Java Edition 15w47a

15w47a is the forty-first snapshot released for Java Edition 1.9.

Blocks

 * Beacon
 * Now able to keep an item in its inventory slot.
 * No longer drops the item from the slot if the beacon is destroyed or the interface is exited before the 'accept' button is pressed.
 * Will now interact with hoppers.


 * Daylight sensor
 * No longer emits a signal at night when sufficiently shaded.


 * Redstone comparator
 * Side inputs now take power from redstone blocks.


 * Redstone block
 * Will now update adjacent blocks' power state correctly.
 * Will now never transmit power through blocks.


 * Trapped chest
 * Will now change their texture when the computer time is set to the 24th to 26th of December to suit Christmas.

Mobs

 * Shulker
 * Now drops experience.

Non-mob entities

 * Armor stands
 * Wobbles slightly when being hit.

World generation

 * Jungle bush trees
 * Leaves will no longer replace blocks other than air or leaves when generating the tree.

Command format

 * NBT tags
 * Beacon block entity
 * Item held in the beacon's slot.


 * Sound events
 * Added,  ,  , and.
 * These are used for the armor stand.

General

 * Skins
 * Overlay layers (hat, jacket, sleeves, and pants) correctly render semitransparent pixels, instead of only fully opaque and fully transparent pixels.

Video
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Trivia

 * 15w47a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
 * This snapshot was released exactly 4 years after the full release of Java Edition.