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|title=v0.8.0 alpha
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|image=Pocket Edition 0.8.0 in game.jpg
|image2=Pocket Edition 0.8.0.png
|vernum=0.8.0
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|date=December 12, 2013
|compiled=December 11, 2013
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{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/0.8 releases}}<onlyinclude>

'''v0.8.0 alpha''' is a major update to ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' that was released on December 12, 2013. It added new blocks, items, crops, and other features, as well as some changes and fixes.

== Additions ==
{{Additions table
|Spruce Planks
|Spruce Slab
|Spruce Stairs
|Birch Planks
|Birch Slab
|Birch Stairs
|Jungle Planks
|Jungle Slab
|Jungle Stairs
|Beetroots
|Pumpkin Stem
|Block of Coal
|White Carpet
|Light Gray Carpet
|Gray Carpet
|Black Carpet
|Brown Carpet
|Red Carpet
|Orange Carpet
|Yellow Carpet
|Lime Carpet
|Green Carpet
|Cyan Carpet
|Light Blue Carpet
|Blue Carpet
|Purple Carpet
|Magenta Carpet
|Pink Carpet
|Cobblestone Wall
|Mossy Cobblestone Wall
|Hay Bale
|Iron Bars
|Carved Pumpkin
|Jack o'Lantern
|Rail
|Powered Rail
|Jungle Log
|Jungle Leaves
|Fern
|Dead Bush
|Sponge
|Oak Wood
|Spruce Wood
|Birch Wood
|Beetroot Seeds
|Minecart
|Pumpkin Seeds
|Redstone
|Beetroot
|Beetroot Soup
|Carrot
|Potato
|Pumpkin Pie
|Baked Potato
}}

=== Blocks ===
'''{{Animate|Spruce Planks JE1 BE1.png;Birch Planks JE1 BE1.png;Jungle Planks JE1 BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Birch Slab BE1.png;Spruce Slab BE1.png;Jungle Slab BE1.png|32px}}{{Animate|Birch Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png;Spruce Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png;Jungle Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Wood planks]], [[Minecraft:slab]]s, and [[Minecraft:stairs]]'''
* Added spruce, birch, and jungle varieties.
* Each one can only be crafted with their respective wood type.
* Jungle variants are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Block of Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Block of coal]]'''
* Can be crafted with nine [[Minecraft:coal]].
* Can be used as fuel in a furnace, smelting up to 80 items.
'''{{Animate|White Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Light Gray Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Gray Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Black Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Brown Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Red Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Orange Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Yellow Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Lime Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Green Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Cyan Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Light Blue Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Blue Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Purple Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Magenta Carpet JE1 BE1.png;Pink Carpet JE1 BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Carpet]]s'''
* Thin blocks that can be used as decoration.
* Red carpets can be crafted with two red wool blocks.
* The other 15 colors are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Cobblestone Wall (EWU) BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Wall]]s'''
* Decorative blocks that can be used to create boundaries.
* Comes in cobblestone and mossy cobblestone variants.
* Cobblestone walls can be crafted with six cobblestone.
* Mossy cobblestone walls are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Hay bale]]s'''
* Decorative, flammable blocks that serve as compact storage of [[Minecraft:wheat]].
* Can be crafted with nine wheat.
'''[[File:Iron Bars (EW) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Iron bars]]'''
* Serve a similar purpose to [[Minecraft:glass pane]]s.
* Can be crafted with six iron ingots.
'''[[File:Carved Pumpkin (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin]]s'''
* Fruit blocks that grow from fully-grown pumpkin stems.
* Can be crafted into jack o'lanterns, pumpkin pie, or pumpkin seeds.
'''[[File:Jack o'Lantern (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jack o'lantern|Jack 'o' lantern]]s'''
* Solid blocks that provide light.
* Can be crafted with a pumpkin and a torch.
'''[[File:Rail (NS) JE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Rail]]s'''
* Non-solid blocks that provide a path along which minecarts can travel.
* Can be crafted with iron ingots and a stick.
'''[[File:Powered Powered Rail (NS) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Powered rail]]s'''
* A type of rail that increases the velocity of moving minecarts.
* Can be crafted with gold ingots, a stick, and redstone dust.
'''Crops'''
* [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Beetroot crop]]s
* [[File:Carrots Age 7 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Carrot crop]]s
* [[File:Potatoes Age 7 JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Potato crop]]s
* [[File:Stem Age 7 JE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin stem]]s
'''[[File:Jungle Log (UD) BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Log|Jungle wood]]'''
* Serves as a decorative block.
* Is unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Jungle Leaves JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jungle leaves]]'''
* Serve as a decorative block.
* Are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Fern BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Fern]]s'''
* Aesthetic plants that have the same characteristics as [[Minecraft:grass]].
'''[[File:Dead Bush JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Dead bush]]es'''
* Aesthetic plants that can only be placed on sand.
* Are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''[[File:Sponge JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Sponge]]s'''
* Currently serve no purpose.
* Are unobtainable in Survival mode.
'''{{Animate|Oak Wood (UD) BE1.png;Spruce Wood (UD) BE1.png;Birch Wood (UD) BE1.png|32px}} [[Minecraft:Bark]]'''
* Currently serves no purpose.
* Is not yet obtainable.
* Only obtainable through world editors

=== Items ===
'''[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Beetroot seeds]]'''
* Have a {{frac|1|15}} chance of popping out from grass when tilled.
'''[[File:Minecart JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Minecart]]s'''
* Train-like vehicle entities that run on rails.
* Can be crafted with five iron ingots.
'''[[File:Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin seeds]]'''
* Obtained from the [[Minecraft:nether reactor]].
'''[[File:Redstone Dust JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Redstone]]'''
* Drops from redstone ore when mined with an iron or diamond pickaxe.
* Can be used to craft clocks, compasses, and powered rails.
'''[[Minecraft:Food]]s'''
* [[File:Beetroot JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Beetroot]]s
** Restore {{hp|1}} when eaten.
* [[File:Beetroot Soup JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Beetroot soup]]
** Restores {{hp|8}} when eaten.
* [[File:Carrot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Carrot]]s
** Restore {{hp|3}} when eaten.
* [[File:Potato JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Potato]]es
** Restore {{hp|1}} when eaten.
* [[File:Pumpkin Pie JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Pumpkin pie]]
** Restores {{hp|8}} when eaten.
* [[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Baked potato]]es
** Restore {{hp|5}} when eaten.

=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Breeding]]'''
* Feeding animals their respective food items makes them enter "love mode."
** Hearts come out of animals while in love mode.
* When two animals of the same species are in love mode, they pathfind toward each other and produce a baby animal.

=== General ===
'''{{w|Mipmap}}s (iOS only)'''
* Blocks far away from the player have lower resolution textures to make textures smoother at a further distance.
'''[[Minecraft:Settings]]'''
* Added far (8 [[Minecraft:chunk]]s) and farthest (12{{frac|1|2}} chunks) render distances.

== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
* The textures of some blocks are now randomly rotated, for a more natural effect. This includes:
** [[Minecraft:Grass block]]s (top and bottom sides only)
** [[Minecraft:Dirt]]
** [[Minecraft:Sand]]
** [[Minecraft:Leaves]] (top and bottom sides only)
** [[Minecraft:Sponge]]s
** [[Minecraft:TNT]] (top and bottom sides only)
** [[Minecraft:Obsidian]]
** [[Minecraft:Snow block]]s
** [[Minecraft:Snow layer]]s
** [[Minecraft:Clay]]
** [[Minecraft:Netherrack]]
** [[Minecraft:Glowstone]]
** [[Minecraft:Sandstone]] (top and bottom sides only)
** [[Minecraft:Blocks of coal]]
'''[[Minecraft:Log|Wood]]'''
* Is now rotatable, with the wood placed with the inner side facing the player.
'''[[Minecraft:Painting]]s'''
* Rendering has been remade.
'''[[Minecraft:TNT]]'''
* Can now be ignited by [[Minecraft:fire]] and [[Minecraft:lava]].
'''[[Minecraft:Lava]]'''
* Now creates [[Minecraft:stone]] when it flows vertically into [[Minecraft:water]].
'''[[Minecraft:Redstone ore]]'''
* Now drops [[Minecraft:redstone dust]] when mined with an iron or diamond pickaxe.
'''[[Minecraft:Sign]]s and [[Minecraft:chest]]s'''
* Improved synchronization lag in [[Minecraft:multiplayer]].
'''[[Minecraft:Chest]]s'''
* Items being moved to/from a chest is now correctly rendered.
'''[[Minecraft:Flower]]s'''
* Position on the block is now randomized.
'''[[Minecraft:Sapling]]s'''
* Can now be used as furnace fuel, smelting 0.5 items each.
'''[[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Grass Block BE3.png|32px]] to [[File:Grass Block BE4.png|32px]].
* Inventory icon changed from [[File:Grass Block (item) BE3.png|32px]] to [[File:Grass Block BE4.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Oak leaves]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Oak Leaves BE3.png|32px]] to [[File:Oak Leaves JE3 BE4.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Birch leaves]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Birch Leaves BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Birch Leaves JE1 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Oak sapling]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE4 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Wool]]'''
* Changed textures from [[File:Beta color spectrum.png|128px]] to [[File:1.2.4 color spectrum.png|128px]].
'''[[Minecraft:White Wool]]'''
* Can now be crafted with white wool and bone meal.
'''[[Minecraft:Sandstone]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Sandstone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Sandstone JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Gravel]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Gravel JE3 BE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Gravel JE4 BE3.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Lapis lazuli block]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Grass]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Grass BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Grass JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:info_update]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Info update BE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Info update BE1.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:info_update2]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Info update2 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Info update BE1.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:reserved6]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Stone JE4.png|32px]] to [[File:Reserved6 BE1.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Ice]]'''
* Inventory icon changed from [[File:Ice (inventory) BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Ice BE2.png|32px]].

=== Items ===
'''[[Minecraft:Bone meal]]'''
* Now works like {{in|je}}.
* Can grow [[Minecraft:fern]]s and [[Minecraft:grass]] in Survival and Creative.
* [[Minecraft:Pumpkin]] and [[Minecraft:melon]] stems only grow by one when bone meal is used.
* [[Minecraft:Flower]]s now spawn other flowers when bone meal is used.
* Grows [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] to maximum height.
'''[[File:Eating Steve.png|48px]] Eating [[Minecraft:particle]]s'''
* Are shown to look like the food being eaten rather than random pixels from the food.
'''[[Minecraft:Bowl]]s and wooden [[Minecraft:tool]]s (except [[Minecraft:axe]]s)'''
* Can now be used as furnace fuel, smelting 1 item each.
'''[[Minecraft:Magenta dye]]'''
* Can now additionally be crafted with [[Minecraft:pink dye]] and [[Minecraft:purple dye]], or with [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]], [[Minecraft:rose red]], and pink dye.
'''[[Minecraft:Gray dye]]'''
* Can now be crafted with [[Minecraft:bone meal]] and an [[Minecraft:ink sac]].
** Is still unobtainable in Survival mode due to ink sacs not being obtainable.
'''[[Minecraft:Light gray dye]]'''
* Can now be crafted with bone meal and gray dye, or with two bone meal and an ink sac.
** Is still unobtainable in Survival mode due to ink sacs and gray dye not being obtainable.
'''[[Minecraft:Cocoa beans]]'''
* Can now be crafted with [[Minecraft:orange dye]] and an ink sac, or with [[Minecraft:dandelion yellow]], rose red, and an ink sac.
** Is still unobtainable in Survival mode due to ink sacs not being obtainable.
* Changed texture from [[File:Cocoa Beans JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Cocoa Beans JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Bow]]'''
* New rendering and animated items.
* Can now be used as furnace fuel, smelting 1 item each.
* Changed texture from [[File:Bow JE2 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Bow BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Leather armor]]'''
* Changed textures from [[File:Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Leather Cap (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]][[File:Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]][[File:Leather Pants (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]][[File:Leather Boots (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Apple]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Bread]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Bread JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Raw porkchop]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Raw Porkchop JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Raw Porkchop JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Cooked porkchop]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Cooked Porkchop JE2 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Cooked Porkchop JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Raw chicken]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Raw Chicken JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Cooked chicken]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Cooked Chicken JE2 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Raw beef]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Raw Beef JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Steak]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Steak JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Steak JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Coal]] and [[Minecraft:charcoal]]'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]].
'''[[Minecraft:Clock]]s'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Clock (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Clock JE1 BE1.png|32px]]
* Now display the current position of the sun and moon.
* Can now be crafted with gold ingots and redstone dust.
'''[[Minecraft:Compass]]es'''
* Changed texture from [[File:Compass (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Compass JE1 BE1.png|32px]]
* Now point to the world spawn point.
* Can now be crafted with iron ingots and redstone dust.
'''[[Minecraft:Arrow]]s'''
* Have updated sounds.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Removed sound"
! Removed arrow sound
! class="unsortable" | Track
|-
! Arrow Contact (pre-0.8)
| [[File:Arrow Old.ogg]]
|}

=== Mobs ===
'''All [[Minecraft:mob]]s'''
* New visual effect for burning mobs.

'''[[Minecraft:Sheep]]'''
* {{Animate|White Sheep BE4.png;Light Gray Sheep BE3.png;Gray Sheep BE3.png;Black Sheep BE3.png;Brown Sheep BE3.png;Red Sheep BE3.png;Orange Sheep BE3.png;Yellow Sheep BE3.png;Lime Sheep BE3.png;Green Sheep BE3.png;Cyan Sheep BE3.png;Light Blue Sheep BE3.png;Blue Sheep BE3.png;Purple Sheep BE3.png;Magenta Sheep BE3.png;Pink Sheep BE3.png|32px}} {{Animate|Sheared White Sheep JE1.png;Sheared Light Gray Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Gray Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Black Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Brown Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Red Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Orange Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Yellow Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Lime Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Green Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Cyan Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Light Blue Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Blue Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Purple Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Magenta Sheep BE1.png;Sheared Pink Sheep BE1.png|32px}} Now have the color overlay of its wool around its face and when sheared.
'''[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s'''
* Now rarely drop [[Minecraft:carrot]]s and [[Minecraft:potato]]es.
'''[[Minecraft:AI]]'''
* System has been improved. 
** [[Minecraft:Mob]]s can now swim over deep [[Minecraft:water]].
** Hostile mobs are now more intelligent.
'''[[Minecraft:Animal]]s'''
* Follow the player when holding [[Minecraft:wheat]] ([[Minecraft:cow]]s and [[Minecraft:sheep]]), [[Minecraft:wheat Seeds|seed]]s ([[Minecraft:chicken]]s), or [[Minecraft:potato]]es/[[Minecraft:beetroot]]/[[Minecraft:carrot]]s ([[Minecraft:pig]]s).
* [[Minecraft:Baby animal]]s
** Now follow adult animals of their species.
'''[[Minecraft:Spider]]s'''
* Now move faster.

=== Non-mob entities ===
'''Thrown [[Minecraft:egg]]s'''
* Now have a chance of spawning [[Minecraft:baby]] [[Minecraft:chicken]]s instead of adult chickens.
'''[[Minecraft:Falling block]]s'''
* Now drop their item form when falling onto blocks they cannot replace, such as [[Minecraft:torch]]es.

=== Gameplay ===
'''[[Minecraft:Crafting]]'''
* Craftable recipes are now shown first in the crafting screen.
* If there is 99+ of an item in the inventory, the actual quantity is now shown in the list of craftable items, rather than 99+.
'''[[Minecraft:Inventory]]'''
* Changed the flow of the inventory for the armor/crafting screens so that the back button goes back to the inventory.
* Items that are not supposed to be obtainable no longer have a red background.
* Removed the Xperia Play variant.
* Cannot be navigated with the Xperia Play controller.
'''[[Minecraft:Hotbar]]'''
* Is now transparent.
* When selecting an item in the inventory, it replaces the one in the selected hotbar slot instead of placing it in the leftmost slot and shifting everything to the right.
* Tapping the inventory button now closes the inventory while open.
* Items that are not supposed to be obtainable no longer have a red background.
'''[[Minecraft:Creative]]'''
* Players stop burning as soon as they exit [[Minecraft:fire]]/[[Minecraft:lava]].
* The [[Minecraft:hotbar]] is now saved when exiting a world.
* Mining speed increases at/near mining distance limit (8 blocks per second).
* [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]]
** Has been redesigned, and is now split into four different categories.
** Each category contains the following items, with items added in this update colored <span style="color:darkviolet">purple</span>, items not legitimately accessible before this version colored <span style="color:red">red</span>, and items previously not available in Creative mode colored <span style="color:chocolate">orange</span>:
{{/Creative inventory}}

=== General ===
* The icon has gained the iOS gloss effect if installed on iOS 5 and iOS 6.<ref>https://youtu.be/ljSqkJVAICA?t=23</ref>
'''[[Minecraft:Cloud]]s'''
* Are now 3D.
* Have a new tessellation algorithm.
'''[[Minecraft:Settings]]'''
* Smooth lighting is now always on, and can no longer be disabled.
* Fancy graphics are now on by default.
'''Graphics'''
* Held items are now rendered in 3D, and bob up and down slightly when idle and sway to the side when turning.
* Lighter colored [[Minecraft:sky]] that changes slightly depending on the biome.
** Water fades to non-transparent in the distance (iOS only).
* Refactored most of the rendering to use indexed VBOs.
** Remade the arrow model.
** [[Minecraft:Inventory]] is now rendered using cached VBOs.
** New sky rendering using a triangle fan.
* Separated far and near chunks into two queues for performance reasons.
** Fog only on far chunks.
** Transparency only on near chunks.
** Alpha-test-only layers are hidden in far chunks.
'''[[Minecraft:Lighting]]'''
* All entities now produce circular stencil shadows on blocks below them.
* Lighting on entities is now dynamic and is no longer the same light level on all sides.
* Lighting on each entity is now tinted based on how much sky light and block light is on it.
* Light direction on entities now depends on the position of the sun. This does not affect stencil shadows.
* All lighting changes are only visible when fancy graphics is turned on.
'''Textures'''
* Block textures are now generated with <samp>[[Minecraft:terrain-atlas.tga]]</samp> instead of <samp>[[Minecraft:terrain.png]]</samp>.
* Item textures are now generated with <samp>[[Minecraft:items-opaque.png]]</samp> instead of <samp>[[Minecraft:items.png]]</samp>.
* Inventory icons are now generated with their respective texture atlases instead of <samp>[[Minecraft:gui_blocks.png]]</samp>.

== Fixes ==
{{Fixes|project=MCPE|fixedin=0.8.0|otherissuescount=1
|;From released versions before 0.8.0
|MCPE-40|You can never run away from mobs
|MCPE-169|Saplings aren't Fuel
|MCPE-728|Wrong dark leaves texture
|MCPE-1068|White line appear in pocket edition
|MCPE-1353|Stonecutter, Quartz Block, Melon (Block) and Melon Seeds show wrong description
|MCPE-1772|Player jumps too early by glass pane
|MCPE-2904|Chicken egg bug
|MCPE-3358|TNT does not work in creative
|MCPE-3890|Different wood logs make the same wooden planks
|MCPE-4118|Bad inventory GUI on Retina display
|MCPE-4231|Automatic egg/ snowball throwing
|MCPE-4338|Mobs draw distance greater than stone. Creates x-ray vision
|MCPE-4379|Animals stay in water
|MCPE-4508|Creative inventory
|MCPE-4821|Shearing a sheep gives you less wool
|MCPE-4935|Creative items glitching to different items
|MCPE-5294|Wooden tools cannot be used as fuel
|MCPE-5408|No bedrock in creative inventory
|MCPE-5495|Bow bug
|MCPE-5572|Shooting a bow, throwing eggs/snowballs, eating needs block proximity
|MCPE-5588|TNT dissolving
|MCPE-5592|Bow firing bug / annoyance
|MCPE-5600|Bow and Arrow issue
|MCPE-5634|Your own arrow can't hurt you
|MCPE-5671|Bow problem in Creative Multiplayer
|MCPE-6201|Can't pass Y:31 in Minecart
|;From the 0.8.0 development versions
|MCPE-5811|Suffocation doesn't show up properly
|MCPE-6015|Minecart does not show anything but a weird shape
|MCPE-6065|Minecarts going uphill
|MCPE-6096|Cannot touch Minecarts in 3rd person
|MCPE-6157|Upward Rail Glitch
}}
'''Other'''
* Text no longer cuts off on chat screen.</onlyinclude>

== Gallery ==
=== Store images ===
These screenshots were uploaded to store pages on update release.
==== Tablet ====
<gallery>
v0.8.0 Pig.png
v0.8.0 City.png
v0.8.0 Home.png
v0.8.0 Farm.png
</gallery>
==== Phone ====
<gallery>
v0.8.0 Pig phone.png
v0.8.0 City phone.png
v0.8.0 Home phone.png
v0.8.0 Farm phone.png
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha Development bug.png|Bugged rendering
Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha Development walls.png|Walls
Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha Development logs.png|Rotated logs
Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha Development pumpkins and melons.png|Pumpkins and melons
Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha Development crops.png|Potatoes and carrots
V0.8.0 Dev New blocks.png|New wood and sponge
V0.8.0 alpha.png|
MCPE Mountains.png|
MCPE Sea.png|Mipmapped water
MCPE Pig.png|Smooth edges shader
MCPE Sky.png|New sky color
MCPE Grass.png|New grass color
MCPE Clock.png|Clock
MCPE Spider.jpg|Glowing eyes
</gallery>

== References ==
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== Navigation ==
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