Pocket Edition upcoming features

This page is about upcoming features for Minecraft Pocket Edition that have been announced by Mojang employees.

0.9.5

 * (Android Only) * Fixed a few crashes
 * Fixed a crash which caused a world to not load
 * Considerable increase in FPS.
 * Faster loading of chunks.

0.9.x
This version refers to features that will be included in updates between 0.9.5 and 0.10.0

Additions:

 * General:
 * Improved Controls
 * The jump button will be on the other side of the screen
 * Could possibly allow for Sneaking and Sprinting
 * Possibly implementation of commands
 * An option to make old worlds infinite
 * Possibly hardcore mode
 * Biomes:
 * Possibly a new version-exclusive underworld underground structure
 * Generates between layers 0-50
 * Version exclusive : The Far Biome, found at the edge of finite worlds

Tweaks

 * Support for more languages, including Korean
 * Possibly an animation for switching items.
 * The Invisible bedrock barrier gets removed if a pre-0.9.0 world becomes infinite.

Other

 * Possibly adaptation for 64-bit hardware/software and/or the Apple A7 processor, potentially making the game faster for 64-bit users.
 * Upgraded from OpenGL ES 1.1 to 2.0

Additions

 * Skin Packs
 * In-game music
 * Possibly Boats

Tweaks

 * The Jump button will be on the other side of the screen (if not in 0.9.x)
 * Possibly OpenGL ES 2.0 or 3.0
 * This will allow for mipmaps on Android
 * It will allow for tinted lighting on the terrain like on PC.
 * It will allow for animated blocks with frame buffers.
 * This will make the game faster by 4-5%.
 * Android will have updated sounds
 * Mobs:
 * Zombie Pigmen will have the hat layer on their heads
 * Symbols
 * Possibility of adding “symbols”, which are functions that correlate with modding codes

0.1x.0
 This version refers to features that have been specified to appear in either 0.10.0 or 0.11.0 but has not been decided which version to include which set of features.

Blocks and Items:
 * Varied Minecart types

0.11.0?

 * Possibly weather
 * Some, if not all Redstone-related blocks and items (if not added in 0.10.0)
 * Boats (If not added in 0.10.0)