Java Edition 16w04a

16w04a is the fifty-first snapshot released for 1.9.

General

 * Sounds
 * Some updated sounds.
 * New chests sounds.
 * However, ender chests still use the old sound.
 * New wooden door sounds.
 * New iron door sounds.
 * New fence gate sounds.
 * Added a sound for taking damage from thorns.
 * Rain sounds are now more ambient/less loud and sound more 'realistic'.

Blocks

 * Lily pad bounding box changed again, now $3/32$ block tall and inset $1/16$ from all sides (since 15w49a, was $15/256$ block tall and only three of the four edges were inset).

Non-Mob Entities

 * Boats
 * Will now move forward and backwards using the and  key, and will steer left and right using the  and  keys respectively.
 * Now break lilypads.
 * The boat will stay in one place when pressing the and  keys at the same time, but paddles will be moving.
 * Now faster and stay at a consistent speed, unlike previous snapshots.
 * Now sink when there's water above it
 * Crafting recipe does not require shovel anymore.
 * Minecarts
 * Players no longer board minecarts when while crouching.