Bedrock Edition 1.2.0

1.2, also known as the Better Together Update, is an upcoming major update mentioned in E3 with no set release date. This update provides cross-platform compatibility and ports the Pocket/Windows 10 version to the Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch. As a result, blocks and items in the Console Edition not currently in Pocket Edition 1.1 will be added in this update. The iOS, Android, Windows 10, Gear VR, the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch editions will now be merged under one title - "Minecraft".

General

 * Splitscreen functionality
 * A new options menu for gamerules, so you don’t have to type commands

World generation

 * Starting maps
 * Bonus chests

Blocks

 * Banners
 * Stained glass
 * Jukebox
 * Coarse dirt
 * Armor stand
 * Version exclusive : Can hold tools such as swords
 * Version exclusive : Poses are changeable without commands
 * Version exclusive : Redstone power can change the pose

Items

 * Book and quill
 * Version exclusive : Can hold two pages at the same screen
 * Version exclusive : Edit button to change the words per page
 * Firework star
 * Firework rocket
 * Music disc

Mobs

 * Parrots

General

 * Option to import existing Console Edition worlds to this new edition
 * In-game servers.
 * A way to create areas like spawn chunks with commands, and attach them to entities with components.

Blocks & items

 * Item frames converted from blocks to entities
 * Items can now travel upwards through solid blocks, allowing for 3x3 item elevators
 * Beacon light beams change color when going through stained glass and stained glass panes
 * Ice is now transparent