Update 1.11/build 8

Build 8, also known as 1.11.0.8, is the sixth beta released for Update 1.11.

Fixes

 * Crashes/Performance
 * Improved the performance when opening the player inventory with the crafting recipes open (MCPE-41772, MCPE-41166, MCPE-27167)
 * Further crafting and inventory optimizations will be included in a future update
 * Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when entities like XP orbs touch bell blocks (MCPE-43224)
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when using a crafting table in creative mode
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when spawning a Vile Spider from the MINECON add-on pack
 * Sneezing Pandas no longer crash the game
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when suspending the game on Gear VR
 * Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze when selecting Save & Quit
 * Fixed a crash that could occur on Bedrock Dedicated Server
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing owned skin packs
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when the text to speech feature tried to read a special character
 * General performance improvements
 * Improved performance by adjusting the 'RandomStroll' mob behaviour


 * General
 * Text to Speech now only operates when focus is on Minecraft
 * Text to speech no longer stops working if too many punctuation marks are used
 * Choosing the "Allow Games to Speak to Me" option on Xbox now works correctly with Minecraft
 * Updated text to speech popup text
 * Text to Speech now correctly reads the generating world dialog boxes
 * Text to speech will now only auto-enable when the client is set to English
 * Text to speech for touch now uses single tap for focus and double tap for press
 * Fixed a bug where the text to speech narrator would read world names twice
 * Made further improvements to world saving, to prevent worlds becoming disappearing from the world list
 * Worlds should no longer get stuck on the 'generating world' screen when the player is in the end dimension (MCPE-41513)
 * Free preview skins now roam across devices when signed in to Xbox Live


 * Gameplay
 * If a player exits and re-enters a world during a Raid, the Boss Bar no longer disappears, and the 'Hero of the Village' effect can still be obtained
 * Raids no longer fail to spawn waves while player is flying
 * Reverted the fix for players falling through blocks around blocks 65k from spawn - more work is needed to fully fix this bug! (MCPE-39299)


 * Mobs
 * Skeleton horses spawned in from earlier versions can be ridden once again (MCPE-40857)
 * Removed the distance restriction for phantom spawning, meaning they should spawn more readily now (MCPE-43736)
 * Villagers can now properly access the entire village outskirts, without showing frustrated particles because it's too far
 * Spawned villagers who are levelled up now start with preferred profession and won't change when introduced to a new village


 * Blocks
 * End portal blocks can no longer drop as items (MCPE-42991)


 * Items
 * Crafted items will once again stack correctly with partial stacks already in the player's inventory (MCPE-42719)


 * Graphical
 * Clouds are 100% more fluffy again (MCPE-43505)
 * On screen animation no longer plays for all mob effects (MCPE-43502)


 * User Interface
 * Ratings button for server consumables now shows 'Rate this pack!' instead of the purchase button


 * Add-Ons / Script Engine
 * Added component references for new villagers
 * Original Villager and Zombie variant spawn eggs can still be obtained and used in Marketplace content that utilised them