Pocket Edition v0.2.0 alpha

v0.2.0 alpha
Edition	Pocket Edition
Release date	Android – February 10, 2012 iOS – February 17, 2012
Downloads	Google Play: Original Original Demo J-version J-version Demo Reupload
Protocol version	2

For a guide about all content in this release and the other releases of 0.2, see Bedrock Edition guides/0.2 releases.

v0.2.0 alpha was a major update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition. It added Survival mode as well as other changes and bug fixes. This version is the start of the Android and iOS devices having the same features cross-platform.

Additions

Blocks

• Fence
• Fence gate
• Wooden door

Items

• Tools
  • Stone shovel
  • Stone pickaxe
  • Stone axe
  • Stone sword
  • Shears
    • Shearing a sheep requires tapping and holding on the sheep, similar to breaking a block. Simply tapping on it hurts the sheep and eventually kills it (8 hits).
  • Compasses
    • Currently have no functionality.

Mobs

• Sheep
  • Baby sheep also exist, but do not spawn naturally.
• Pigs
  • Do not spawn naturally.
• Zombies
  • Only spawn at night.

Gameplay

Creative

• All worlds created before alpha 0.2.0 will be in Creative.
• Flight
  • Tap the jump button twice to initiate flight. From there, double-tap and hold up or down to ascend or descend, respectively.

Survival

• Daylight cycle
• Crafting is not yet available, making tools and anything that cannot be naturally acquired not obtainable in survival.
• Although it is survival, the user can still see all items in their inventory as though in creative mode but cannot use them unless having gathered the respective material.
  • This effectively works as the inventory but lacks the standard 2×2 crafting grid from the original inventory.
• Most materials are in infinite stacks due to them not being obtainable otherwise, indicated by ∞ (infinity) symbols.
• The following materials are not in infinite stacks and have to be gathered:
  • Cobblestone
  • Spruce wood
  • Birch wood
  • Dirt
  • Sandstone
  • Gravel
  • Stone
  • Sand
  • Obsidian
  • Flower
  • Rose
  • Brown mushroom
  • Red mushroom
  • Cactus
  • Sugar cane
• When an item that has not been gathered is selected, the player's fist is shown.
• Added a hit points bar (health will slowly regenerate, similar to peaceful difficulty in the Java Edition).
• Added an oxygen bar when underwater, adding the ability to drown and die.
• Added death with options to respawn or go to the main menu.
• When breaking materials, any material can be gathered regardless of what tool is used.
  • For example, stone can be broken without tools and still yield cobblestone, though using a pickaxe is still faster.

Changes

Blocks

Grass block

• Changed texture from to .

Dirt

• Changed texture from to .

Farmland

• Changed texture from to .

Bricks

• Changed texture from to .

Cobblestone

• Changed texture from to .

Oak planks

• Changed texture from to .

Cobblestone stairs

• Changed texture from to .

Oak stairs

• Changed texture from to .

Cobblestone slab

• Changed texture from to .

Oak slab

• Changed texture from to .

Sand

• Changed texture from to .

Gravel

• Changed texture from to .

Stone

• Changed texture from to .

Block of gold

• Changed texture from to .

Block of iron

• Changed texture from to .

Block of diamond

• Changed texture from to .

Gameplay

Inventory

• Additions:
  • Stone shovel
  • Stone pickaxe
  • Stone axe
  • Stone sword
  • Shears
  • Wooden door
  • Fence
  • Fence gate
  • Spruce wood
  • Birch wood
  • Gravel
  • Black wool
  • Cactus
• Removals:
  • Oak wood
    • This removal made oak wood unobtainable in survival mode since dropped items could only be picked up if they had an associated slot in the inventory in this version.

Revisions

v0.2.0 alpha was reuploaded on Android later on February 11, 2012, to fix a major bug where some phones crashed while trying to create a new world. The internal versions for both builds are as follows:

• 0.2.0(2005)
• 0.2.0(2006)

Both versions are 2.72 MB in size.

J-version

v0.2.0j alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.0(2003) and has a size of 1.58 MB.

J-version demo

A free J-version demo of v0.2.0 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. In mid-2014, it was removed from Google Play. The internal version is the same as the j-version.

Lite/Demo version

A free Lite/Demo version was released between February 17–20, 2012. In mid-2014, it was removed from app stores. The internal version is currently unknown.

Gallery

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  J-version.

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  J-version demo.

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  Lite version.