When loading or signing into Bedrock edition on a different platform, fairly commonly it can fail to load the custom characters, instead replacing them across all platforms with either Steve or Alex.
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When loading or signing into Bedrock edition on a different platform, fairly commonly it can fail to load the custom characters, instead replacing them across all platforms with either Steve or Alex.
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Windows 10
1.16.0
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