Stay Inside the Window -- Making Game Nearly Unplayable Resolved

MCPE-231030 After 1.21.121 - Mouse pointer center lock broken in Minecraft Bedrock Resolved

relates to 1

MCPE-230832 Mouse cursor moves in the background during gameplay, disrupting gameplay Open

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John a 2025-11-06T12:48:42Z

I thought I was the only one with this issue. This bug makes the game almost unplayable.

Fansington 2025-11-06T13:05:27Z

The cursor also goes to your second screen while playing. When fighing, flying or mining. The pause menu will open. Game is unplayable right now!

Icy Cubes 2025-11-06T13:16:15Z

I am having the same issue where the mouse will not stay in the game window. This started after the most recent game update, which occurred for me last night at 8 est

David Spavin 2025-11-06T13:21:44Z

Having the same problem, cursor is not limited to game window and if outside game window the game pauses when LMB pressed

[Mod] OcelotOnesie 2025-11-06T16:53:58Z

Please note that this report is not about the mouse cursor moving outside of the game window. That issue is being tracked at MCPE-230832 .

Whoarus 2025-11-06T23:52:59Z

After the 1.21.121 patch, there is a problem with Minecraft Bedrock not locking the mouse pointer to the center of the screen when entering a GUI.

To reproduce the issue: first open a chest and observe where the mouse pointer is on the screen. Now close the chest, and turn about 90 degrees either left or right and open another chest. You will see the mouse pointer on the far side of either the left or right of the screen, depending on the way you turned the camera. You will also observe that even with the mouse on the far side of the screen, the first item is highlighted in the center GUI screen with the name of the first object in the GUI appearing in random places on the screen (in the video, you will see the name Stone on the right of the 2nd chest GUI after turning the camera). This is a new bug that showed up after Hotfix 1.21.121 and was not present in previous versions.

Expected Result: To return the mouse pointer functionality to what is was pre 1.21.121 hotfix. That is, when you open a GUI, the mouse is centered in the screen again and not moved to a random location on the screen based upon how you moved the camera just before opening the GUI.