Java Edition 16w02a

16w02a is the first snapshot released in 2016, and the forty-ninth snapshot released for 1.9.

Changes

 * Changed damage/armor values again to protect armored players against "backstabbing" creepers.
 * Marker  will now stay in the same position no matter what.
 * Bedrock can no longer drop itself as an item.
 * The gamemode selector  now supports both negation and literal gamemode values, for example:
 * ,, and
 * Air is now translatable into other languages, for the purposes of superflat customization.
 * There is now a volume slider labeled "Voice/Speech".
 * The command now accepts a sound   as its second parameter.
 * Beacons now immediately activate when placed on valid pyramids.