Java Edition 16w03a

16w03a is the fiftieth snapshot released for Java Edition 1.9.

Blocks

 * Beacons
 * No longer immediately activate when placed on valid pyramids, as they had in the previous snapshot.

Non-mob entitites

 * Minecarts
 * All types of minecarts will now display their  when   is set.

Command format

 * No longer affects statistics.
 * No longer affects statistics.

General

 * Sounds
 * More new sounds.
 * Some updated sounds.

Fixes

 * Other bug fixes
 * "Some serious issues that were not reported on our bugtracker, so they don’t have a MC-number or ticket."

Video
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Trivia

 * 16w03a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.