Pocket Edition v0.7.3 alpha

v0.7.3 alpha was a minor update to  Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on August 15, 2013. This version changes the daylight cycle and fixed some of the bugs and crashes in v0.7.2.

iOS 4.3 is no longer supported in this version; v0.7.3 requires iOS 5.0 or later. Users running iOS 4.3 will only be able to play older versions of Pocket Edition.

Gameplay

 * Sun, moon, stars, sunrise and sunset added.
 * Improved title screen
 * Splashes
 * Animated background
 * The menu panorama uses seed  in Java Edition Beta 1.7.3 at coordinates (61, 75, -68).
 * Panorama pictures is directly blurred instead of overlay on Java Edition
 * Pocket realms improvements:
 * Realms can be reset

Blocks and items

 * Double chests
 * When chests are put together, items previously in the left chest appear at the bottom half. Items from the right chest will also appear at the top. This may cause a loss of items.
 * Chests now have an open/close animation.
 * The player can open chests in creative, but not look inside; they will immediately close.
 * Quartz slabs

General

 * Added more friction when flying in Creative Mode (iOS).
 * Stopped building the game with typeinfo enabled (iOS).
 * Wooden slab material changed to wood instead of stone. Wooden Slabs stored from before 0.7.3 are tagged as Fake Wood Slab and drop regular wooden slabs when mined.
 * When creating a new world, the default name shows "My World".

Mobs

 * Mobs now light on fire under sunlight.