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{{Infobox version
|vernum=0.16.0
|title=v0.16.0
|image=Boss Update banner.jpg
|image2=Pocket Edition 0.16.0.png
|image3=Windows 10 Edition Beta 0.16.0.png
|name=[[Minecraft:Boss Update]]
|edition=Pocket Edition
|internal=0.16.0.5<br> '''Windows 10''': 0.1600.5.0
|date='''Android''', '''Fire OS''', '''Windows Phone''', '''Windows 10, Gear VR''' – October 21, 2016<br>'''iOS''' – October 25, 2016
|versioncode='''Android''':<br>
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841160005 (x86-ics, 22)<br>
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'''iOS''':<br>
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|prevparent=v0.15.0 alpha
|prev=v0.15.10 alpha
|next=v0.16.1 alpha
|nextparent=1.0.0
|devversions=
'''[[Minecraft::Category:Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha builds|Builds]]''' (5)<br>
([[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha/Development versions|View all]])<br>
}}
{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/Boss Update}}<onlyinclude>

'''v0.16.0 alpha''', the first release of the '''[[Minecraft:Boss Update]]''',<ref name=MojangPEPost>[https://www.mojang.com/2016/08/sneak-peek-boss-update-is-coming-to-pocket-and-windows-10 "Sneak Peek: Boss Update coming to Pocket & Win 10"] - Mojang, August 29, 2016</ref> is a major update to [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]], [[Minecraft:Gear VR Edition]], and the [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition]] Beta that was released on October 21 and 25, 2016. It adds many new features, such as [[Minecraft:commands]], [[Minecraft:beacon]]s, [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]s and [[Minecraft:guardian]]s, as well as the [[Minecraft:wither]] and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]].

The update was intended to be released on all platforms on October 12, 2016, when discussed at  [[Minecraft:MINECON 2016]]. However, near the intended release time, a critical bug was discovered, forcing the release to be delayed by a few days. The iOS release did not come out until 4 days after the other platforms' release date due to a long certification process. 

This was the last major update in the [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition version history#Pocket Edition Alpha|Alpha]] development phase of the game – the next major update, v1.0.0, would mark the full release of ''Pocket Edition'' and its derived versions.

== Additions ==
{{Additions table
|Beacon BE
|Prismarine
|Prismarine Bricks
|Dark Prismarine
|Sea Lantern BE
|Wet Sponge
|Nether Star
|Prismarine Crystals
|Prismarine Shard
|Potion of Decay
|Splash Potion of Decay
|Arrow of Decay
|Elder Guardian Spawn Egg Revision 1
|Guardian Spawn Egg Revision 1
|NPC Spawn Egg
}}

=== Blocks ===
* [[Minecraft:Beacon]]s
* [[Minecraft:Prismarine]]
* [[Minecraft:Sea lantern]]
* [[Minecraft:Wet sponge]]

=== Items ===
* [[Minecraft:Nether star]]
* [[Minecraft:Prismarine crystals]]
* [[Minecraft:Prismarine shard]]
* {{Version exclusive}}: [[Minecraft:Potion of Decay]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: [[Minecraft:Splash Potion]] of Decay
** {{Version exclusive}}: [[Minecraft:Tipped Arrow|Arrow]] of Decay
* [[Minecraft:Spawn eggs]]
** [[Minecraft:Elder guardian]]
** [[Minecraft:Guardian]]

=== Mobs ===
* [[Minecraft:Elder guardian]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: Is considered a boss mob.<ref name=MojangPEPost/>
* [[Minecraft:Guardian]]
* [[Minecraft:Wither]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: When its health reaches 50%, it spawns 3-4 [[Minecraft:Wither Skeleton]]s (Normal and Hard difficulty only)
** {{Version exclusive}}: New animation and sounds when created and killed.
** {{Version exclusive}}: New 'Charge' attack when its health is below 50%.

=== World generation ===
* [[Minecraft:Ocean monuments]]

=== Gameplay ===
* [[Minecraft:Achievements]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: More [[Minecraft:achievements]].{{Info needed|What exactly?}}

'''Add-ons'''
* Added user-created resource packs that can be installed by world. Similar to the ones {{In|Je}}
* {{Version exclusive}}: Added user-created behavior packs. These allow the player to change files coded in JSON to change how the game works. Similar to mods, but have an official API
* Does not work on Windows Mobile in this version

=== General ===
* [[Minecraft:Settings]]
** Ability to customize keyboard controls.
** New settings bar (Android and iOS)
** Added search tab to [[Minecraft:creative inventory]] (Win 10 only).
** Added mouse UI sensitivity slider in VR options (Win 10 Rift only).
** New UI for [[Minecraft:settings]] menu.
** New UI for creating and editing servers menu. 
** New UI for [[Minecraft:world]] option menu.
** More options.
*** {{Version exclusive}}: Toggle [[Minecraft:Crouch]].
** Added warning before exiting the game.
** You can import an Add-on, Resource Pack, or World by double-clicking it on Mobile Devices (Currently not working on Android).
*[[Minecraft:Realms]]
** Realms admin users can add moderators in their Realm.

=== Commands ===
<div class="list-style-none" style="-moz-column-width:18em;-webkit-column-width:18em;column-width:18em">
* {{cmd|clone}}
* {{cmd|deop}}
* {{cmd|enchant}} 
* {{cmd|execute}}
* {{cmd|fill}}
* {{cmd|gamemode}}
* {{cmd|give}}
* {{cmd|help}} (with alias {{cmd|?}})
* {{cmd|kill}}
* {{cmd|list}}
* {{cmd|op}}
* {{cmd|say}}
* {{cmd|setblock}}
* {{cmd|setworldspawn}}
* {{cmd|spawnpoint}}
* {{cmd|summon}}
* {{cmd|tell}} (with aliases {{cmd|msg}}, {{cmd|w}})
* {{cmd|testforblocks}}
* {{cmd|time}}
* {{cmd|toggledownfall}}
* {{cmd|tp}} (with alias {{cmd|teleport}})
* {{cmd|testforblock}}
* {{cmd|weather}}
* {{cmd|wsserver}}

</div>

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
* [[Minecraft:Sponge]]
** Readded to survival mode.
** Now can absorb water.
** Now uses Java Edition 1.8 texture.
* [[Minecraft:Bed]]
** Now have a sound when placed.
* [[Minecraft:Furnace]]
** Better description (Input, Fuel, Result) for devices that do not use a controller.
* [[Minecraft:Monster egg]]s
** Added to the [[Minecraft:creative inventory]].
* [[Minecraft:Chest]] 
** Custom name no longer appears in GUI.

=== Items ===
* [[Minecraft:Bucket]]
** New sound when using.
* [[Minecraft:Map]]s 
** {{Version exclusive}}: Now have different colors for different biomes.
* [[Minecraft:Grass path]]
** Added sounds when making.
* [[Minecraft:Cocoa beans]]
** No longer has a crafting recipe.
* [[Minecraft:Steak]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: Renamed to cooked beef.
*[[Minecraft:Minecart]]s
** The player cannot destroy a minecart they are riding on.

=== Mobs ===
* [[Minecraft:Husk]] 
** Add new sounds.
* [[Minecraft:Stray]] 
** Add new sounds.
* [[Minecraft:Squid]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: Added new sounds.
* [[Minecraft:Wither skeleton]]s
** {{Version exclusive}}: Now spawn when the wither's health is 50% (Normal and Hard difficulty only).
* [[Minecraft:Iron golem]]s
** {{Version exclusive}}: Will now damage player in peaceful difficulty.
* [[Minecraft:Wolf]]
** {{Version exclusive}}: Will now damage player in peaceful difficulty.
* [[Minecraft:Villager]]
** Non-functional "open" button when sneaking.
* [[Minecraft:Camera]]
** Removed completely and is now exclusive to {{el|ee}}.

=== 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.
* No Generating World Screen when entering Nether Portal

== Fixes ==
{{fixes|project=MCPE|fixedin=0.16.0, 0.15.90.8, 0.15.90.7, 0.15.90.2, 0.15.90.1, 0.15.90.0|otherissuescount=1
|;From released versions before v0.16.0
|820|Arrows stuck in doors do not update when the door's state is changed
|2680|Cake takes away buckets along with milk (Win10 only)
|5272|Empty buckets can't collect water when underwater (Creative only)
|6721|Clouds go through blocks
|7526|Cloud texture rayed through players and entities
|7681|Shadows for items and animals such as bats are too bright in dark places
|7848|Grass does not grow on dirt under fences or cobblestone walls
|7946|Animals can't be attracted when another player is close by
|8212|Arrows bounce off tamed [wolves] but not tamed cats
|8424|When breaking a block in front of me, it breaks the one I'm on.
|9096|Cannot place beds on top half slabs anymore
|9669|Creative inventory Mundane potion duplicate bug
|9689|The render distance goes sometimes to 3 and sometimes to 4 levels up
|9846|Mobs wearing armor drop that armor 100% of the time
|9959|FOV defaulting under water
|10049|Diorite, Andesite and Granite Can be used as Stone to Craft Slabs
|10077|Incorrect sounds on beds
|10353|Some keyboard keys are dead
|10832|Enchantments don't reset in multiplayer
|11013|Autojump allows you to jump over fences and cobblestone walls
|11204|Attacking and mining with enchanted books applies the book's enchantments
|11214|Player can go through solid block walls and fences using a boat
|11241|Moving fuel into the furnace draws units from the first stack touched instead of from the one you tap
|11325|Inventory count display too centred
|11381|Open doors change to being shut when you reload the world
|11490|Old worlds cannot be set to "always day"
|11583|Milking a cow or mooshroom with a single bucket or bowl immediately consumes the milk, or stew, if the player is hungry
|11594|Can't put out fire by tap and hold in Survival (but can in Creative)
|11796|Nether Wart only drops one Wart when broken
|12279|Lever, buttons, redstone, etc. can not be placed on monster spawner
|12467|Nether mobs can die in any bodies of lava
|12922|Water is invisible when you reload the world
|13214|Creepers Blow up 5+ blocks away from you.
|13304|Double Flower Duplication Bug
|13421|Wolves can be fed with raw and cooked fish
|13640|Maps blink red when player take damages
|13802|Clocks in item frames have extra pixels
|13846|Incorrect Breaking Time of Rails
|13891|Hoppers suck item entities only one at a time
|13966|Mobs do not drop spawned equipment
|14026|Comparator based Analog Memory Circuits lose signal OnGameLoad
|14080|Andesite, granite, and diorite can be turned into stoneslabs
|14101|Creeper damages terrain in water.
|14142|Strange font behavior (width, size...)
|14250|Beds don't make sounds when placing them
|14260|"%" is not displayed.
|14300|Game Crash when you run out of air underwater while wearing respiration enchanted helmet
|14373|Pressing Esc key doesn't close chat right away
|14452|Attached block to the full snowlayer does not update anymore when shoot some arrows on it
|14487|All mobs take knockback damage from splash potion of harming II
|14514|Creepers are mute when attacked
|14516|Interaction button and item display name
|14517|No "Name" button for Snow Golems
|14519|Can place attachable block to head pistons
|14521|Undead/Passive mobs still alive when get hit by tipped arrows of healing/harming
|14525|Horses show open button before fully tamed
|14526|Horse is unrideable while tied to a fence, and ride button is shown
|14529|Boats placed halfway inside a wall shake violently
|14530|Carrot on a stick in hot bar causes other items to show same title twice
|14533|Broken Wither Name in Death Message
|14641|Messed-up generation of strongholds under villages and closing crashing MCPE
|14648|Skeletons can shoot arrows without facing the player
|14660|Can't put chests on donkeys and mules. (No equip button is displayed)
|14689|Unable to Feed Enchanted Golden Apples to Horses 
|14691|Skins not showing up in skins area
|14761|Doors act as tools
|14766|Nether wart texture doesn't change upon growing
|14776|Holding Flint and Steel when focusing on a Creeper doesn't show ignite button
|14801|Furnace texture bug
|14805|Piston pushing cauldron with water or potion in it crashes the game
|14971|Skeleton Horses & Zombie Horses Bug
|15034|Villagers get stuck facing 90°
|15052|Breaking ice creates water source block in the Nether
|15086|Baby horses don't show feed button
|15268|Blocks are blinking on piston
|15424|You can damage your horse with enchanted sword while riding it
|15550|Tripwire does not detect player in minecart
|15586|The void below bedrock is a bottomless pit
|15594|Tripwire not triggered by player in minecart or pig riding, but does for horses and boats
|15674|Placing items back in creative inventory makes you drop them
|15696|Lead turn red when the leashed mob getting hit
|15863|Blocks can go through piston arm
|15981|Armor take damage when we break blocks with them
|15983|Using A Bed Whilst Riding A Horse / Boat etc. Does Not Dismount Player
|16009|Trying to tame horse while holding saddle bug.
|16028|too many creepers (they spawn too close and too many spawn)
|16093|MCPE Crashes frequently when a minecart that is activating a detector rail and that detector rail are pushed by pistons at the same time
|16160|Mobs don't burn in sunlight while on soul sand.
|16163|When randomly hearing a pig dying, crash occurs..
|16202|Horse Bug - Cannot Climb Stairs & Slabs Smoothly
|16283|Redstone torch burn/turn off when placed on the side of a piston
|16292|Wither Skeletons and Blazes Do Not Spawn Again in Nether Fortresses
|16359|Water layer is missing
|16417|Inception achievement not unlocking
|16486|Zombie Horse Don't Drop Rotten Flesh
|16529|Chest UI is not accessible when mounted on a pig, boat or minecart.
|16556|Brick and nether brick (Items) are not in creative inventory
|16593|Minecraft Windows 10 Edition / Oculus Rift - "Failed to launch Minecraft"
|16614|Anvil GUI - Typing Letter {{key|N}} Shifts Focus Away From Textbox
|16743|Items on the ground are facing the opposite direction
|16750|Cannot place saddle or armor on tamed horse
|16757|2x2 Spruce tree leaf blocks all the way to the ground
|16947|Map marker points to incorrect direction while on a boat
|16951|OnePlus 3's back button is a Controller button
|17034|Middle clicking Nether warts gives unobtainable blocks
|17280|Hitting a creeper and backing away no longer prevents explosion
|17307|Skeletons Armor Changes When Reloading World
|17468|Unable to shift click saddle and horse armor onto a horse
|17471|False reconnect upon wake multiplayer
|17472|Ride button is displayed when a horse is occupied by another player
|;From the v0.16.0 development versions
|17451|Villagers Trample Farmland when Harvesting
|17516|Using the "Open" Button on a Villager Crashes Game
|17545|Beacon Status Effect is Not Saved When You Exit and Reload World
}}
'''Others'''
* Invalid ID blocks no longer cause the game to crash as a result of a hang in chunk rendering.

== Videos ==
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== Trivia ==
* This version is the only alpha version to have v0.15.90 on all alphas. 
* There is a developer version of 0.16.0 released on MINECON 2016.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pocket Edition 0.16 Title Screen.jpg
MCPE Settings Screen.jpg
Tommaso Map.jpg
MCPE Inventory Search.jpg
Tommaso Settings Screen.jpg
World Quilt.jpg
Divided World.jpg
144 Block World Dev Screenshot.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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