Java Edition 1.12

1.12 is an upcoming major update with no set release date.

Initially mentioned by Jeb at Minecon 2016 during the "Casual Chat with Jens" panel, saying that they already have ideas for a theme. On December 29, 2016, Jeb confirmed that he had started working on 1.12 features, and that they now have a theme.

Blocks and Items
Concrete Concrete Powder Glazed Terracotta
 * it has 16 colors
 * Place on water any Concrete powder get Concrete block
 * it has 16 colors
 * Fallable like Sand and Gravel
 * When fall into water/placed on water turn into Concrete block
 * Craftable. Crafting: 3 Sand,3 Gravel and one any dye to get Concrete Powder block
 * it has 16 colors
 * Smelt any stained clay colors but not regular Hardened clay
 * can be placed 4 directions like Wood and Bone Block

General

 * Creative
 * Save/restore hotbar items in creative mode.

Blocks and Items
Wool Banner
 * New palette texture.
 * New palette texture

Mobs
Sheep
 * New color palette for wool body same as new Wool and Banner palettes

Blocks and Items

 * Paintings
 * Made it easier to get the "correct" painting when placing them.

Unconfirmed features

 * More note sound effects for the note block.
 * If a piston gets powered and is unable to push, it will emit a smoke particle effect and play a small "clunk" sound.
 * Non-aggressive zombie pigmen no longer preventing the player from sleeping.
 * If the bow used to craft a dispenser is enchanted, it makes the arrows fired from the dispenser act accordingly.
 * Making magma blocks burn indefinitely, like netherrack.