Ever since the new caves and cliffs part 1 update (1.17)

Im not able to see my friend's skins, most of the time when they're out of my view,

they just turn into Steves, and even when they're in my face;

They also "shrivel" up and turn into just floating beans

this mostly just happens on it's own, but the moment we drift apart, and we regroup,

we just turn into Steves

but what more strange, is that sometimes it just shows one skin, and the others Steve.

Here's an image of my friend's skin being replaced by Steve and as a floating bean