Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha

v0.6.0 alpha was a major update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on January 30, 2013. It added features, such as baby animals, clouds, new Nether-related blocks and items as well as other changes.

Android 2.1 and 2.2 are no longer supported in this version; v0.6.0 requires Android 2.3 or later. Users running Android 2.1 and 2.2 will only be able to play older versions of Pocket Edition.

Gameplay

 * The sky and clouds (appearance varies between fast and slow devices).
 * Improved D-pad.
 * Design is squared and not rounded.
 * When in flight mode, there is a "wing" icon on the jump button.

Blocks and items

 * Signs


 * Netherrack


 * Nether Bricks


 * Block of Quartz


 * Chiseled Quartz Block
 * Creative only.


 * Pillar Quartz Block
 * Creative only.


 * Cracked Stone Brick
 * Creative only.


 * Mossy Stone Brick
 * Creative only.


 * Stonecutter


 * Chiseled Sandstone


 * Smooth Sandstone


 * Stairs
 * Nether Brick Stairs
 * : Does not block light.
 * Sandstone Stairs
 * : Does not block light.
 * Stone Brick Stairs
 * : Does not block light.
 * Quartz Stairs
 * : Does not block light.


 * Slabs
 * Sandstone Slab
 * Stone Bricks Slab
 * Slabs can now be placed in up position (needs testing on small screens)
 * Armor
 * Applying process is similar to smelting: choose from armor on the left and see a preview of the player on the right.


 * Nether Brick
 * Smelted from netherrack and crafted into nether bricks blocks).


 * Nether Quartz


 * Upside-down stairs, corner stairs


 * Sand and gravel
 * Are affected by gravity.

Mobs

 * Baby animals
 * Baby animals only spawn in new worlds.

Gameplay

 * The fog and sky color now is blue instead of grey.
 * When holding a slot in the hotbar, to toss an item out, the frame of the bar turns green as well.
 * For some Android devices only: the way to go to the pause menu, is to use (◀) instead of (|=|).

Blocks and items

 * Dyes can be crafted, except black (ink sacs) and brown (cocoa).
 * Recipes for crafting slabs give 6 slabs instead of 3.
 * Nether Reactor spawns Netherrack instead of obsidian at the Nether spire.
 * The Nether Reactor now spawns more items.
 * Melons can now be crafted with 9 melon slices.

Mobs

 * Sheep look different.
 * Sheep can be colored with dyes.
 * Cows drop leather.

Fixes
19 bugs fixed


 * - Still no fix on Tablet (first Galaxy Tab Froyo firmware 2.2) Survival = Creative and Creative = Survival
 * - Doors, trap doors and ladders does not drop correctly in survival when adjacent to destroyed blocks
 * - Blocks placed where ice was don't show up in multiplayer
 * - Drowning on water
 * - Other players can't see the hand shaking animation
 * - Two stone bricks in creative menu
 * - No description for Paintings or Glowstone
 * - Watermelons grow back nearly instantly
 * - Watermelon icon red background
 * - Melon seeds have pumpkin seed sprite
 * - Paintings deflect arrows
 * - Cactus can't grow on sand block near water
 * - Charging the bow breaks pictures
 * - 1 melon stem can produce 2-4 melons
 * - Torches when placed underwater do not drop
 * - Paintings cannot be destroyed with L button (Xperia Play)
 * - Wrong sugarcane drop from the reactor and creative mode
 * - Pixel disappearing bug

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