Pocket Edition v0.3.3 alpha

v0.3.3 alpha was a minor update to  Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on August 9, 2012. It added notable features such as new mobs (spiders and skeletons), new items, as well as other changes and fixes.

Items

 * Bow
 * A ranged weapon that fires arrows.
 * Can be crafted with sticks and string.
 * Arrow
 * Serves as ammunition for bows.
 * Can be obtained as a drop from skeletons.
 * Can be crafted with flint, a stick, and a feather.
 * Bones
 * An item obtained as a drop from skeletons.
 * Can be crafted into bone meal.
 * Bone meal
 * Can be used to grow flowers and roses on grass blocks.
 * Can be used on saplings to make them instantly grow into their respective tree type.
 * Flint
 * Occasionally drops from gravel.
 * Can be used to craft arrows.
 * String
 * An item obtained as a drop from spiders.
 * Can be used to craft bows.
 * Feather
 * An item obtained as a drop from chickens.
 * Can be used to craft arrows.
 * Gunpowder
 * An item obtained as a drop from creepers.
 * Currently serves no purpose.
 * Is unobtainable due to creepers not yet spawning naturally.

Mobs

 * Skeletons
 * Undead hostile mobs equipped with a bow.
 * Drop 0–2 bones and 0–2 arrows when they die.
 * Spiders
 * Neutral mobs that have the ability to climb walls.
 * Drop 0–2 string when they die.
 * Creeper
 * Currently does not spawn naturally.
 * Hostile mobs that silently approach the player and explode.
 * Drop 0–2 gunpowder when they die.

Non-mob entities

 * Dropped items
 * Decay time extended to 5 minutes.

Gameplay

 * Light
 * Increased overall brightness.
 * Fall damage
 * A bone breaking sound is played after falling from large enough heights.
 * Hotbar
 * The minimum number of inventory slots has been increased to 6 for all devices.
 * Creative inventory
 * Additions:
 * Bow
 * Clay
 * Snow block
 * Oak sapling
 * Spruce sapling
 * Birch sapling

Fixes
19 bugs fixed


 * Removed fire, fixing a bug where fire would spread throughout an entire world after a single flammable block had been set aflame by lava.
 * Fire was replaced by .name<, to stop fire from spreading. It is only obtainable through inventory editing.
 * The furnace, block of iron, lapis lazuli block, block of gold, and block of diamond crafting recipes have been corrected.
 * Fixed furnace crash bug.
 * Sapling/leaves fixes.
 * Crafting doors now requires a crafting table.
 * Torches can now be placed on fences.
 * Dandelion yellow dye no longer appears as an egg in MATTIS or the hotbar.
 * A bug where cactus and door placed next to each other would remove the bottom door block (and top one if a 2 level cactus).
 * Attempting to mine invisible bedrock no longer produces breaking particles.
 * Stairs now block light.
 * Some sounds that are missing can now be heard: cow hurt sound, the sound when you break glass/ice.
 * A bug where fence gate would not appear in the user’s hand but in the world.
 * If the player stands on a slab and creates another one, the player falls through both slabs.
 * Swords (and other tools) now take damage from attacking mobs.
 * Golden tools are no longer more resistant than wooden tools.
 * The rear end texture is upside down on some animals.
 * The D-pad on iPad no longer/rarely intersects with the item slots.
 * Sugar cane can no longer be placed in water.
 * Blocks placed on snow are no longer duplicated in multiplayer.