Piston head appears darker when mining
When breaking a piston/sticky piston extended or not extended the head appears darker
However, when it is extended, the head only appears darker when mining the body as opposed to the head.
Steps to reproduce:
- Obtain a piston in survival mode (commands, etc.)
- Place it down and start to mine it
- Notice that the head is darker
What should happen: The piston head should stay the same color
What happened: The piston head appeared darker

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Created Issue:
Piston head appears darker when mining
When breaking a piston (that isn't extended) the head appears darker
Steps to reproduce:
- Obtain a piston in survival mode (commands, etc.)
- Place it down and start to mine it
- Notice that the head is darker
What should happen: The piston head should stay the same color
What happened: The piston head appeared darker
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When breaking a piston
(that isn't extended)the head appears darkerSteps to reproduce:
- Obtain a piston in survival mode (commands, etc.)
- Place it down and start to mine it
- Notice that the head is darker
What should happen: The piston head should stay the same color
What happened: The piston head appeared darker
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When breaking a piston/sticky piston extended or not extended the head appears darker
Steps to reproduce:
- Obtain a piston in survival mode (commands, etc.)
- Place it down and start to mine it
- Notice that the head is darker
What should happen: The piston head should stay the same color
What happened: The piston head appeared darker
![]()
When breaking a piston/sticky piston extended or not extended the head appears darker
However, when it is extended, the head only appears darker when mining the body as opposed to the head.
Steps to reproduce:
- Obtain a piston in survival mode (commands, etc.)
- Place it down and start to mine it
- Notice that the head is darker
What should happen: The piston head should stay the same color
What happened: The piston head appeared darker
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Lightning rods and pistons are tracked at MCPE-129159 and MCPE-149131. I cannot reproduce this with bells or shulker boxes. Please attach a video that shows the issue.
Duplicate of MCPE-149131.
Yeah this duplicates MCPE-149131 and MCPE-79375
Thank you for your report!
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Affects 1.20.62 and 1.20.80.20 preview