Bedrock Edition beta 1.9.0.2

Beta 1.9.0.2 is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.9.0, released on November 28, 2018, which adds 9 new blocks.

Blocks

 * Barrel, bell, blast furnace, cartography table, fletching table, grindstone, smithing table, and smoker
 * Currently have no functionality.
 * Only available through Experimental Gameplay.


 * Lanterns
 * Act as a new light source.
 * Emit a light level of 15.
 * Can only be obtained in the Creative inventory with Experimental Gameplay enabled.

Command format

 * Functions
 * Can now be run every tick creating an update loop.


 * Gamerules
 * The number of commands run through functions can now be limited with a new gamerule (defaults to 10,000) to limit performance issues.


 * Tags
 * Custom tags can be applied to entities and players to create more flexible selector groupings.
 * Added filter in components to allow checks to see if an entity has a specified tag.
 * Autocomplete can be used for tags.

General

 * Pause menu
 * Added a new "feedback" button.
 * Shows links to the Minecraft feedback site, Mojira bug tracker, and Mojang support.
 * "How to Play" button is now visible from the in-game settings menu.


 * Other
 * Added unused textures for "fish barrel" blocks.

Blocks

 * Cauldrons
 * Can now be used to hold lava.


 * Signs
 * Changed the default sign text color back to black.
 * Sign variants are now grouped in their own inventory category.

Mobs

 * Pillagers
 * Now have the crossbow animations and sounds.


 * Passive mobs
 * Now randomly enter love mode.

General

 * Multiplayer
 * Players can now join and play games with a minor version mismatch.

Fixes

 * Shulker boxes in item frames no longer cause the game to crash.
 * Fixed an issue with wrong items showing in partnered server stores.
 * Corrected the head size of baby zombies.
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when pistons pushed blocks.
 * Fixed a crash that could happen when suspending and resuming the game.
 * Improved the error messages that previously stated the player didn't have a license for the game.
 * Fixed the positioning of the snow golem's arms.
 * Pandas now stop eating when set on fire.
 * Fixed a crash that occurred when resuming the game on Android.
 * Fixed mouse selection issues when clicking items or text boxes.
 * Fixed an issue with end gateway portals which could generate too closely, preventing travel back to the main island.
 * Slimes will once again spawn in slime chunks as expected.
 * Endermen now make the scream sound when angered.
 * Phantoms now drop membranes correctly if killed with a Fire Aspect sword.
 * Auto-jump now works when trying to walk through scaffolding.
 * Scaffolding can now be placed on glass.
 * More blocks can be placed on scaffolding including mob heads and flower pots.
 * Horizontal flowing water will no longer turn into bubble columns over soul sand.
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when removing Gear VR headset during gameplay.
 * Fixed a crash that occasionally happens when resuming the game.
 * Fixed leg geometry for one-legged characters in various skin packs.
 * Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly signing in and out of Xbox Live.
 * Dragon's breath can now be quickly collected reliably in multiplayer games.
 * Pandas now panic when set on fire.
 * Animations and sounds can now be heard and seen when pillagers charge their crossbows.
 * Cobblestone stairs are generated in jungle temples and villages instead of stone.
 * Lit furnaces now show correctly when copied using + Pickblock.
 * Custom modal forms now support two lines again.
 * Special characters now display correctly when using the "" command.
 * Touch controls now work correctly with scaffolding when using the 'swap jump and sneak' setting.
 * Particles produced by witches are now purple rather than black.
 * Slabs are no longer labeled "half slabs" in the creative inventory.
 * Scaffolding textures no longer z-fight with leaves.
 * Mobs in boats no longer shake when trying to turn to look at the player.
 * Bubble columns no longer extend up above the surface of the water.
 * Fixed an issue with items being repeatedly dropped from the hotbar on touchscreen devices.
 * Breaking smooth stone no longer drops cobblestone.
 * Doors no longer drop as two items when broken.
 * Fixed the scaling of the Mojang splash screen when resuming a split screen game.
 * Fixed ghast projectile firing animation.
 * Commands from command blocks no longer extend to other dimensions (This fix won't affect existing command blocks).
 * Fixed a bug where the game could become unresponsive after being disconnected from a multiplayer game.
 * Fixed a crash issue on Xbox One.
 * Worlds no longer become stuck in offline mode after toggling the multiplayer option.
 * Slabs can be correctly placed on top of each other again after reloading the world.
 * Changing game mode and reloading a world no longer removes resource packs.
 * Fixed the arm position for mobs in the Mutant Battle Arena marketplace pack.