Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha

Alpha 0.16.0, the first release of The Boss Update, is an upcoming update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition with no set release date.

More information regarding the update will be revealed around 1:30-2:30 PM PST on September 24, the first day of MineCon 2016, during the "Talking Pocket Edition/Windows 10 with the Developers" event on the expo stage.

General

 * Ability to customize keyboard controls.
 * Added search tab to creative inventory (Win 10 only).
 * Added mouse UI sensitivity slider in VR options (Win 10 Rift only).
 * New UI for options menu.
 * New UI for creating, editing servers menu.
 * New UI for world option menu.
 * More options.
 * Version exclusive : Toggle Crouch
 * Added warning before exit the game.

Commands

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World Generation

 * Ocean monuments

Blocks

 * Sea Lantern
 * Prismarine
 * Wet Sponge
 * Beacons

Items

 * Prismarine Crystals
 * Prismarine Shard
 * Guardian Spawn Egg
 * Nether Star
 * Version exclusive : Potion of Decay
 * Version exclusive : Splash Potion of Decay
 * Version exclusive : Arrow of Decay

Mobs

 * Guardian
 * Elder Guardian
 * Version exclusive : Doesn't have a spawn egg.
 * Version exclusive : Is considered a boss mob.
 * Wither
 * Version exclusive : When its health reaches 50%, it spawns 3-4 Wither Skeletons.
 * Will not spawn in easy difficulty.
 * Version exclusive : New animation when created and killed.
 * Version exclusive : New sounds.

General

 * Performance improvements.
 * Skin picker no longer shows the silhouette of the skins behind it when choosing a custom skin.
 * Tweaked mouse sensitivity for vertical vs. horizontal motion in UI in Rift (Win 10 Rift only).
 * Increased maximum view distance for capable GPUs (Win10 and EDU only).
 * Tweaked the clock texture so it has all the correct pixels
 * Old world type option
 * Not shown anymore.
 * Old worlds created earlier still can be make infinite.

Items

 * Bucket
 * New sound when using.


 * Maps
 * Version exclusive : Now have different colors for different biomes.


 * Grass Path
 * Added sounds when making.


 * Camera
 * Now has a block form in inventory [[File:Camerafront.png]] [[File:Cameraside.png]] [[File:Camera top.png]] [[File:Cameraback.png]] but placing it spawns the entity
 * Block can be placed with commands like and  (Block ID is  )
 * "Take Picture" button now works.


 * Cocoa beans
 * No longer has a crafting recipe.

Blocks

 * Sponge
 * Readded to survival mode.
 * Now can absorb water.
 * Now uses PC 1.8 texture.
 * Bed
 * Now have sound when placed.
 * Furnace
 * Better description (Input, Fuel, Result) for devices that not use controller.
 * Monster eggs
 * Added to the Creative inventory.

Mobs

 * Squids
 * Version exclusive : Added new sounds.
 * Wither Skeletons
 * Version exclusive : Now spawn when the wither's health is 50%

General

 * Resource packs
 * Ability to edit every resource in the game
 * Possibly: This will allow things like the GUI to be re-textured in a resource pack.
 * UI for importing custom resource packs