Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha

Alpha 0.16.0, the first release of the Boss Update, is an update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on October 21 and 25, 2016.

The update is also the last Alpha update to be released.

General

 * Ability to customize keyboard controls.
 * New settings bar (Android and iOS)
 * Added search tab to creative inventory (Win 10 only).
 * Added mouse UI sensitivity slider in VR options (Win 10 Rift only).
 * New UI for options menu.
 * New UI for creating and editing servers menu.
 * New UI for world option menu.
 * More options.
 * Version exclusive : Toggle Crouch
 * Added warning before exiting the game.
 * You can import an Add-on, Resource Pack, or World by double clicking on it on Mobile Devices (Currently not working on Android)
 * Realms admin users can add moderators in their Realm

Commands

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World generation

 * Ocean monuments

Blocks

 * Sea lantern
 * Prismarine
 * Wet sponge
 * Beacons

Items

 * Prismarine crystals
 * Prismarine shard
 * Guardian spawn egg
 * Elder guardian spawn egg
 * Nether star
 * Version exclusive : Potion of Decay
 * Version exclusive : Splash Potion of Decay
 * Version exclusive : Arrow of Decay

Mobs

 * Guardian
 * Elder guardian
 * Version exclusive : Is considered a boss mob.
 * Wither
 * Version exclusive : When its health reaches 50%, it spawns 3-4 Wither Skeletons (Normal and Hard difficulty only)
 * Version exclusive : New animation and sounds when created and killed.
 * Version exclusive : New 'Charge' attack when its health is below 50%.

Add-ons

 * Added user created resource packs that can be installed by world. Similar to the ones in PC edition
 * Version exclusive : Added user created behavior packs. These allow the player to change files coded in JSON to change how the game works. Similar to mods, but have an official API

General

 * Performance improvements.
 * Skin picker no longer shows the silhouette of the skins behind it when choosing a custom skin.
 * Tweaked mouse sensitivity for vertical vs. horizontal motion in UI in Rift (Win 10 Rift only).
 * Increased maximum view distance for capable GPUs (Win10 and EDU only).
 * Tweaked the clock texture so it has all the correct pixels.
 * No Generating World Screen when entering Nether Portal

Items

 * Bucket
 * New sound when using.
 * Maps
 * Version exclusive : Now have different colors for different biomes.
 * Grass path
 * Added sounds when making.
 * Camera
 * Removed completely and is now exclusive to education edition.
 * Cocoa beans
 * No longer has a crafting recipe.
 * Steak
 * Version exclusive : Renamed to cooked beef
 * Minecarts
 * The player cannot destroy a minecart they are riding on.

Blocks

 * Sponge
 * Readded to survival mode.
 * Now can absorb water.
 * Now uses PC 1.8 texture.
 * Bed
 * Now have a sound when placed.
 * Furnace
 * Better description (Input, Fuel, Result) for devices that do not use a controller.
 * Monster eggs
 * Added to the creative inventory.
 * Chest
 * Custom name no longer appears in GUI.

Mobs

 * Husk
 * Add new sounds.
 * Stray
 * Add new sounds.
 * Squids
 * The open button.png Version exclusive : Added new sounds.
 * Wither skeletons
 * Version exclusive : Now spawn when the wither's health is 50% (Normal and Hard difficulty only).
 * Iron golems
 * Version exclusive : Will now damage player in peaceful difficulty.
 * Wolf
 * Version exclusive : Will now damage player in peaceful difficulty.
 * Villager
 * Non-functional "open" button when sneaking.

Fixes
From released versions before 0.16.0


 * – Empty buckets can´t collect water when underwater (Creative only)
 * – Grass does not grow on dirt under fences or cobblestone walls
 * – Arrows bounce off tamed dogs but not tamed cats
 * – When breaking a block in front of me, it breaks the one I'm on.
 * – Cannot place beds on top half slabs anymore
 * – Creative inventory Mundane potion duplicate bug
 * – Mobs wearing armor drop that armor 100% of the time
 * – Incorrect sounds on beds
 * – Some keyboard keys are dead
 * – Autojump allows you to jump over fences and cobblestone walls
 * – Player can go through solid block walls and fences using a boat
 * – Moving fuel into the furnace draws units from the first stack touched instead of from the one you tap
 * – Milking a cow or, mooshroom with a single bucket, or bowl immediately consumes the milk, or stew, if the player is hungry
 * – Nether Wart only drops one Wart when broken
 * – Water renders and unloads oddly behind clouds
 * – Lever, buttons, redstone, etc can not be placed on monster spawner
 * – Nether mobs can die in any bodies of lava
 * – Water is invisible when you reload the world
 * – Double Flower Duplication Bug
 * – Wolves can be fed with raw and cooked fish
 * – Maps blink red when player take damages
 * – Clocks in item frames have extra pixels
 * – Hoppers suck item entities only one at a time
 * – Mobs do not drop spawned equipment
 * – Strange font behavior (width, size...)
 * – Beds don't make sounds when placing them
 * – All mobs take knock back damage from splash potion of harming II
 * – Creepers are mute when attacked
 * – Undead/Passive mobs still alive when get hit by tipped arrows of healing/harming
 * – Horses show open button before fully tamed
 * – Horse is unrideable while tied to fence and ride button is shown
 * – Boats placed halfway inside a wall shake violently
 * – Skins not showing up in skins area
 * – Doors act as tools
 * – Holding Flint and Steel when focusing on a Creeper doesn't show ignite button
 * – Furnace texture bug
 * – Skeleton Horses & Zombie Horses Bug
 * – Villagers get stuck facing 90°
 * – Breaking ice creates water source block in the Nether
 * – Baby horses don't show feed button
 * – Blocks are blinking on piston
 * – The void below bedrock is a bottomless pit
 * – Lead turn red when the leashed mob getting hit
 * – Armor take damage when we break blocks with them
 * – Using A Bed Whilst Riding A Horse / Boat etc. Does Not Dismount Player
 * – Trying to tame horse while holding saddle bug.
 * – Mobs don't burn in sunlight while on soul sand.
 * – Redstone torch burn/turn off when placed on the side of a piston
 * – Wither Skeletons and Blazes Do Not Spawn Again in Nether Fortresses
 * – Inception achievement not unlocking
 * – Chest UI is not accessible when mounted on a pig, boat or minecart.
 * – Items on the ground are facing the opposite direction
 * – Minecarts and their variants always despawn when they are in motion and the game crashes