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{{Infobox version
|title=v0.8.0 alpha
|edition=Pocket Edition
|image=Pocket Edition 0.8.0 in game.jpg
|image2=Pocket Edition 0.8.0.png
|vernum=0.8.0
|versioncode='''Android''': 
300800010 (armeabi-v7a-gb) 
500800010 (armeabi-v7a-hc) 
700800010 (x86) 
'''iOS''': 
222182633
|date=December 12, 2013
|compiled=December 11, 2013
|clientdl=[https://archive.org/download/MCPEAlpha/PE-a0.8.0-armv7-hc.apk Original] 
[https://archive.org/download/MCPEAlpha/PE-a0.8.0-armv7-gb.apk Gingerbread] 
[https://archive.org/download/MCPEAlpha/PE-a0.8.0-x86.apk x86]
|prevparent=v0.7.0 alpha
|prev=v0.7.6 alpha
|next=v0.8.1 alpha
|nextparent=v0.9.0 alpha
|devversions=
'''[[Minecraft::Category:Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha builds|Builds]]''' (8) 
([[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.8.0 alpha/Development versions|View all]]) 
}}
{{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 purple, items not legitimately accessible before this version colored red, and items previously not available in Creative mode colored orange:
{{/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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