Realms: Bedrock Realms should be coming back up now and we hope to have Java Realms back up soon. Thank you so much for your patience. We will send out another tweet when Java Realms start coming back up. ^JH

Redstone parity solution: Java and Bedrock have differing redstone mechanics. Instead of changing one or the other, a resource pack could be made that updates Bedrock redstone to be like that if Java. Everyone would be able to choose their own preference. It’s a win-win!