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{{Infobox development phase
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|image2 = Pocket Edition 0.16.2.png
|startver = [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.1.0 alpha|v0.1.0 alpha]] (August 16, 2011)
|currentver = [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.16.2 alpha|v0.16.2 alpha]] (November 18, 2016)
|paid = Yes
|nextparent = Pocket Edition
|nextparentlink = Pocket Edition#Full Release
|latestver = [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.16.2 alpha|v0.16.2]] (November 17, 2016)
}}
'''Alpha''' ('''Beta''' for ''[[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition]]'') was the first development phase of ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]'' and its derived editions, developed for over 5 years, from August 16, 2011, to November 17, 2016. Alpha/Beta was succeeded by the full release of [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition 1.0.0]] on December 19, 2016.

== Unique Features ==
'''Blocks'''
* Water color can be changed in [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s by adding [[Minecraft:dye]]s. This dyed water can be used to dye items such as [[Minecraft:leather armor]].
* [[Minecraft:Cauldron]]s can store potions, and will make an explosion sound (not a real explosion) if potions are mixed, making the potions disappear. Potions in cauldrons can be used to make a tipped arrow.
* [[Minecraft:Chests]] are directional; adjacent chests will not connect to form a large chest if they are facing different directions. Chests can be placed next to a large chest horizontally.
* [[Minecraft:Glowing obsidian]], which replaced the [[Minecraft:Nether reactor]] structure, except for the [[Minecraft:Nether reactor core]] block.
* [[Minecraft:Invisible bedrock]] which generates at the edges of the world.
* [[Minecraft:Nether reactor core]], which was used to generate Nether reactors before the addition of [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
* [[Minecraft:Stonecutter (old)|Stonecutters]], used to craft stone-related items, as there was not enough space in the crafting system.
* [[Minecraft:Update game block]], which appears when a world with blocks added in a newer version is loaded in an older version.

'''Items'''
* [[Minecraft:Leather armor]] can be dyed in [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s, instead of in the [[Minecraft:crafting grid]].
* Leather [[Minecraft:horse armor]] can be dyed using a cauldron, and can be crafted using 7 [[Minecraft:leather]] in the shape of an "H".

'''World generation'''
* Early versions used terrain and biome generation akin to that of [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta]]. (more specifically, [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0|Alpha v1.2.0]] to [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.7.3|Beta 1.7.3]])
** [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha|Alpha v0.9.0]] and subsequent versions brought both more in line with [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2]] and beyond.
* Biomes that would exceed the 128-block height are shrunk to fit in, although the maximum tall block is a 256-block height limit.
* [[Minecraft:Far lands]] in infinite worlds generate Far Lands since X/Z: ±12,550,821, like prior to [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8|Java Beta 1.8]].
* [[Minecraft:Old]] world type
** Generates as a finite world 256 blocks in length and width, while 128 blocks in height.
** Nether and end portals can be activated.
* [[Minecraft:Nether reactor]], which was used before the addition of [[Minecraft:the Nether]]: generates a large spire made of netherrack.
* Fallen trees, which are composed of a trunk lying on its side, sometimes with vines and [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s, and a stump one to two blocks away in the direction the rings are facing.
* [[Minecraft:Superflat|Flat]] world type

'''Gameplay'''
* The HUD and other elements are adapted to mobile standards of gameplay. Interactions are made via touchscreen (both the iOS and Android versions of ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]'' have the same gameplay<ref>{{tweet|kappische|142677729135968256}}</ref>).
** [[Minecraft:Crafting]] uses the [[Minecraft:Crafting/Before Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha|MATTIS]] system, and items are disposed of by long-tapping their icon on the toolbar.
** For better visibility, blocks being aimed at are highlighted rather than outlined.
** Curiously, these versions of Pocket Edition have the fewest number of inventory slots for use, that being three.
** Note that the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 22w13oneBlockAtATime|One Block At A Time]] April Fools joke of 2022 is not the one to have the fewest slots, as via riding a horse, donkey, mule, or llama, you can access its inventory, and in turn your own.
* [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition]]'s crafting menu is similar to [[Minecraft:Java Edition|Java]]'s and [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition|Console]]'s crafting menus.
* [[Minecraft:Multiplayer]] allows for four ways of player connection:
** Through LAN, which allows 5 players to be on a single world.
** Through [[Minecraft:Pocket Realms]]; Pocket Realms was closed in [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.7.6 alpha|Alpha v0.7.6]] and was available again in [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.15.0 alpha|Alpha v0.15.0]].
** Through a user-created external server.
** Through Xbox Live.

'''General'''
* [[Minecraft:Add-on]]s, used to change the way things in the game look and behave.
* Behavior packs, which are used to change the behavior of entities.
* World templates, which can be used to import the world from outside.
* [[Minecraft:Skin]]s have extra pixels on the skin model, and multiple skin packs are available.

== References ==
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