Bedrock Edition unused features

This page is about features that were added to Pocket Edition, but have no actual use or are simply placeholders for new features.

Mobs

 * Magma Cube

In Alpha 0.11.0, magma cubes were added into the game along with its spawn egg, but could not spawn naturally into the game in survival mode without hacking, due to the Nether having not been added yet. As of 0.12.1, they can spawn in the Nether.


 * Ghast

Ghasts were also added in Alpha 0.11.0, and could not be spawned legitimately into the game due to the same reasons as Magma cubes. Unlike its other Nether mob, Ghast spawn eggs are unobtainable in both creative and survival without hacking or editing the inventory. As of 0.12.1, they can spawn in the Nether.

Blocks & Items

 * info_reserved6

info_reserved6 was a placeholder for fire from Alpha 0.3.3 to Alpha 0.7.0 due to a problem with the fire-spreading mechanics. In those versions, it was possible to obtain it in the inventory, and looked like a sheet of stone. When fire was reimplemented, it replaced info_reserved6, and the ID of info_reserved6 changed to 255. It can be currently only be obtained through hex editing. According to the code, the block's name is "info_reserved6", but in-game, the block appears to be named as ".name".


 * Update Game Block

This block is only used as a placeholder for blocks that have an invalid or unsupported data value.