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{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/0.5.0}}<onlyinclude>


'''v0.5.0 alpha''' is a major update to ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' that was released on Android and iOS on November 15, 2012<ref>Announced here: https://twitter.com/jbernhardsson/status/269075234374705152 and released on iOS (as shown by the block sounds) on the same day: https://youtu.be/rYrv_QSo2KU</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130128073657/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe</ref> and on an unknown date on Fire.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121119021216/http://www.amazon.com:80/Mojang-Minecraft-Pocket-Edition/dp/B00992CF6W</ref> It adds notable features, such as [[Minecraft:melon]]s, [[Minecraft:painting]]s, [[Minecraft:glowstone]], the Nether reactor as well as other changes and fixes. This is the final version released in 2012.
'''v0.5.0 alpha''' is a major update to ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition|Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' that was released on Android and iOS on November 15, 2012<ref>Announced here: https://twitter.com/jbernhardsson/status/269075234374705152 and released on iOS (as shown by the block sounds) on the same day: https://youtu.be/rYrv_QSo2KU</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130128073657/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe</ref> and on an unknown date on Fire.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121119021216/http://www.amazon.com:80/Mojang-Minecraft-Pocket-Edition/dp/B00992CF6W</ref> It adds notable features, such as [[Minecraft:melon]]s, [[Minecraft:painting]]s, [[Minecraft:glowstone]], the [[Minecraft:Nether reactor]] as well as other changes and fixes. This is the final version released in 2012.


This is the last version to support Android 2.1 and 2.2.
This is the last version to support Android 2.1 and 2.2.
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=== Blocks ===
=== Blocks ===
'''{{MC/Version exclusive}}&#58; [[File:Nether Reactor Core BE1.png|width=32x32]] Nether reactor core'''
'''{{Version exclusive}}&#58; [[File:Nether Reactor Core BE1.png|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Nether reactor core]]'''
* Used to create a Nether reactor.
* Used to create a Nether reactor.
* Can be crafted with 3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots.
* Can be crafted with 3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots.
'''{{MC/Version exclusive}}&#58; [[File:Glowing Obsidian BE1.png|width=32x32]] Glowing obsidian'''
'''{{Version exclusive}}&#58; [[File:Glowing Obsidian BE1.png|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Glowing obsidian]]'''
* Light-emitting block that is created from the conversion of blocks that make up a Nether reactor.
* Light-emitting block that is created from the conversion of blocks that make up a Nether reactor.
* Drops regular obsidian when mined.
* Drops regular obsidian when mined.
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* Cannot be written on.
* Cannot be written on.
* Is only obtainable through inventory editing.
* Is only obtainable through inventory editing.
'''[[File:Grass Block (item) BE3.png|width=32x32]] <samp>grass_carried</samp>'''
'''[[File:Grass Block (item) BE3.png|width=32x32]] <samp>[[Minecraft:grass_carried]]</samp>'''
* Used to store the inventory icon for grass blocks.
* Used to store the inventory icon for [[Minecraft:grass block]]s.
* Now is not obtainable by normal means.
* Now is not obtainable by normal means.


=== Items ===
=== Items ===
'''[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] Melon seeds'''
'''[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Melon seeds]]'''
* Can be used to grow melon plants.
* Can be used to grow melon plants.
'''[[File:Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] Melon slices'''
'''[[File:Melon Slice JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]] [[Minecraft:Melon slice]]s'''
* A food item that can be eaten by the player.
* A food item that can be eaten by the player.


=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
'''[[File:Zombified Piglin BE1.png|width=51x51]] Zombie pigmen'''
'''[[File:Zombified Piglin BE1.png|width=51x51]] [[Minecraft:Zombie pigmen]]'''
* Undead, hostile mobs that spawn from nether reactors.
* Undead, hostile mobs that spawn from nether reactors.
* Missing the top of their head layer.
* Missing the top of their head layer.
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=== Gameplay ===
=== Gameplay ===
'''{{MC/Version exclusive}}&#58; Nether reactor'''
'''{{Version exclusive}}&#58; [[Minecraft:Nether reactor]]'''
* Created by placing [[Minecraft:cobblestone]] and blocks of gold in a 3×3 area around a nether reactor core.
* Created by placing [[Minecraft:cobblestone]] and [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]] in a 3×3 area around a nether reactor core.
* On initialization, a nether spire generates around it. The blocks used for the reactor, excluding the core, are replaced with glowing obsidian over the next few seconds, starting with the cobblestone.
* On initialization, a nether spire generates around it. The blocks used for the reactor, excluding the core, are replaced with glowing obsidian over the next few seconds, starting with the cobblestone.
* After initialization, three zombie pigmen are spawned in, and a 45 second spawn cycle begins. The following items are able to spawn during this cycle:
* After initialization, three [[Minecraft:zombie pigmen]] are spawned in, and a 45 second spawn cycle begins. The following items are able to spawn during this cycle:
** Glowstone dust
** [[Minecraft:Glowstone dust]]
** Cacti
** [[Minecraft:Cacti]]
** Sugar cane
** [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]]
** Brown mushrooms
** [[Minecraft:Brown mushroom]]s
** Red mushrooms
** [[Minecraft:Red mushroom]]s
** Melon seeds
** [[Minecraft:Melon seeds]]
** [[Minecraft:Arrow]]s
** [[Minecraft:Arrow]]s
** [[Minecraft:Bone]]s
** [[Minecraft:Bone]]s
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** [[Minecraft:Bed]]s
** [[Minecraft:Bed]]s
* Once the spawn cycle ends, the time of day is set to night, and the reactor is replaced with a 3×3×3 box of obsidian containing the core.
* Once the spawn cycle ends, the time of day is set to night, and the reactor is replaced with a 3×3×3 box of obsidian containing the core.
'''{{MC/Version exclusive}}&#58; Nether spire'''
'''{{Version exclusive}}&#58; [[Minecraft:Nether spire]]'''
* A huge structure consisting of obsidian that generates when a Nether reactor is activated.
* A huge structure consisting of obsidian that generates when a Nether reactor is activated.
* Holes form on the outside of it once the Nether reactor's spawn cycle ends.
* Holes form on the outside of it once the Nether reactor's spawn cycle ends.
'''[[File:Sneaking Steve.png|width=55x55]] Sneaking'''
'''[[File:Sneaking Steve.png|width=55x55]] [[Minecraft:Sneaking]]'''
* Slows the player down and prevents them from falling off of blocks.
* Slows the player down and prevents them from falling off of blocks.
* Currently only available on the Xperia PLAY gaming console.
* Currently only available on the Xperia PLAY gaming console.
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* Are now easier to get out of.
* Are now easier to get out of.
** [[File:Leave Bed 0.5.0.png|45px]] Added a ''Leave Bed'' button that lets the player exit the bed.
** [[File:Leave Bed 0.5.0.png|45px]] Added a ''Leave Bed'' button that lets the player exit the bed.
* {{MC/Version exclusive}}: Now restore health when slept in.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Now restore health when slept in.
'''[[Minecraft:Farmland]]'''
'''[[Minecraft:Farmland]]'''
* Now turns back to dirt if the player or any mob falls onto it from 1 block or more.
* Now turns back to dirt if the player or any mob falls onto it from 1 block or more.
'''Sugar cane '''
'''[[Minecraft:Sugar cane]] '''
* Can now be grown on sand.
* Can now be grown on sand.
'''[[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s'''
'''[[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s'''
* Are now able to spread.
* Are now able to spread.
* Can now only be generated or placed in areas with low light, making them significantly less common.
* Can now only be generated or placed in areas with low light, making them significantly less common.
'''Grass block'''
'''[[Minecraft:Grass block]]'''
* Inventory icon changed from [[File:Grass Block (item) BE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Grass Block (item) BE3.png|32px]].
* Inventory icon changed from [[File:Grass Block (item) BE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Grass Block (item) BE3.png|32px]].


=== Items ===
=== Items ===
'''Glowstone dust'''
'''[[Minecraft:Glowstone dust]]'''
* Is now obtainable in Survival mode via the nether reactor.
* Is now obtainable in Survival mode via the nether reactor.
* Can be used to craft glowstone.
* Can be used to craft glowstone.
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[[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Bread]]'''
[[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Bread]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|5}} instead of {{hp|2}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|5}} instead of {{hp|2}} when eaten.
[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Mushroom stew'''
[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Mushroom stew]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.
[[File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Raw chicken'''
[[File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Raw chicken]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|2}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|2}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
[[File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Cooked chicken'''
[[File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Cooked chicken]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|6}} instead of {{hp|3}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|6}} instead of {{hp|3}} when eaten.
[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Raw beef'''
[[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Raw beef]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
[[File:Steak JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Steak]]'''
[[File:Steak JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Steak]]'''
* Now restores {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.
* Now restores {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.
[[File:Raw Porkchop JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Raw porkchops'''
[[File:Raw Porkchop JE1 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Raw porkchop]]s'''
* Now restore {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
* Now restore {{hp|3}} instead of {{hp|1}} when eaten.
[[File:Cooked Porkchop JE2 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''Cooked porkchops'''
[[File:Cooked Porkchop JE2 BE1.png|width=40x40]] '''[[Minecraft:Cooked porkchop]]s'''
* Now restore {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.
* Now restore {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}} when eaten.


=== Mobs ===
=== Mobs ===
'''[[Minecraft:Camera]]s'''
'''[[Minecraft:Camera]]s'''
* Are now invisible and use the player damage sound.
* Are now invisible and use the player [[Minecraft:damage]] sound.
[[File:Zombie JE2 BE1.png|width=116x116]] '''[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s'''
[[File:Zombie JE2 BE1.png|width=116x116]] '''[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s'''
* {{MC/Version exclusive}}: Have new animations.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Have new animations.
[[File:Skeleton JE4 BE2.png|width=125x125]] '''Skeletons'''
[[File:Skeleton JE4 BE2.png|width=125x125]] '''[[Minecraft:Skeleton]]s'''
* {{MC/Version exclusive}}: Have new animations.
* {{Version exclusive}}: Have new animations.


=== Gameplay ===
=== Gameplay ===
'''Distance fog'''
'''Distance [[Minecraft:fog]]'''
* Now covers 10% of the render distance instead of 50%.
* Now covers 10% of the render distance instead of 50%.
'''Health bar'''
'''[[Minecraft:Health bar]]'''
* {{MC/Version exclusive}}: is now displayed at the top-left of the screen instead of above the hotbar.
* {{Version exclusive}}: is now displayed at the top-left of the screen instead of above the hotbar.
'''Hotbar'''
'''[[Minecraft:Hotbar]]'''
* The name of the selected item or block is now displayed over it.
* The name of the selected item or block is now displayed over it.
'''[[Minecraft:Creative inventory]]'''
'''[[Minecraft:Creative inventory]]'''
* Additions:
* Additions:
** Stone bricks
** [[Minecraft:Stone bricks]]
** Grass block
** [[Minecraft:Grass block]]
** [[Minecraft:Glowstone]]
** [[Minecraft:Glowstone]]
** Nether reactor core
** [[Minecraft:Nether reactor core]]
** [[Minecraft:Painting]]
** [[Minecraft:Painting]]
** [[Minecraft:Melon]]
** [[Minecraft:Melon]]
** Melon seeds
** [[Minecraft:Melon seeds]]


== Fixes ==
== Fixes ==
{{MC/Fixes|project=MCPE|fixedin=0.5.0
{{Fixes|project=MCPE|fixedin=0.5.0
|;From released versions before 0.5.0
|;From released versions before 0.5.0
|PE-1|Trapdoors can't be crafted in survival
|PE-1|Trapdoors can't be crafted in survival
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== J-version ==
== J-version ==
'''v0.5.0j alpha''' was released on an unknown release date.<ref>{{MC/Link|url=https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/minecraft-bedrock-support/1945286-my-mc-pe-is-stuck-on-0-5-0j-alpha|title=My MC:PE is stuck on 0.5.0j alpha|website=Minecraft Forum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718142705/https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/minecraft-bedrock-support/1945286-my-mc-pe-is-stuck-on-0-5-0j-alpha}}</ref> This was the last J-version of Pocket Edition.
'''v0.5.0j alpha''' was released on an unknown release date.<ref>{{link|url=https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/minecraft-bedrock-support/1945286-my-mc-pe-is-stuck-on-0-5-0j-alpha|title=My MC:PE is stuck on 0.5.0j alpha|website=Minecraft Forum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718142705/https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/minecraft-bedrock-support/1945286-my-mc-pe-is-stuck-on-0-5-0j-alpha}}</ref> This was the last J-version of Pocket Edition.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{MC/Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== Navigation ==
== Navigation ==
{{MC/Navbox Bedrock Edition versions|Alpha}}
{{Navbox Bedrock Edition versions|Alpha}}


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Latest revision as of 11:17, 16 April 2026

Template:Infobox version Template:Relevant guide

v0.5.0 alpha is a major update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on Android and iOS on November 15, 2012<ref>Announced here: https://twitter.com/jbernhardsson/status/269075234374705152 and released on iOS (as shown by the block sounds) on the same day: https://youtu.be/rYrv_QSo2KU</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130128073657/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe</ref> and on an unknown date on Fire.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121119021216/http://www.amazon.com:80/Mojang-Minecraft-Pocket-Edition/dp/B00992CF6W</ref> It adds notable features, such as Minecraft:melons, Minecraft:paintings, Minecraft:glowstone, the Minecraft:Nether reactor as well as other changes and fixes. This is the final version released in 2012.

This is the last version to support Android 2.1 and 2.2.

Additions

Template:Additions table

Blocks

Template:Version exclusive: width=32x32 Minecraft:Nether reactor core

  • Used to create a Nether reactor.
  • Can be crafted with 3 diamonds and 6 iron ingots.

Template:Version exclusive: width=32x32 Minecraft:Glowing obsidian

  • Light-emitting block that is created from the conversion of blocks that make up a Nether reactor.
  • Drops regular obsidian when mined.

width=32x32 Minecraft:Glowstone

  • A light-emitting block that can be crafted with 4 glowstone dust.

width=32x32 Minecraft:Melons

  • A fruit block that grows from a fully-grown melon stem.

width=32x32 Minecraft:Cobwebs

  • Now Is not obtainable by normal means.
  • Only obtainable through inventory editing.

width=32x32 Minecraft:Signs

  • Are currently unobtainable.
  • Cannot be written on.
  • Is only obtainable through inventory editing.

width=32x32 Minecraft:grass_carried

Items

width=32x32 Minecraft:Melon seeds

  • Can be used to grow melon plants.

width=32x32 Minecraft:Melon slices

  • A food item that can be eaten by the player.

Mobs

width=51x51 Minecraft:Zombie pigmen

  • Undead, hostile mobs that spawn from nether reactors.
  • Missing the top of their head layer.

Non-mob entities

width=45x45 Minecraft:Paintings

  • Decorative entities that hang on walls.

Gameplay

Template:Version exclusive: Minecraft:Nether reactor

Template:Version exclusive: Minecraft:Nether spire

  • A huge structure consisting of obsidian that generates when a Nether reactor is activated.
  • Holes form on the outside of it once the Nether reactor's spawn cycle ends.

width=55x55 Minecraft:Sneaking

  • Slows the player down and prevents them from falling off of blocks.
  • Currently only available on the Xperia PLAY gaming console.

General

  • A new x86 compile have been added for Android in order to utilize full performance & capabilities of x86 processors used by certain Android devices, notably some pre-2016 Asus phones and tablets.<ref>The x86 compile can be downloaded with the download list above.</ref>

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Beds

Minecraft:Farmland

  • Now turns back to dirt if the player or any mob falls onto it from 1 block or more.

Minecraft:Sugar cane

  • Can now be grown on sand.

Minecraft:Mushrooms

  • Are now able to spread.
  • Can now only be generated or placed in areas with low light, making them significantly less common.

Minecraft:Grass block

Items

Minecraft:Glowstone dust

  • Is now obtainable in Survival mode via the nether reactor.
  • Can be used to craft glowstone.

width=40x40 Minecraft:Apples

width=40x40 Minecraft:Bread

width=40x40 Minecraft:Mushroom stew

width=40x40 Minecraft:Raw chicken

width=40x40 Minecraft:Cooked chicken

width=40x40 Minecraft:Raw beef

width=40x40 Minecraft:Steak

width=40x40 Minecraft:Raw porkchops

width=40x40 Minecraft:Cooked porkchops

Mobs

Minecraft:Cameras

width=116x116 Minecraft:Zombies

width=125x125 Minecraft:Skeletons

Gameplay

Distance Minecraft:fog

  • Now covers 10% of the render distance instead of 50%.

Minecraft:Health bar

Minecraft:Hotbar

  • The name of the selected item or block is now displayed over it.

Minecraft:Creative inventory

Fixes

Template:Fixes

J-version

v0.5.0j alpha was released on an unknown release date.<ref>Template:Link</ref> This was the last J-version of Pocket Edition.

Gallery

Development images

References

Template:Reflist

Navigation

Template:Navbox Bedrock Edition versions

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