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 is expected to be revealed at MineCon 2016, which begins on September 24, 2016.

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.
 * More options.
 * Toggle Crouch.

Commands

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World Generation

 * Ocean monuments

Blocks

 * Sea Lantern
 * Prismarine
 * Wet Sponge

Items

 * Prismarine Crystals
 * Prismarine Shard

Mobs

 * Guardian
 * Elder Guardian
 * Version exclusive : Is considered a boss mob.

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.

Items

 * Bucket
 * New sound when using.


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


 * Grass Path
 * Added sounds when making.

Blocks

 * Sponge
 * Readded to survival mode.
 * Now can absorb water.
 * Now uses PC 1.8 texture.
 * Bed
 * Now have sound when placed.

Blocks

 * Beacons

Items

 * Nether Star

Mobs

 * Wither

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