Bedrock Edition removed features

Some features have been removed from the Pocket Edition. These features may have been replaced, or a developer decided against the feature later on.

Note that this page only documents game features that were removed, features of a particular game element that were removed are noted in that element's history. There are some features that was added from the Education Edition, the features were removed and exclusively available for Education Edition.

Splashes
When a splash is removed, the line it occupied in splashes.txt is deleted, meaning the line number of all subsequent splashes lowers by one.

Allow & Deny


Allow and Deny blocks are supposed to be used to create restricted building areas or areas where users can build in. It is an Education Edition feature that accidentally added while in Alpha 0.16.0 development, later it got removed from Pocket Edition because it is not a part of the game.

Board
The Board blocks are supposedly to have a function with a right click. It is an Education Edition feature that accidentally added while in Alpha 0.16.0 development, later it got removed from Pocket Edition because it is not a part of the game.

The Board block comes with three different blocks:
 * Slate (1×1)
 * Poster (2×1)
 * Board (2×3)

Border
Border blocks are unbreakable blocks shaped like cobblestone walls that prohibit movement through, over or under the block continously. It is an Education Edition feature that accidentally added in the first build of Alpha 0.16.0 development, in the next update (Alpha 0.16.0 build 2) it got removed from Pocket Edition because it is not a part of the game.

Cyan flower


The cyan flower was replaced with the poppy in Alpha 0.9.0. However, Johan said it may return.

Nether Reactor functions
The functions of the Nether Reactor were removed in Alpha 0.12.1 due to the addition of the Nether. The block still exists, but nothing will happen when tapping it.

Nether Reactor Core


The functionality of the Nether Reactor was removed in Pocket Edition Alpha 0.12.1. However, the reactor core block still exists in game, and can be obtained through inventory editing or by retaining it from previous worlds before the update. But it now drops its ingredients, allowing players to recover them.

Glowing Obsidian


Being a part of the nether reactor, the glowing obsidian block was also removed in Alpha 0.12.1. It emitted a soft red glow at light level 12, and dropped a single obsidian when broken with a diamond pickaxe. It can only be obtained through inventory editing.

Portfolio


The Portfolio is used to document a screenshot taken from the Camera, in Pocket Edition it can only be obtained using a conmands and has no function. It is an Education Edition feature that accidentally added while in Alpha 0.16.0 development, later it got removed from Pocket Edition because it is not a part of the game.

Camera


Camera is an entity that comes up with its item, and is supposedly capable of capturing and storing images. It got removed from Pocket Edition because it is no longer a part of the game. In the Education Edition, it works together with the portfolio item to create collections of pictures.

Before then, Camera was first added to the game in Alpha 0.1.0 available until Alpha 0.9.0 build 1. Later it was re-added to the game in Alpha 0.16.0 build 1, and got removed in Alpha 0.16.0 build 4.

NPC
NPCs is a mob-like villager with re-textured villager skin, but slightly taller than the normal villager. It is an Education Edition feature that accidentally added while in Alpha 0.16.0 development, later it got removed from Pocket Edition because it is not a part of the game.

Cocoa beans
In Alpha 0.8.0 build 3 cocoa beans were added with its exclusive recipes. In Alpha 0.9.0 build 1 cocoa beans can now be obtained with cocoa pods. In Alpha 0.16.0 official release, cocoa beans crafting recipes were got removed.

The removal to the recipe because it's can no longer make any sense after the addition to obtain cocoa beans from cocoa pods. It was reported by an user in the bug tracker and was confirmed as a bug.

Rose red
The reason of removal to the recipe is unknown, and still questionable.