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{{Infobox version
|title=v0.12.1 alpha
|edition=Pocket Edition
|image=0.12.1 Nether Portal.jpg
|image2=Pocket Edition 0.12.1.png
|vernum=0.12.1
|internal='''Windows 10''': 0.121.0.0
|date='''Fire OS''' – September 4, 2015<br>'''iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 10''' – September 8, 2015<br>'''Android''' – September 9, 2015
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'''iOS''':<br>
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''' [[Minecraft::Category:Pocket Edition v0.12.1 alpha builds|Builds]] ''' (13)</br>
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{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/0.12 releases}}<onlyinclude>

'''v0.12.1 alpha''' is a major update to {{PE}} and a minor update to the {{el|Windows 10}} Beta that was released over the timeframe of September 4–9, 2015. For ''Pocket Edition'', it adds many new things such as [[Minecraft:the Nether]], [[Minecraft:brewing]], [[Minecraft:enchanting]], [[Minecraft:hunger]], [[Minecraft:weather]], and many more additions which helped to bring it closer to {{JE}}, as well other changes and fixes.

The release was initially intended to coincide with [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition Beta v0.12.0|the release]] of ''Windows 10 Edition'' on July 29, 2015, when it was announced at [[Minecraft:MINECON 2015]]. However, it was delayed due to obstacles in its development in the days leading up to its intended release date, making this the first version of 0.12 for Pocket Edition.<ref name=Delay>{{tweet|_tomcc|623056316274221056|So, we actually wanted to release MCPE on the 29th, but it would have no Enchanting, Music and Controller support... so August, hopefully :)|20 Jul 2015}}</ref>

== Additions ==
{{Additions table
|Enchantment Table
|Anvil
|Chipped Anvil
|Damaged Anvil
|Brewing Stand
|Creeper Head BE
|Player Head
|Skeleton Skull BE
|Wither Skeleton Skull BE
|Zombie Head BE
|Flower Pot
|Soul Sand
|Nether Brick Fence
|Nether Brick Slab
|Nether Quartz Ore
|Nether Portal
|Glass Bottle
|Water Bottle
|Awkward Potion
|Mundane Potion
|Thick Potion
|Potion of Fire Resistance
|Potion of Harming
|Potion of Healing
|Potion of Invisibility
|Potion of Leaping
|Potion of Night Vision
|Potion of Poison
|Potion of Regeneration
|Potion of Slowness
|Potion of Strength
|Potion of Swiftness
|Potion of Water Breathing
|Potion of Weakness
|Splash Water Bottle
|Awkward Splash Potion
|Mundane Splash Potion
|Thick Splash Potion
|Splash Potion of Fire Resistance
|Splash Potion of Harming
|Splash Potion of Healing
|Splash Potion of Invisibility
|Splash Potion of Leaping
|Splash Potion of Night Vision
|Splash Potion of Poison
|Splash Potion of Regeneration
|Splash Potion of Slowness
|Splash Potion of Strength
|Splash Potion of Swiftness
|Splash Potion of Water Breathing
|Splash Potion of Weakness
|Enchanted Book
|Enchanted Book[&7Unbreaking I]
|Enchanted Book[&7Unbreaking II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Unbreaking III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Efficiency I]
|Enchanted Book[&7Efficiency II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Efficiency III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Efficiency IV]
|Enchanted Book[&7Efficiency V]
|Enchanted Book[&7Silk Touch]
|Enchanted Book[&7Bane of Arthropods I]
|Enchanted Book[&7Bane of Arthropods II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Bane of Arthropods III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Bane of Arthropods IV]
|Enchanted Book[&7Bane of Arthropods V]
|Enchanted Book[&7Thorns I]
|Enchanted Book[&7Thorns II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Thorns III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Luck of the Sea I]
|Enchanted Book [&7Depth Strider I]
|Enchanted Book [&7Depth Strider II]
|Enchanted Book [&7Depth Strider III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Luck of the Sea II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Luck of the Sea III]
|Enchanted Book[&7Lure I]
|Enchanted Book[&7Lure II]
|Enchanted Book[&7Lure III]
|Gold Nugget
|Golden Carrot
|Nether Wart
|Glistering Melon
|Golden Apple
|Enchanted Golden Apple
|Rabbit's Foot
|Blaze Rod
|Blaze Powder
|Ghast Tear
|Spider Eye
|Fermented Spider Eye
|Bottle o' Enchanting
|Poisonous Potato
|Blaze Spawn Egg Revision 2
|Ocelot Spawn Egg Revision 1
}}
''This section lists additions since [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]] for Pocket Edition. Windows 10 Edition had received many of these in [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition Beta v0.12.0|previous updates]].''

=== Blocks ===

''' [[File:Enchanting Table JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Enchantment Table]] '''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Book on table glows.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Custom name does not appear in GUI.
''' [[File:Anvil JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chipped Anvil JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Damaged Anvil JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Anvil]]s'''
* All 3 damage types.
* {{Version exclusive}}: [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, enchantment tables, and [[Minecraft:brewing stand]]s with a custom name do not have their custom name in their GUIs.
''' [[File:Brewing Stand (empty) BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Brewing stand]] '''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Custom name does not appear in GUI.
''' {{Animate|Creeper_Head_(item)_JE2_BE1.png;Player_Head_(item)_JE2_BE1.png;Skeleton_Skull_(item)_JE2_BE1.png;Wither_Skeleton_Skull_(item)_JE2_BE1.png;Zombie_Head_(item)_JE2_BE1.png|32x32px}} [[Minecraft:Heads]]'''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Inventory icons are not 3D.
* [[Minecraft:Wither]] cannot yet be created.
* Cannot be worn.

''' [[File:Flower Pot JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Flower Pot]] '''

''' [[File:Soul Sand JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Soul Sand]] '''

''' [[File:Nether Brick Fence (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether Brick Fence]] '''

''' [[File:Nether Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether Brick Slab]] '''

''' [[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether Quartz Ore]] '''

=== Items ===

''' [[File:Glass_Bottle_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glass Bottle]] '''

''' {{Animate|Water_Bottle_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Night_Vision_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Invisibility_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Leaping_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Fire_Resistance_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Swiftness_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Slowness_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Water_Breathing_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Healing_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Harming_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Poison_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Regeneration_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Strength_JE1_BE1.png;Potion_of_Weakness_JE1_BE1.png|32x32px}} [[Minecraft:Potion]] '''
* {{Animate|Splash_Water_Bottle_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Night_Vision_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Invisibility_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Leaping_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Fire_Resistance_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Swiftness_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Slowness_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Water_Breathing_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Healing_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Harming_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Poison_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Regeneration_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Strength_JE1_BE1.png;Splash_Potion_of_Weakness_JE1_BE1.png|32x32px}} [[Minecraft:Splash Potion]]

''' [[File:Gold_Nugget_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Gold Nugget]] '''

''' [[File:Golden_Carrot_JE3_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Golden Carrot]] '''

''' [[File:Nether_Wart_(item)_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Nether Wart]] '''

''' [[File:Glistering_Melon_Slice_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Glistering Melon]] '''

''' [[File:Golden_Apple_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Golden Apple]] '''
*''' [[File:Enchanted_Golden_Apple_JE1_BE1.gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Enchanted Golden Apple]] '''

''' [[File:Rabbit's_Foot_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Rabbit's foot]] '''
* ([[Minecraft:Creative]] only as [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s have not been added yet.)

''' [[File:Blaze_Rod_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze Rod]] '''

''' [[File:Blaze_Powder_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze Powder]] '''

''' [[File:Ghast_Tear_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ghast Tear]] '''

''' [[File:Spider_Eye_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Spider Eye]] '''

''' [[File:Fermented_Spider_Eye_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Fermented Spider Eye]] '''

''' [[File:Bottle_o'_Enchanting_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Bottle o' Enchanting]] '''
* ([[Minecraft:Creative]] only as villager [[Minecraft:trading]] has not been added yet.)

''' [[File:Poisonous_Potato_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Poisonous Potato]] '''

''' [[File:Enchanted_Book_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Enchanted Book]] '''

''' [[Minecraft:Spawn Egg]]s:'''
* [[File:Blaze_Spawn_Egg_JE2_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze]]
* [[File:Ocelot_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ocelot]]
* [[File:Zombie_Villager_Spawn_Egg_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Zombie Villager]]

=== Mobs ===

''' [[File:Iron_Golem_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Iron Golem]] '''

''' [[File:Snow_Golem_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Snow Golem]] '''
*  [[Minecraft:Java Edition]] 1.9 feature: The pumpkin can be removed using [[Minecraft:shears]], revealing the face of the snow golem.

''' [[File:Ocelot_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Ocelot]] '''

''' {{Animate|Zombie_Farmer.png;Zombie_Librarian.png;Zombie_Priest.png;Zombie_Blacksmith.png;Zombie_Butcher.png;Zombie_Nitwit.png|32x32px}} [[Minecraft:Zombie Villager]] '''
* Java Edition 1.9 feature: Villagers retain their profession and clothes, which appear tattered, and have a green wart on their noses.
* {{Animate|Baby_Zombie_Farmer.png;Baby_Zombie_Librarian.png;Baby_Zombie_Priest.png;Baby_Zombie_Blacksmith.png;Baby_Zombie_Butcher.png;Baby_Zombie_Nitwit.png|32x32px}} Baby zombie villagers

''' [[File:Blaze_JE1_BE1.gif|32px]] [[Minecraft:Blaze]] '''

''' [[File:Wither_Skeleton_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wither skeleton]] '''

''' [[File:Charged_Creeper_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Charged creeper]] '''
* Spawned when a lightning bolt strikes a creeper during a thunderstorm.

=== World generation ===

''' {{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes|The Nether}} '''
* Infinite in size, like {{in|je}}.
* [[Minecraft:Nether portal]]s can also be up to 23×23 in size.
* All items previously obtained through the [[Minecraft:Nether reactor]] are now available through their normal means.
''' {{EnvLink|Nether Fortress}} '''

=== Gameplay ===

''' [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[File:Hunger.svg|15px]] [[Minecraft:Hunger]] '''

''' [[File:Experience Orb (sprite) Revision 1.gif]] [[Minecraft:Experience]] '''

''' [[Minecraft:Weather]] '''
* Rain
* Snowfall
* Thunderstorm

''' [[Minecraft:Sprinting]] '''

''' [[Minecraft:Sneaking]] '''
* Toggled by double-tapping the sneak button.
* Was previously exclusive to the Xperia Play.

''' [[Minecraft:Difficulty]] '''
* Peaceful
* Easy
* Normal
* Hard

''' [[Minecraft:Heads-up display]] '''
* Added animation for switching between [[Minecraft:item]]s
 
''' [[Minecraft:Critical hit]]s '''

''' [[Minecraft:Enchanting]] '''

''' [[Minecraft:Brewing]] '''

''' [[Minecraft:Item repair]] '''

=== General ===

* Cross-platform play for up to five players between Pocket Edition and Windows 10.
* Controller and keyboard support
** Can change controls within options.

''' Options '''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Option to reverse the Sneak and Jump button's location.
* The jump button has been moved to the right side of the screen.
** Added a sneaking button in place of where the current jump button is.
*** These are the new default controls.
* Option to disable the auto-jump feature.
* Added camera mode slider on options (First-person, Third-person, Front third-person).
* FOV option slider.<ref>{{tweet|shoghicp|627050586756763648|Hey, a Field of View (FOV) option got added!|31 Jul 2015}}</ref>

* New interact buttons
** [[Minecraft:Breeding|Feed]]
*** Used when breeding mobs.
*** The "feed" button previously existed for wolves; now, it exists for all breedable mobs.
''' [[Minecraft:Splash]]es '''
* Added splashes:
** "So fresh, so clean!"

''' [[Minecraft:Particles]] '''
* <code>angryVillager</code>
* <code>largeexplode</code>
* <code>hugeexplode</code>
* <code>blockdust</code>
* <code>slime</code>
* <code>enchantementtable</code>
* <code>droplet</code>
* <code>snowshovel</code>

== Changes ==
''This section lists changes since [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]] for Pocket Edition. Windows 10 Edition had received many of these in [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition Beta v0.12.0|previous updates]].''

=== Blocks ===

''' [[Minecraft:Nether Reactor Core]] '''
* Uncraftable
* Removed from the crafting menu and the creative inventory.
* Still provides drops when broken (3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots).
* Only obtainable via inventory editing.
* It no longer functions due to the addition of the nether.
''' [[Minecraft:Furnace]] '''
* Centered the result name in the furnace.
''' [[Minecraft:Snow]] '''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Builds up multiple layers naturally through snowfall.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Are now affected by gravity.
''' [[Minecraft:Wheat Seeds|Crops]] '''
* Breaking crops will now always drop seeds.
''' [[Minecraft:Lava]] '''
* {{Version exclusive}}: Now appears brighter.
* Now prevents fall damage.
* When in the Nether, it now flows like in Java Edition.
''' [[Minecraft:Water]] '''
* Improved water climbing against a wall.
*  Now makes it harder to break blocks underwater.
''' [[Minecraft:Door]] '''
* Can now be stacked up to 64.
* Crafting now produces 3 doors rather than 1.
''' [[Minecraft:Packed Ice]] '''
* New texture: [[File:Packed Ice JE1 BE2.png|32px]]
''' [[Minecraft:Quartz Pillar]] '''
* Can now be placed horizontally.
''' [[Minecraft:Dead Bush]] '''
* Will now drop anywhere between 0–2 sticks when broken without shears.
''' [[Minecraft:End Portal Frame]] '''
* Now rotate based on the direction they were placed.
''' [[Minecraft:Trapdoor]] '''
* Can now be placed on the bottom and top side of a block.
''' [[Minecraft:Ladder]] '''
* Can now be hung on while sneaking.

=== Items ===

''' [[Minecraft:Boat]] '''
* New inventory icons.
** Now include paddles.
** Different boat types' items now are their respective color.

''' [[Minecraft:Food]] '''
* Now restores [[Minecraft:hunger]] instead of [[Minecraft:health]].

''' [[Minecraft:Pufferfish]] '''
* Now inflicts the following status effects:
** {{EffectLink|Poison}} IV (1:00)
** {{EffectLink|Hunger}} III (0:15)
** {{EffectLink|Nausea}} (0:15)

''' [[Minecraft:Rotten Flesh]] '''
* Now inflict the player with {{EffectLink|Hunger}} due to the addition of hunger, rather than {{EffectLink|Poison}} in [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0|0.11.0]].

''' [[Minecraft:Beetroot]] '''
* Beetroot crops can be obtained from village farms.
* Beetroot seeds can no longer be obtained by tilling grass blocks.

''' [[Minecraft:Wheat Seeds|Seeds]] '''
* Seeds can no longer be obtained by tilling grass blocks.

''' [[Minecraft:Book]] '''
* Now use the updated crafting recipe, including leather.

''' [[Minecraft:Spawn Egg]] '''
* Mobs spawned from renamed eggs have the name of the egg, and the names will appear in death messages.
* Zombie spawn eggs now have a chance to spawn zombie villagers.

''' [[Minecraft:Sword]]s '''
* Can no longer break blocks in Creative mode.

''' [[Minecraft:Magma cream]] '''
* Can now be crafted.

=== Mobs ===
''' [[Minecraft:Zombie]] '''
* Now wears different armor and can hold items.
* Now drops weapons and armor rarely.
* Can now break down doors.
* Drops its head if killed by a [[Minecraft:charged creeper]].
* Now able to detect the player up to 40 blocks.
* Now drops [[Minecraft:iron ingot]]s.
''' [[Minecraft:Skeleton]] '''
* Now wears different armor and can hold items.
* Improved accuracy.
* Now drops weapons and armor rarely.
* Can turn into a wither skeleton if spawned in the Nether.
* Drops its skull if killed by a charged creeper.
* Death sound changed to that of Java Edition.

''' [[Minecraft:Creeper]] '''
* Now turn into charged creepers when struck by lightning.
* Now drops its head when killed by a charged creeper.
* Run away from [[Minecraft:ocelot]]s (wild and tamed variants).

''' [[Minecraft:Enderman]] '''
* Now avoids water.

''' [[Minecraft:Slime]] '''
* Now have particles when jumping.
* Now drop [[Minecraft:slimeball]]s.

''' [[Minecraft:Magma cube]] '''
* Now spawn in the Nether.
* Magma cubes now split when killed.
* Now have particles when jumping.

''' [[Minecraft:Zombie pigman]] '''
* Now neutral rather than hostile.
* Now spawns in the Nether.
* Now wears armor and can hold items.
* Now drops swords and armor rarely.
* Now drops gold nuggets.
* Have a chance to spawn with enchanted swords.

''' [[Minecraft:Villager]] '''
* Can now open and close doors.
* Can now harvest crops.
* Can now breed.
* Now has angry particles if attacked by the player.
* Now always become zombie villagers in Hard difficulty.
** [[Minecraft:Zombie villager]]s can be healed using a [[Minecraft:splash potion]] of Weakness and a [[Minecraft:golden apple]].

''' [[Minecraft:Spider]] '''
* Now have a walking sound.
* Now drops spider eyes.

''' [[Minecraft:Cave Spider]] '''
* Now has a walking sound.
* Now drops spider eyes.

''' [[Minecraft:Ghast]] '''
* Now spawns in the Nether.
* Now drops a ghast tear when killed.
* Now makes sounds and noises.
* Increased size of hitbox.

''' [[Minecraft:Pig]] '''
* Now turns into zombie pigman when struck by lightning.

''' [[Minecraft:Wolves]] '''
* Tamed wolves now attack the target when it was hit with a bow.

''' [[Minecraft:Silverfish]] '''
* No longer makes sounds while moving.

==== General ====

* Burning mobs have a sizzling particle effect once extinguished.
* Mobs now drop [[Minecraft:experience]] when killed.
* Improved AI
* Improved pathfinding of mobs inside fences.
* Now seek [[Minecraft:water]] and shade when on fire.
* Now avoid lava.

=== World generation ===

''' [[Minecraft:Village]]s '''
* Now spawn with only wheat + one other crop instead of all crops.
* Now spawn with [[Minecraft:beetroot seeds|beetroot crops]].
* Will now spawn [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s

=== Gameplay ===

''' [[Minecraft:Controls]] '''
* Flight controls are now slightly smaller.
''' [[Minecraft:Chat]] '''
* The player can now use the chat while in a [[Minecraft:bed]].
* Slight jump delay when jumping in a small space.
''' [[Minecraft:Hotbar]] '''
* Hotbar now has 8 slots instead of 5.
* Increased the length of the [[Minecraft:daylight cycle]] from 19,200 ticks (16 minutes) to 24,000 ticks (20 minutes).

''' [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]] '''
* A lot of items that already exist in the game have been added to the creative inventory. This includes the following:
** [[Minecraft:Glowstone Dust]]
** [[Minecraft:Gunpowder]]
** [[Minecraft:Redstone Dust]]
*** Not yet placeable.
** [[Minecraft:Slimeball]]
** [[Minecraft:Sugar]]
** [[Minecraft:Magma Cream]]
** [[Minecraft:Apple]]
** [[Minecraft:Coal]]
** [[Minecraft:Charcoal]]
** [[Minecraft:Iron Ingot]]
** [[Minecraft:Gold Ingot]]
** [[Minecraft:Emerald]]
** [[Minecraft:Diamond]]
** [[Minecraft:Raw Porkchop]]
** [[Minecraft:Cooked Porkchop]]
** [[Minecraft:Steak]]
** [[Minecraft:Raw chicken]]
** [[Minecraft:Cooked Chicken]]
** [[Minecraft:Baked Potato]]
** [[Minecraft:Bread]]
** [[Minecraft:String]]
** [[Minecraft:Stick]]
** [[Minecraft:Beetroot]]
** [[Minecraft:Beetroot Soup]]
** [[Minecraft:Mushroom Soup]]
** [[Minecraft:Packed ice]]
** [[Minecraft:Boat]]s:
*** Spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, and dark oak variants.
** [[Minecraft:Leather Armor]]
** [[Minecraft:Chain Armor]]
** [[Minecraft:Iron Armor]]
** [[Minecraft:Gold Armor]]
** [[Minecraft:Diamond Armor]]

==== General ====

* Blocks can now be placed underneath the player while sneaking.
* When tapping a block, the moving hand animation is displayed every time, not just when placing a block.

=== General ===

* Changed app icon.
* Graphics
** Tinted [[Minecraft:water]] - gradient from aqua to dark blue when viewed from a distance.
** New explosion [[Minecraft:particles]].
** Particles are no longer dark when inside of a block.
** {{Version exclusive}}: [[Minecraft:Leaves]] in snowy [[Minecraft:taiga]]s now appear frost-covered.
* Only uses the leaves coloring shaders when the color for a biome actually changes.
* Only samples the lightmap texture for non-transparent pixels.
* Scrollbar
** Always visible.
** New texture.
* The player can now swim in [[Minecraft:lava]].
* Updated [[Minecraft:sound]]s
** Changed the volume of some sounds.
** Updated the sound engine, which supports multiple sounds at once, and fixed pitch and volume issues for android versions.
** New sound for dying [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s and [[Minecraft:wither skeleton]]s.
** Digging and walking sounds are now the same as in Java Edition.
** [[Minecraft:Explosion]] and item throwing sounds changed.
** [[Minecraft:Damage]] sounds changed to that of the Java Edition tick instead of the masculine (oof) [[Minecraft:sound]].
** [[Minecraft:Fishing rod]] now makes a less repetitive sound.
** [[Minecraft:Ladder]]s now make sounds when climbing.
** Water and lava now make sounds when flowing.
* Name tags are visible from farther away now.
* New random [[Minecraft:world seed|seed]] algorithm.
* Better ordering on chunk scheduling.

''' Options '''
* Third person view switch replaced with a slider bar, with 3 options:
** Option 1 - first-person view
** Option 2 - third-person view
** Option 3 - frontal face view
* Renamed D-Pad size slider to "Button size".

* Custom server IPs must be unique.
* Relocated pause and chat button to the top middle of the screen. <small>(survival only)</small>
* Trying to connect to old versions of the game, like 0.11 or under, will show an error message.
* Xperia Play support removed.
** The addition of generic controller support was supposed to fix previous issues, but instead completely broke it.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MCPE/comments/2sx5dv/comment/cntue59/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</ref><ref>https://bugs-legacy.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-10638</ref>
** The D-pad continues to work with the generic support.
** "Play with touch" option removed as it's no longer relevant.

== Fixes ==
''This section lists bug fixes since [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]] for Pocket Edition. Windows 10 Edition had received many of these in [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition Beta v0.12.0|previous updates]].''

'''71 bugs fixed'''

'''From released versions before 0.12.1'''
* {{bug|MCPE-3671}} – You can't get out of lava<ref>{{reddit|3ejrk6|ctfownv|It should be fixed in 0.12 :)|mojang_tommo|July 25, 2015}}</ref>
* {{bug|MCPE-4202}} - Sounds on Android devices are incorrect
* {{bug|MCPE-5200}} - Bug while mining/breaking blocks (Touch and Split Controls)
* {{bug|MCPE-5541}} - Can't place pillar quartz blocks sideways
* {{bug|MCPE-6263}} - Bows don't have particles in full charge.
* {{bug|MCPE-6806}} - Automatic Flying Bug
* {{bug|MCPE-6854}} - Auto jump doesn't work with carpet
* {{bug|MCPE-6882}} - Finger free mining bug.
* {{bug|MCPE-6886}} - Wrong Crops Sound
* {{bug|MCPE-6998}} - When tapping the leftmost box in hotbar while walking forward, you walk backward-left a bit.
* {{bug|MCPE-7745}} - Acacia and dark oak trees act like ladders
* {{bug|MCPE-7873}} - Baby pigs can pass through slabs
* {{bug|MCPE-7880}} - Hotbar size decreases when on split controls
* {{bug|MCPE-7878}} - Cobblestone generators don't work for other players in Local Server Multiplayer
* {{bug|MCPE-7899}} - painting <code>de_aztec</code> (or Aztec) does not exist in the game
* {{bug|MCPE-7901}} - jungle leaves x-ray bug
* {{bug|MCPE-7914}} - Putting out fire in creative mode
* {{bug|MCPE-7917}} - Jumping mobs
* {{bug|MCPE-7921}} - Inventory Armor Section Bug!
* {{bug|MCPE-7925}} - Red Sand Suffocation
* {{bug|MCPE-7951}} - 2x2 Jungle trees leaves disappear when you grow them artificially (bonemeal)
* {{bug|MCPE-7975}} - Burning fuel icon not decreasing when the world is closed and reopened
* {{bug|MCPE-7977}} - Upper slabs cause top leaf texture to disappear
* {{bug|MCPE-7996}} - Monster spawners only spawn mobs with data value 0
* {{bug|MCPE-8000}} - Mesas generate on top of water bodies in Bryce mesa biomes
* {{bug|MCPE-8006}} - Skeletons arrows bounce off
* {{bug|MCPE-8098}} - Water and Lava disappear when switching view distances
* {{bug|MCPE-8146}} - Redstone Ore doesn't give off particles.
* {{bug|MCPE-8149}} - Heavy shading on water blocks at the world border
* {{bug|MCPE-8154}} - Mining consecutive redstone ore blocks does not light each block as they are being mined
* {{bug|MCPE-8166}} - Lava can tick through walls
* {{bug|MCPE-8372}} - Fishing rod and flying glitch
* {{bug|MCPE-8376}} - Wrong Magma Cream Name
* {{bug|MCPE-8377}} - Magma Cubes Do Not Split
* {{bug|MCPE-8392}} - Lighting glitch when standing under a door
* {{bug|MCPE-8412}} - Block selection overlay is only visible on one side of a texture
* {{bug|MCPE-8422}} - Villager professions not showing correctly on client
* {{bug|MCPE-8466}} - Mob pathfinding considers the void to be a solid platform
* {{bug|MCPE-8517}} - [Wolves] cannot be healed to full health
* {{bug|MCPE-8522}} - Falling beyond bedrock into void
* {{bug|MCPE-8572}} - Baby animals can grow up in fences-type blocks and escape their pen
* {{bug|MCPE-8575}} - Skeletons Aim is off
* {{bug|MCPE-8604}} - Zombies think that slabs are full blocks
* {{bug|MCPE-8605}} - Eating raw chicken gives you hunger?
* {{bug|MCPE-8606}} - Water can turn lava into obsidian from underneath.
* {{bug|MCPE-8615}} - View Bobbing Automatically defaults to on after restarting the app
* {{bug|MCPE-8628}} - Egg shows snowball particles when thrown
* {{bug|MCPE-8630}} - Fishing bobber (bait or lure) burns forever
* {{bug|MCPE-8641}} - LAN Mid-Air glitch
* {{bug|MCPE-8654}} - Wrong text when selecting which model to use with your custom skin
* {{bug|MCPE-8665}} - Furnaces are facing wrong direction in village blacksmiths
* {{bug|MCPE-8670}} - World crashes on load
* {{bug|MCPE-8676}} - Mobs get stuck atop the border wall
* {{bug|MCPE-8702}} - Baby zombie pigmen
* {{bug|MCPE-8707}} - Double-tall flowers do not drop items when mined
* {{bug|MCPE-8826}} - Chunks near to and of mushroom island biomes do not generate
* {{bug|MCPE-8853}} - Carpet duplication when trying to place it where it cannot be placed
* {{bug|MCPE-8855}} - Minecarts Wrong View when riding it down
* {{bug|MCPE-8881}} - Baby chickens die in boats
* {{bug|MCPE-8961}} - Cobwebs can't be broken by water
* {{bug|MCPE-8974}} - After mobs get out of fire, they do not continue to burn
* {{bug|MCPE-9062}} - Nether Reactor gives wrong message
* {{bug|MCPE-9073}} - Vegetation generates through structures
* {{bug|MCPE-9150}} - Unable to scroll a newly selected language off of the language menu screen
* {{bug|MCPE-9251}} - Infinite Boat Rowing Bug
* {{bug|MCPE-9254}} - Bow glitch
* {{bug|MCPE-9630}} - No 32-bit support
* {{bug|MCPE-9930}} - Lava-Don't stop fall damage
'''From the 0.11.0 development versions'''
* {{bug|MCPE-8333}} - Not translate in RU lang for blocks
* {{bug|MCPE-8359}} - Custom Skins Crash
* {{bug|MCPE-8365}} - Wrong death position-VIDEO

==Gallery==
=== Promotional images ===
These images were uploaded to the store pages on the update release.
<gallery>
0.12.1 Swamp.png|Zombie in a swamp
0.12.1 Enchanting.png|Enchantment table
0.12.1 Enchanting.jpg|Enchantment table in ''[[Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta]]''
0.12.1 The Nether.png|The Nether
0.12.1 Nether Portal.jpg|Nether portal
0.12.1 Iron Golem.png|Iron golem
0.12.1 Ocelots.png|Ocelots
0.12.1 Cave.jpg|A player-built mineshaft in a cave
0.12.1 Multiplayer.jpg|Multiplayer
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
MCPE Enchanting.png
MCPE Enchanting Tables.png
MCPE Sneaking.png
MCPE Controls.png
MCPE Nether Lava.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
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