Bedrock Edition 1.2.9

1.2.9 is a minor update to released on January 16, 2018, which changed the world options, and fixes bugs.

Mobs

 * Increased the spawn rate of animals to make them easier to find.

General

 * Options
 * Coordinates, Fire Spreads, TNT Explodes, Mob Loot, Tile Drops, and Natural Regeneration can now be toggled from the world edit screen without enabling cheats.
 * Safe Screen Area now has independent horizontal and vertical options and can be set separately on each platform.

Fixes

 * Crashes/Performance
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when signing into Xbox Live on Android devices
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when moving items in Beacons and Enchanting Tables when using Pocket UI
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when loading chunks
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when rendering moon phases and game time was negative
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when editing a world or Realm name that was more than six characters in length


 * General
 * Fixed a rare issue that caused items, experience, and player positions to change after rejoining a world


 * Gameplay
 * Creepers will now stop walking when they are about to explode
 * Creepers will no longer explode after losing their line of sight of players
 * Blocks can once again be continually placed while sneaking
 * Wither Skeletons will once again spawn in Nether fortresses
 * Animals are now attracted to food if the player is outside of a fenced area or standing inside a Fence block
 * Animals can once again be lured over uneven terrain without losing interest
 * Text entry no longer continues on the first line of a sign even after creating a new line
 * Fixed signs with formatting (§) not being able have new lines of text


 * Graphical/Audio
 * Safe Screen Area now has independent horizontal and vertical options and can be set separately on each platform
 * Pocket UI now respects Screen Safe Area and fixed the iPhone X default Screen Safe Area
 * Graphical artifacts no longer appear in split-screen when riding a pig
 * Fixed the labels of 'Back' buttons on menu screens
 * Book & Quill text is now readable with the Natural texture pack

Video
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