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Updates to the wandering traders

Speaking of trading, you can now strike some new deals with wandering traders! These llama-leading wanderers visit your base occasionally, offering to trade items for emeralds. They are now changing their business strategy: not only selling and buying more things, but at lower prices too! From firefly bushes to Potion of Invisibility, find out what bargains the wandering trader has on offer next time they stop by. 

Ambient sounds for the firefly bush

Should you purchase a firefly bush or stumble upon one yourself, listen out for a pleasant humming. It will be the new ambient sound coming from the dancing firefly particles! The firefly bush went into testing a few weeks ago and the way it glitters in the night has already added so much atmosphere to the Overworld – and now we get even cozier! Mmmmmmmmmmmm. 

How can I test these features? 

You can test these features by enabling snapshots for Minecraft: Java Edition, or by enabling previews/beta* for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. To install a snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab. To enable preview/beta for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition follow these instructions.  

*Preview is available for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realms on Xbox, Windows 10/11, and iOS. Betas are available on Android (Google Play). 

Send us your feedback! 

These features are all still in development, which means that the details outlined above might change as we iterate on them. So then why have we released them into testing? Because we want your feedback! Send your thoughts here, and report bugs at bugs.mojang.com!