This is a list of Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha development versions.
v0.16.0 alpha build 1
v0.16.0 alpha build 1[1] (labelled v0.15.90 alpha build 1 in-game and 0.15.90 internally) is the first build version released for v0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
VR bug fixes in this update were later added to v0.15.10.[2]
Additions
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.
- Music option
- Version exclusive: Toggle Crouch.
- Added warning before exiting the game.
Commands
/ability– Because it is an Education Edition feature, it is not available in normal gameplay/clearfixedinv– Version exclusive/clone/deop/execute/fill/gamemode/gamerule/give/help(with alias/?)/kill/list/op/say/setblock/setfixedinvslot– Version exclusive/setworldspawn/spawnpoint/summon/tell(with aliases/msg,/w)/testforblocks/time/toggledownfall/tp(with alias/teleport)/testforblock/weather/wsserver– Version exclusive/xp
World Generation
Blocks
- Sea Lantern
- Prismarine
- Wet Sponge
- Version exclusive
Border block
- A red block that has a block model similar to cobblestone wall.
- Can only be broken using commands.
- Invisible blocks possibly appear on top and bottom of the border block, and they are unbreakable.
- Will break if the border block is broken.
- Can be obtained using
/give.- Obtained item doesn't do anything.
- Can be placed using
/setblock. - Red particles appear on top of the block and fly upwards.
- Version exclusive Chalkboard
Items
- Prismarine Crystals
- Prismarine Shard
- Spawn Eggs
- Version exclusive:
Portfolio
- Can be obtained using commands.
- Has a GUI that doesn't do anything.
Mobs
- Guardian
- Elder Guardian
- Version exclusive: Doesn't have a spawn egg.
- Version exclusive: NPC
- Version exclusive: Agent
- Can't be spawned
Changes
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 made infinite.
Items
- Bucket
- New sound when using.
- Maps
- Version exclusive: Now have different colors for different biomes.
- Cocoa beans
- No longer has a crafting recipe.
Blocks
- Sponge
- Readded to survival mode.
- Now can absorb water.
- Now uses Java Edition 1.8 texture.
- Bed
- Now have sound when placed.
- Monster eggs
- Added to the Creative inventory.
- Grass Path
- Added sounds when making.
- Furnace
- Better description (Input, Fuel, Result) for devices that do not use controller input.
Mobs
- Squid
- Version exclusive: Added new sounds.
Fixes
- 65 issues fixed
- From released versions before v0.16.0
- MCPE-9096 – Cannot place beds on top half slabs anymore
- MCPE-9669 – Creative inventory Mundane potion duplicate bug
- MCPE-9846 – Mobs wearing armor drop that armor 100% of the time
- MCPE-10077 – Incorrect sounds on beds
- MCPE-11013 – Autojump allows the player to jump over fences and cobblestone walls
- MCPE-11214 – Player can go through solid block walls and fences using a boat
- MCPE-11241 – Moving fuel into the furnace draws units from the first stack touched instead of from the one the player taps
- MCPE-12922 – Water is invisible when the player reloads the world
- MCPE-13640 – Maps blink red when a player takes damages
- MCPE-13802 – Clocks in item frames have extra pixels
- MCPE-13891 – Hoppers suck item entities only one at a time
- MCPE-13966 – Mobs do not drop spawned equipment
- MCPE-14250 – Beds don't make sounds when placing them
- MCPE-14529 – Boats placed halfway inside a wall shake violently
- MCPE-14648 – Skeletons can shoot arrows without facing the player
- MCPE-14761 – Doors act as tools
- MCPE-14801 – Furnace texture bug
- MCPE-15034 – Villagers get stuck facing 90°
- MCPE-15268 – Blocks are blinking on a piston
- MCPE-15586 – The void below bedrock is a bottomless pit
- MCPE-15594 – Tripwire not triggered by a player in a minecart or pig riding but does for horses and boats
- MCPE-15696 – Lead turn red when the leashed mob getting hit
- MCPE-15983 – Using A Bed Whilst Riding A Horse / Boat, etc. Does Not Dismount Player
- MCPE-16529 – Chest UI is not accessible when mounted on a pig, boat or minecart.
- MCPE-16649 – NPC Spawn egg does not spawn anything unless used in a monster spawner
- Others
- To zoom out maps, the original map needs to be placed in the crafting grid center.
- Fixed crashes on some Android devices.
- Fixed a crash upon world load in Gear VR edition.
- Frame rate no longer affects the sensitivity of mouse and controller turning in-game.
- Fixed a game crash on FireTV that happened after a few minutes of gameplay.
- Fixed a crash that occasionally happened when a player would try to access Realms settings.
- Fixed a connection issue failure with players trying to connect to Realms from Android, Kindle, iOS, or Gear VR.
- Transitioning from Living Room mode to Immersive mode while riding an animal no longer makes the animal look like it's being x-rayed (Win 10 Rift only).
- Boats have shadows
- Fixed a crash when breaking a door near a villager during the night.
- No longer informs the player when they join a game.
- If the player is in a game session where they can't invite friends, the invite friends button won't appear in the pause screen anymore.
- Fixed a rogue pixel on the back of the Cake Maniac skin's head.
- Fixed x-ray effects when hitting a boat in survival.
- Water no longer continues to flow from frozen water source blocks.
- The player can now sprint forever in creative mode.
- Pressing enter opens the chat window.
- Opening the chat window and then quickly typing is no longer an issue- no more lost letters!
- The player won't shake randomly when dismounting a vehicle while they're in a block or closing a trapdoor while standing in its space.
- Fixed the attack range of hostile mobs when they are in a boat.
- Baby mooshrooms no longer freeze when the player tries to use shears on them.
- The player no longer gets immediately dismounted when interacting with horses or pigs while sneaking.
- Fixed a crash when a filled map is selected.
- Fixed a crash when opening a crafting table in Creative mode.
- Fixed some mobs not burning in sunlight.
- Fixed a bug where an Enderman riding in a minecart could activate a stone pressure plate placed next to a diagonal minecart track.
- Mobs that die while riding a minecart get removed from the minecart.
- Blazes attack players based on the host game/server's game mode.
- Skeletons no longer manage to fire arrows from their sides.
- Cursor is now fully visible when drawing back a bow and arrows fly according to where the cursor is pointed. (Gear VR edition & Win 10 Rift only)
- Gray icon representing horse armor & saddle now changes depending on what texture pack the player uses.
- No more floating torches under ceilings.
- Nether wart growth textures were off by one stage- now fixed.
- "Toggle immersive mode" message no longer appears on non-VR platforms.
- Controller input is now recognized in VR even if the VR window does not have windows focus (Win 10 Rift only).
- The player can now see a pig's health.
- Fixed some assorted bugs relating to skin, texture pack & full game purchases not being recognized properly.
- Pressing the Z button to invoke the status effect window now works.
- Fixed an issue where breaking a bed wouldn't reset a player's spawn point.
- When riding a pig/horse, the animal's health now displays correctly when the animal is poisoned.
v0.16.0 alpha build 2
v0.16.0 alpha build 2[3][4] (labelled v0.15.90 alpha build 1 in-game and 0.15.90.1[5] internally) is the second build version released for v0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
Changed
- Border block, chalkboard, camera and portfolio completely removed
- NPC spawn egg removed from creative inventory.
v0.16.0 alpha build 3
v0.16.0 alpha build 3[6][7] (labelled v0.15.90 alpha build 1 in-game and 0.15.90.2[8] internally) is the third build version released for v0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
VR bug fixes in this update were later added to v0.15.10.[9]
Fixes
- 6 issues fixed
- From released versions before v0.16.0
- MCPE-8424 – When breaking a block in front of me, it breaks the one I'm on.
- MCPE-11796 – Nether Wart only drops one Wart when broken
- MCPE-12279 – Lever, buttons, redstone, etc. can not be placed on monster spawner
- MCPE-14691 – Skins not showing up in skins area
- MCPE-14971 – Skeleton Horses & Zombie Horses Bug
- Others
- Removed placeholder art
v0.16.0 alpha build 4
v0.16.0 alpha build 4[10][11] (labelled v0.15.90 alpha build 1 in-game and 0.15.90.7[12] internally) is the fourth build version released for v0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
Additions
Mobs
- Wither
- Version exclusive: When its health reaches 50%, it spawns 3–4 wither skeletons.
- Version exclusive: New animation when created and killed.
- Version exclusive: New sounds.
Items
- Nether star
- Version exclusive: Potion of Decay.
- Version exclusive: Splash potion of Decay.
- Version exclusive: Arrow of Decay.
Blocks
- Beacon
- The beam is incorrectly displayed by outside.
- Can be seen correctly by inside.
- Cannot be colored as dyed glass doesn't exist.
- The beam is incorrectly displayed by outside.
Changes
- Tweaked the elder guardian's hitbox.
- Modified natural spawn rates for mobs to where they should be (wither skeleton).
- Fixed performance issues (FPS drop).
- Lots of work on horses.
- Tweaked some UI spacing issues.
- Tweaked some issues with arrows.
- More piston work.
- Removed the
/clearfixedinv,/setfixedinvslotand/wsservercommands, introduced in build 1.- Now are only for Education Edition.
- These commands still can be turned on in files (commands/education.json).
- Now are only for Education Edition.
- Removed NPC spawn egg.
- Version exclusive: Creepers and untamed ocelots now have idle sounds. These were removed (at least for creepers) in a later unknown update.
Fixes
- 82 issues fixed
- From released versions before v0.16.0
- MCPE-5272 – Empty buckets can´t collect water when underwater (Creative only)
- MCPE-7848 – Grass does not grow on dirt under fences or cobblestone walls
- MCPE-8212 – Arrows bounce off tamed dogs but not tamed cats
- MCPE-10353 – Some keyboard keys are dead
- MCPE-11583 – Milking a cow (or mooshroom) with a single bucket (or bowl) immediately consumes the milk (or stew, if the player is hungry)
- MCPE-12467 – Nether mobs can die in any bodies of lava
- MCPE-13304 – Double Flower Duplication Bug
- MCPE-13421 – Wolves can be fed with raw and cooked fish
- MCPE-14142 – Strange font behavior (width, size...)
- MCPE-14487 – All mobs take knockback damage from splash potion of harming II
- MCPE-14514 – Creepers are mute when attacked
- MCPE-14521 – Undead/Passive mobs still alive when get hit by tipped arrows of healing/harming
- MCPE-14525 – Horses show open button before fully tamed
- MCPE-14526 – Horse is unrideable while tied to a fence, and ride button is shown
- MCPE-14776 – Holding Flint and Steel when focusing on a Creeper doesn't show ignite button
- MCPE-15052 – Breaking ice creates water source block in the Nether
- MCPE-15086 – Baby horses don't show feed button
- MCPE-15981 – Armor take damage when we break blocks with them
- MCPE-16009 – Trying to tame horse while holding saddle bug.
- MCPE-16160 – Mobs don't burn in sunlight while on soul sand.
- MCPE-16283 – Redstone torch burn/turn off when placed on the side of a piston
- MCPE-16292 – Wither Skeletons and Blazes Do Not Spawn Again in Nether Fortresses
- MCPE-16417 – Inception achievement not unlocking
- MCPE-16743 – Items on the ground are facing the opposite direction
- From v0.16.0 development versions
- MCPE-16652 – Cannot Choose Custom Skin or change between Steve and Alex
- MCPE-16653 – Exit Game confirmation incorrectly displaying vr.warning.exitGameWarning
- MCPE-16662 – Logging in to Xbox Live text is behind the settings button
- MCPE-16678 – Sea lantern texture bug
- MCPE-16682 – Everything disappears when opening any GUI
- MCPE-16691 – Water Breathing doesn't increase visibility
- MCPE-16696 – Hoppers duplicating items
- MCPE-16715 – Blank Spawn Egg Crashes Game
- MCPE-16724 – Cannot Sign out of XBL / Switch User in 0.16.0 Menu
- MCPE-16741 –
/gamemodehas incorrect feedback message - MCPE-16743 – Items on the ground are facing the opposite direction
- MCPE-16779 – Changing Gamemode when Flying gives Flight Control Buttons in Survival
- MCPE-16791 – Button13 in controller settings has incorrect name - key.interactwithtoast
- MCPE-16802 – Chat / Text Input Cursor is Misaligned (Too Low)
- MCPE-16826 – Top layer of mob texture is darkened (possibly wrong shadow?)
- MCPE-16876 – Guardians sink while attacking with Lazer
- MCPE-16888 – Typing /help 1, or /help 3 doesn't show which page you type in
- Others
- Mob steps can be heard again.
- Players can fill buckets while underwater, even in creative.
- Fixed it so that potions of harming will kill mobs rather than just making them drop loot.
- Replaced placeholder with the correct names of items.
- Guardian & elder guardian attack animations are visible again.
- Fixed attribute inconsistencies in mobs & fixed multiple attribute loading bugs (some mobs ran too fast, some mobs had incorrect health, some mobs didn't show the correct health in their health bar.
- Fixed crash after joining a LAN game.
- Fixed randomly breaking boats.
- Monster spawner no longer crashes the game when difficulty is set to peaceful.
- Fixed a crash when a player threw a snowball, egg, or splash potions.
- Zombie pigmen are no longer hostile towards mobs.
- No more diving when riding a horse, pig, or donkey.
- Guardian laser beams change color now.
- Markers on maps now correctly show direction when riding (animal, minecart, etc.)
- Gamerule settings now persist in saved games.
- Fixed issue where some mobs dropped no items.
- Players again spawn in "safe places" during initial world generation.
- Players no longer float above beds while sleeping.
- Fixed crash when server spawns guardians & elder guardians.
- You can hear the laser sound for guardians & elder guardians again.
- Fixed items dropping from mobs incorrectly (not dropping for some, dropping for some that shouldn't have drops)
- Chat window fixed- automatically updates messages when they come in.
- Two zombie villagers no longer spawn when a single villager is turning into a zombie.
- Status effects no longer present after a player's death.
- Nether mobs no longer lose fire resistance.
- Fixed projectiles so they can be shot in directions, not just at targets.
- Invisible players can no longer be seen and attacked by mobs.
- Creepers now make hissing ignition sounds again.
- Iron golem now has an attack animation again.
- Lightning strikes have sounds again.
- Fireballs fixed: Blaze fireballs set blocks on fire & large fireballs are visible again.
- Fixed assorted crashes when loading/importing older worlds.
- Projectiles no longer hurt the player when reflected.
- Iron golems will attack aggressive mobs again to defend villagers and themselves.
- Fixed rare case of mobs spawning without heads.
- Fixed slime spawning size issues.
- Zombie pigmen are again spawning with golden swords.
- Elder guardians now attack the player.
- Player no longer gets disconnected from the Realm after suspending & resuming the device/game.
- Fixed a crash that can occur when a skeleton horse trap is triggered on peaceful.
v0.16.0 alpha build 5
v0.16.0 alpha build 5[13] (labelled 0.15.90.8 internally and v0.15.90.1 alpha build 1 in-game) is the fifth and final build version released for v0.16.0, also known as the Boss Update.
Additions
- New command:
/enchant - Added sounds for strays, husks and minecarts.
- Added texture packs from v0.15.7 and v0.15.8 versions.
- Added MineCon skin pack from v0.15.9.
- Added elder guardian spawn egg to the creative inventory.
- Added a texture for the elder guardian spawn egg to be shown instead of an empty spawn egg.
- Added a new button when the player sneaks when a villager is highlighted.
Changes
- Add-ons are now named Behavior Packs.
- Some icons for settings are now colored.
- Re-added Old world type which was removed in build 1
Fixes
- 49 issues fixed
- From released versions before v0.16.0
- MCPE-6721 – Clouds go through blocks
- MCPE-7526 – Cloud texture rayed through players and entities
- MCPE-11204 – Attacking and mining with enchanted books applies the book's enchantments
- MCPE-11325 – Inventory count display too centered
- MCPE-11381 – Open doors change to being shut when you reload the world
- MCPE-11490 – Old worlds cannot be set to "always day"
- MCPE-11594 – Can't put out a fire by tap and hold in Survival (but can in Creative)
- MCPE-12171 – Wolf attacks its owner
- MCPE-13846 – Incorrect Breaking Time of Rails
- MCPE-14026 – Comparator based Analog Memory Circuits lose signal OnGameLoad
- MCPE-14101 – Creeper damages terrain in water.
- MCPE-14300 – Game Crash when you run out of air underwater while wearing a respiration enchanted helmet
- MCPE-14452 – Attached block to the full snow layer does not update anymore when shooting some arrows on it
- MCPE-14516 – Interaction button and item display name
- MCPE-14517 – No "Name" button for Snow Golems
- MCPE-14519 – Can place attachable block to head pistons
- MCPE-14530 – Carrot on a stick in hotbar causes other items to show the same title twice
- MCPE-14533 – Broken Wither Name in Death Message
- MCPE-14641 – Messed-up generation of strongholds under villages and closing crashing MCPE
- MCPE-14660 – Can't put chests on donkeys and mules. (No equip button is displayed)
- MCPE-14766 – Nether wart texture doesn't change upon growing
- MCPE-14805 – Piston pushing cauldron with water or potion in it crashes the game
- MCPE-15424 – You can damage your horse with an enchanted sword while riding it
- MCPE-16093 – MCPE Crashes frequently when a minecart is activating a detector rail, and pistons push that detector rail at the same time
- MCPE-16163 – When randomly hearing a pig dying, a crash occurs...
- MCPE-16202 – Horse Bug - Cannot Climb Stairs & Slabs Smoothly
- MCPE-16556 – Brick and nether brick (Items) are not in creative inventory
- MCPE-16750 – Cannot place saddle or armor on a tamed horse
- From v0.16.0 development versions
- MCPE-16681 – Export world button option is functionless
- From the previous development version
- MCPE-17036 – Beacon Beam Not Rendering Correctly (Black)
- MCPE-17039 – Old World (Finite World) Type Missing from Create New World Options
- MCPE-17062 – Ghast, Blaze & Wither Skeleton now take fire / lava damage.
- MCPE-17069 – Some mobs don't make any sounds or are replaced with 'player hurt' sounds.
- MCPE-17072 – Shear option/sounds are missing/broken.
- MCPE-17075 – Baby horses, when spawned, are tiny small
- MCPE-17076 – Arrow of Decay has the wrong title.
- MCPE-17078 – Jack o'Lantern pumpkin texture bug
- MCPE-17081 – Potions effects get removed when reopening the world
- MCPE-17083 – Wither does not attack mobs
- MCPE-17117 – Baby PigMan Holding Sword Incorrectly
- MCPE-17124 – The mob burning animation is floating away
- MCPE-17182 – Strays shoot normal arrows
- MCPE-17212 – When riding a zombie horse, you get the message action.hint.exit.ZombieHorse
- MCPE-17250 – The name of the tipped arrow of decay is miswritten.
- MCPE-17259 – Ligntning striking pig on peaceful difficulty crashes the game
- MCPE-17280 – Hitting a creeper and backing away no longer prevents the explosion
- MCPE-17295 – Command
/summonlightningbolt delays lightning strike until the world is reloaded - MCPE-17316 – You can shear sheep infinitely without waiting for wool to grow
- MCPE-17320 – Tipped arrows shot into a snow layer continuously apply their effects
Notes and references
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/08/changelog-what-is-new-in-0160-update.html
- ↑ https://www.mojang.com/2016/10/fearsome-fixes-the-spooky-01510-changelog-for-pocket-win-10/
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/08/notes-for-016-beta-build-1-aka-015901.html
- ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE/fixforversion/15667
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/09/0160-beta-build-numbers.html
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/08/notes-for-revised-revised-0.html
- ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE/fixforversion/15668
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/09/0160-beta-build-numbers.html
- ↑ https://www.mojang.com/2016/10/fearsome-fixes-the-spooky-01510-changelog-for-pocket-win-10/
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/09/0160-beta-changelog-build-4-aka-015907.html
- ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE/fixforversion/15701
- ↑ http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/09/0160-beta-build-numbers.html
- ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE/fixforversion/15713