Pocket Edition upcoming features

This page is about upcoming features for Minecraft Pocket Edition that have been announced by Mojang employees.

Alpha
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 * style="text-align: center" | 0.9.x
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.9.x

0.9.x
This version refers to features that will be included in updates between 0.9.2 and 0.10.0

Additions: Tweaks: Other:
 * General:
 * Improved Controls
 * The jump button will be on the other side of the screen
 * Could possibly allow for Sneaking and Sprinting
 * Possibly implementation of commands
 * An in-game skin changer, with three possible ways to obtain them:
 * Tied to Mojang account
 * Manually designed
 * Skin packs
 * An option to make old worlds infinite
 * Possibly hardcore mode
 * Biomes:
 * Possibly a new version-exclusive underworld underground structure
 * Generates between layers 0-50
 * Version exclusive : The Far Biome, found at the edge of finite worlds
 * Support for more languages, including Korean
 * Possibly an animation for switching items.
 * The Invisible bedrock barrier gets removed if a pre-0.9.0 world becomes infinite.
 * Possibly adaptation for 64-bit hardware/software and/or the Apple A7 processor, potentially making the game faster for 64-bit users.
 * Upgraded from OpenGL ES 1.1 to 2.0
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.0
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.0

0.10.0
Additions: Tweaks:
 * Potions
 * Brewing
 * Brewing stands
 * Enchanting
 * Enchantment tables
 * Possibly In-game music
 * Possibly Redstone
 * Possibly Boats
 * The Jump button will be on the other side of the screen (if not in 0.9.x)
 * Possibly OpenGL ES 2.0 or 3.0
 * This will allow for mipmaps on Android
 * It will allow for tinted lighting on the terrain like on PC.
 * It will allow for animated blocks with frame buffers.
 * This will make the game faster by 4-5%.
 * Android will have updated sounds
 * Mobs:
 * Zombie Pigmen will have the hat layer on their heads
 * Symbols
 * Possibility of adding “symbols”, which are functions that correlate with modding codes
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.x
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.x

0.10.x
 This version refers to features that have been specified to appear in either 0.10.0 or 0.10.x but has not been decided which version to include which set of features.

Additions:
 * Skins

Blocks and Items:
 * Varied Minecart types
 * Some, if not all Redstone-related blocks and items (if not added in 0.10.0)
 * Boats (If not added in 0.10.0)
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.1?
 * style="text-align: center" | 0.10.1?

0.10.1?

 * Possibly weather
 * }