Multiple Touch UI, Chat, Cape, Resource Pack, and Movement Control bugs after update

Short description:

After updating Minecraft Bedrock (installed from Google Play Store) to version 26.60 on an Android mobile device, several major bugs appeared that severely affect gameplay, touch controls, chat, and resource packs. Below are all the issues with their exact steps to reproduce, expected results, and actual results:

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ISSUE 1: Equipped Cape does not load automatically on first launch of the day

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- Steps to reproduce:

1. Equip a skin with a cape and close Minecraft completely.

2. Launch the game later (for example, the first launch of the day).

3. Check the character on the main menu.

- Expected result: Both the skin and the equipped cape should load automatically when opening the game.

- Actual result: The skin loads normally, but the cape is missing. To make the cape appear, I have to manually tap on my skin, enter the Dressing Room, and tap on the cape slot.

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ISSUE 2: Multiple Chat and Android Keyboard bugs on mobile

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- Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the in-game chat on an Android mobile device so the on-screen keyboard appears.

2. Tap on an empty area inside the chat screen while the keyboard is open.

3. Reopen the chat, type a short word (e.g., "hi"), and press Enter on the keyboard to send it.

- Expected result: Tapping empty space should not close the entire chat menu, keyboard autocorrect should not alter words after pressing Enter, and pressing Enter should work smoothly without abrupt UI glitches.

- Actual result:

a) Tapping on an empty space in the chat screen hides the keyboard and completely exits/closes the entire chat menu.

b) Keyboard autocorrect works poorly in Minecraft compared to previous versions; for example, typing "hi" and pressing Enter changes the sent message to "hello" after sending.

c) Immediately after typing a word and pressing Enter, the entire chat UI closes abruptly in a very frustrating way.

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ISSUE 3: All active Resource Packs randomly deactivate

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- Steps to reproduce:

1. Activate one or more Resource Packs in the game settings.

2. Play the game normally, close it, and return later.

- Expected result: All activated resource packs should remain active until the player manually deactivates them.

- Actual result: Periodically, the game automatically deactivates every single active resource pack, moving all of them back to the inactive list without any user action.

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ISSUE 4: Custom UI from a Resource Pack opens automatically after sending a chat message

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- Steps to reproduce:

1. Equip a resource pack that adds a small button on the gameplay screen to open a custom UI.

2. During gameplay, tap that small button to open the pack's custom UI, then close it normally.

3. Open the in-game chat, type any message, and press Enter to send it.

- Expected result: Sending a chat message should simply return the player to normal gameplay without triggering any pack UI.

- Actual result: Immediately after sending a message in chat, the previously used custom UI from the resource pack opens automatically on its own. This happens repeatedly in update 26.60.

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ISSUE 5: Touch Movement Control (Joystick/D-Pad) suddenly freezes during PvP

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- Steps to reproduce:

1. Join a multiplayer server on Android and play PvP using Touch Controls.

2. Keep one finger continuously touching and dragging the movement control while tapping other action buttons (attack, jump, etc.).

3. Continue moving without lifting the movement finger off the screen.

- Expected result: The movement control should remain continuously responsive as long as the finger stays in contact with the screen.

- Actual result: While my finger is still touching the screen, the movement control suddenly freezes and my character stops moving completely, even though all other on-screen buttons continue working normally. To fix it and move again, I have to completely lift all my fingers off the screen and touch the movement control again, which causes me to lose PvP fights.