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{{Infobox guide
|edition=bedrock
|name=
|vers=
* {{vl|be 1.8.0|}}
* {{vl|be 1.8.1|}}
|prev=1.7 releases
|next=1.9.0
}}

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in {{BE}} 1.8.x releases, which assumes at least some familiarity with the ''Bedrock Edition'' 1.7.x releases.

== Mobs ==
=== New ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|New Mobs}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Cat]]
| {{animate|Tuxedo Cat.png;Siamese Cat JE2 BE2.png;Red Cat.png;Persian Cat.png;Ragdoll Cat.png;White Cat.png;Jellie Cat.png;Black Cat.png;Tabby Cat.png;British Shorthair Cat.png;Calico Cat.png|128px}}
|
* Stray cats can be found wandering in villages.
* A single stray black cat can be found inside [[Minecraft:witch hut]]s.
| {{Drop|Item|String|0|2}}
|
* Cats can be tamed with raw fish.
* [[Minecraft:Phantom]]s will not swoop in to attack a player if a cat is nearby.
* Cats will seek active furnaces, beds, and chests to sit on.
* When waking up from a bed, there is a chance a tamed cat will give their owner one [[Minecraft:rabbits foot]], [[Minecraft:rabbit hide]], [[Minecraft:string]], [[Minecraft:rotten flesh]], [[Minecraft:feather]], [[Minecraft:raw chicken]], or [[Minecraft:phantom membrane]].
|-
| [[Minecraft:Panda]]
| [[File:Panda.png|128px]]
| Pandas spawn in [[Minecraft:bamboo forest]] biomes.
| {{Drop|Item|Bamboo|0|2}}
|
* Pandas can spawn with either an aggressive, lazy, playful, weak or worried personality.
* Pandas will eat [[Minecraft:bamboo]], but can only be bred if there are at least eight bamboo blocks within five blocks of each panda.
* Pandas will pick up and eat [[Minecraft:cake]] that is thrown to them.
* Worried pandas will shake and cover their face during [[Minecraft:thunderstorm]]s.
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Mobs}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Ocelot]]s
| [[File:Ocelot.png|128px]]
| Ocelots can no longer be tamed to get cats.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Phantom]]
| [[File:Phantom.png|128px]]
| Phantoms will no longer swoop to attack a player if a cat is nearby.
|}

== Blocks ==
=== New ===
{| {{Simple Guide table|New Blocks}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Bamboo]]
| [[File:Small Leaves Bamboo.png|84px]]
|
* Can be found while [[Minecraft:fishing]] in jungles and will appear in some loot chests.
* Generating naturally in the world will come in the following updates.
|
* Bamboo can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.
* Bamboo will not break instantly when hit by any sword. Bamboo will break instantly when hit by a sword in JAVA edition only.
|
* Bamboo can be used to craft [[Minecraft:scaffolding]].
* Bamboo can be used to craft [[Minecraft:sticks]].
* Bamboo can be feed to [[Minecraft:panda]]s, this can be used to speed up the growth of baby pandas.
* Bamboo can be planted on [[Minecraft:grass]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], or [[Minecraft:red sand]].
* Bamboo will grow to between twelve and sixteen blocks tall.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Scaffolding]]
| [[File:Scaffolding.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|A1=Bamboo|B1=String|C1=Bamboo|A2=Bamboo|C2=Bamboo|A3=Bamboo|C3=Bamboo|Output=Scaffolding,6}}
| Scaffolding can be broken with any tool as well as by hand. When broken all connected scaffolding will break as well.
|
* Scaffolding is designed to be used for building in survival.
* Standing in scaffolding and {{control|jumping}} will allow the player to climb, while {{control|sneaking}} will allow the player to descend through the scaffolding. If there is no block below the scaffolding block the player is on the player will not descend through the block.
|}

=== Changed ===
{| {{Simple Guide table|Changed Blocks}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Command block]]
| [[File:Impulse Command Block.gif|84px]]
| Now have the default name of "!" instead of "@".
|-
| [[Minecraft:Packed ice]]
| [[File:Packed Ice.png|84px]]
| Can now be crafted with ice.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Shulker box]]
| [[File:Shulker Box.png|84px]]
| Added a recipe for undyed shulker boxes.
|}

== Items ==
=== New ===
{| {{Simple Guide table|New Items}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Black dye]]
| [[File:Black Dye JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|B2=Ink Sac;Wither Rose|Output=Black Dye|shapeless=true}}
| Black dye is used in place of ink sacs as dye in all recipes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Blue dye]]
| [[File:Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|B2=Lapis Lazuli;Cornflower|Output=Blue Dye|shapeless=true}}
|
* Blue dye is used in place of lapis lazuli as dye in all recipes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Brown dye]]
| [[File:Brown Dye JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|B2=Cocoa Beans|Output=Brown Dye|shapeless=true}}
| Brown dye is used in place of cocoa beans as dye in all recipes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Crossbow]]
| [[File:Crossbow.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|A1=Stick|B1=Iron Ingot|C1=Stick|A2=String|B2=Tripwire Hook|C2=String|B3=Stick|Output=Crossbow}}
|
* The crossbow is a ranged weapon that has a longer range, as well as being able to deal more damage than a [[Minecraft:bow]].
* Crossbows can fire [[Minecraft:fireworks]], as well as [[Minecraft:arrows]].
|-
| [[Minecraft:White Dye]]
| [[File:White Dye JE1 BE1.png|84px]]
|
{{Crafting|B2=Bone Meal;Lily of the Valley|Output=White Dye|shapeless=true}}
| White dye is used in place of bone meal as dye in all recipes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Spawn egg]]<br>(Cat, panda)
| {{animate|Cat Spawn Egg BE1.png;Panda Spawn Egg BE1.png|84px}}
| Creative inventory
| Has the same function as other [[Minecraft:spawn egg]].
|}

=== Changed ===
{|{{Simple Guide table|Changed Items}}
|-
| [[Minecraft:Bone meal]]
| [[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|84px]]
| Bone meal are now used to craft white dye and growth in [[Minecraft:bamboo]].
|-
| [[Minecraft:Bow]]
| [[File:Bow.png|84px]]
| The bow in the hotbar now shows an arrow when being drawn.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Cocoa beans]]
| [[File:Cocoa Beans JE4 BE2.png|84px]]
| Cocoa beans are now used to craft brown dye.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Firework rocket]]
| [[File:Firework Rocket.png|84px]]
| Can now be placed in the off-hand slot.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Green dye]]
| [[File:Green Dye JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Name changed from Cactus Green to Green Dye to remain consistent with other dyes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Ink sac]]
| [[File:Ink Sac JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Ink sacs can now be used to craft black dye.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Lapis lazuli]]
| [[File:Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue dye.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Red dye]]
| [[File:Red Dye JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Name changed from Rose Red to Red Dye to remain consistent with other dyes.
|-
| [[Minecraft:Yellow dye]]
| [[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|84px]]
| Name changed from Dandelion Yellow to Yellow Dye to remain consistent with other dyes.
|}

== Enchantments ==
=== New ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Enchantment
! Max Level
! Applicable Items
! Notes
|-
| Multishot
| 1
| Crossbow
| Fires three arrows while only consuming one. If an arrow hits, the other two vanish.
|-
| Piercing
| 4
| Crossbow
| Allows arrows to pass through as many entities as the enchantment level.
|-
| Quick Charge
| 4
| Crossbow
| Speeds up the charging of the crossbow.
|}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|
Top of the World;
Where have you been?;
Zoologist}}

== Navigation ==
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