Falling from a big height into lava does not save you from death. It's not hard to reproduce. Just fall from a height that would kill you with fire resistance into a pool of lava and you'll die immediately. Just wanted to see if this was an unreported bug, or an actual mechanic for lava now.
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We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-30930, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
That ticket has already been resolved as working as intended, which means this is not considered a bug and won't be fixed. Please do not leave a comment on the linked ticket.
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