In the End, the iron bars around the end crystals only render from a certain distance(up close). The distance in which they render are the same no matter the render distance, as I tried with 5, 6, and 8 chunks. Please fix as it is hard to tell whether or not a pillar has a cage from a distance!
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Related issue MCPE-17595
They seems to disappear for me when i'm 60 blocks away with a render distance of 8 chunks.
They also seem to disappear for me when i'm 256 blocks away with a render distance of 40 chunks.
This applies to the end crystals and the fire animation.
But also with other items in the overworld/nether too (grass, tallgrass, kelp, seagrass, etc.)
For a full list of blocks that show the same behavior described here for iron bars, see MCPE-124841.
I confirmed that report separately because it seemed to me that this report raises a special issue with the impact of iron bars in the ender dragon arena, which might warrant a special fix. For example, iron bars could be given the same behavior as leaves and kelp, which replace the transparent layer with a solid color instead of disappearing.
Confirmed in Windows 10 1.2.8.
The iron bars do not have to be around an end crystal to exhibit this issue. In fact, they don't even have to be in the End; this happens in the Overworld as well.
This issue also applies to ladders. I also tested fences, cobblestone walls, and slabs, but none of these were affected.
However, I found that render distance does affect the distance at which the iron bars or ladders disappear, though not one-for-one. With my render distance set to 16 chunks, they disappeared when I was 8 chunks away. With it set to 32 chunks, they disappeared when I was 10 chunks away.