Minecraft:Bedrock Edition guides/1.9.0

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in Template:BE 1.9.0, which assumes at least some familiarity with the Bedrock Edition 1.8 releases.

Mobs

New

Minecraft:Pillager

File:Pillager JE1.png

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Pillagers are a subset of illagers. They are available through Experimental Gameplay.

Changed

Minecraft:Passive mobs

Now randomly enter love mode.

Blocks

New

Minecraft:Andesite slab and Minecraft:polished andesite slab	File:Andesite Slab BE1.png File:Polished Andesite Slab JE1 BE1.png		Andesite and polished andesite slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite and polished andesite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Andesite stairs and Minecraft:polished andesite stairs	File:Andesite Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png File:Polished Andesite Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png		Andesite and polished andesite stairs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite and polished andesite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Andesite walls	File:Andesite Wall (ewU) BE1.png		Andesite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Andesite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Barrel	File:Barrel JE1 BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Barrels can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Bell	File:Bell BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Bells can be mined with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Blast furnace	File:Blast Furnace JE1 BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Blast furnaces can be mined with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Brick walls	File:Brick Wall (ewU) BE1.png		Brick walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Cartography table	File:Cartography Table JE2 BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Cartography tables can be broken with any tool as well as by hand, with axes being the fastest way to break them.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Cornflower	File:Cornflower.png	Corn flowers can be found in Minecraft:plains biomes.	Cornflowers can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	Cornflowers can be used to craft Minecraft:suspicious stew with the Minecraft:Jump Boost effect.
Minecraft:Smooth stone	File:Smooth Stone JE1 BE1.png		Any pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block. Smooth stone can be used to craft smooth stone slabs and stairs.
Minecraft:Smooth sandstone	File:Smooth Sandstone BE1.png		Any pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block. Smooth sandstone can be used to craft smooth sandstone slabs and stairs.
Minecraft:Smooth red sandstone	File:Smooth Red Sandstone BE1.png		Any pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block. Smooth red sandstone can be used to craft smooth red sandstone slabs and stairs.
Minecraft:Smooth quartz block	File:Smooth Quartz Block JE1 BE1.png		Any pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block. Smooth quartz can be used to craft smooth quartz slabs and stairs.
Minecraft:Diorite slab and Minecraft:polished diorite slab	File:Diorite Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Polished Diorite Slab JE1 BE1.png		Diorite and polished diorite slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Diorite and polished diorite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Diorite stairs and Minecraft:polished diorite stairs	File:Diorite Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png File:Polished Diorite Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png		Diorite and polished diorite stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Diorite and polished diorite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Diorite walls	File:Diorite Wall (ewU) BE1.png		Diorite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Diorite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:End stone brick slab and Minecraft:end stone brick stairs	File:End Stone Brick Slab JE1 BE2.png File:End Stone Brick Stairs (N) JE1 BE2.png		End stone brick slabs and end stone bricks stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	End stone brick slabs and end stone brick stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Minecraft:End stone brick walls	File:End Stone Brick Wall (ewU) BE2.png		End stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	End stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Fletching table	File:Fletching Table JE2 BE1.png		Fletching tables can be broken with any axe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Granite slab and Minecraft:polished granite slab	File:Granite Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Polished Granite Slab JE1 BE1.png		Granite and polished granite slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Granite and polished granite slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Granite stairs and Minecraft:polished granite stairs	File:Granite Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png File:Polished Granite Stairs JE1 BE1.png		Granite and polished granite stairs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Granite and polished granite stairs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Granite walls	File:Granite Wall JE1 BE1.png		Granite walls can be mined with any pickaxe.	Granite walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Grindstone	File:Grindstone JE1 BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Grindstones can be broken with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Lantern	Template:Animate		Lanterns can be broken with any pickaxe.	Lanterns can be used as a light source, it can be placed on top of and below solid blocks, iron bars, and glass panes. Lanterns emit a light level of 15. Lanterns can be used as a decorative block. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Lily of the valley	File:Lily of the Valley.png	Lily of the Valley can be found in Minecraft:forest biomes.	Lily of the Valley can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	Lily of the Valley can be used to craft Minecraft:suspicious stew with the Minecraft:Poison effect.
Minecraft:Mossy stone brick slab and Minecraft:mossy stone brick stairs	File:Mossy Stone Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Mossy Stone Brick Stairs (N) JE2 BE1.png		Mossy stone brick slabs and mossy stone brick stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Mossy stone brick slabs and mossy stone brick stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Minecraft:Mossy stone brick walls	File:Mossy Stone Brick Wall (ewU) JE2.png		Mossy stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Mossy stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Nether brick walls	File:Nether Brick Wall (ewU) BE1.png		Nether brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Nether brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Prismarine walls	File:Prismarine Wall JE1 BE1.gif		Prismarine walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Prismarine walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Red nether brick slab and Minecraft:red nether brick stairs	File:Red Nether Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Red Nether Brick Stairs.png		Red nether brick slabs and stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Red nether brick slabs and stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Minecraft:Red nether brick walls	File:Red Nether Brick Wall (ewU) BE1.png		Red nether brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Red nether brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Sandstone walls and Minecraft:red sandstone walls	File:Sandstone Wall (ewU) JE2.png File:Red Sandstone Wall (ewU) JE2.png		Sandstone and red sandstone walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Sandstone and red sandstone walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Signs for all wood types.	Template:Animate Template:Animate		Signs can be broken with any tool as well as by hand.	All sign variants retain the same use as the original sign.
Minecraft:Smithing table	File:Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png		Smithing tables can be broken with any axe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Smoker	File:Smoker JE1 BE1.png	Have no functionality.	Smokers can be broken with any pickaxe.	Have no functionality. Only available through Experimental Gameplay.
Minecraft:Smooth quartz slab and Minecraft:smooth quartz stairs	File:Quartz Slab JE3 BE3.png File:Quartz Stairs (N) JE3 BE2.png		Smooth quartz slabs and smooth quartz stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Smooth quartz slabs and smooth quartz stairs can be used as decorative blocks.
Minecraft:Smooth red sandstone slab and Minecraft:smooth red sandstone stairs	File:Smooth Red Sandstone Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs (N) JE3 BE1.png		Smooth red sandstone stairs and smooth red sandstone slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Smooth red sandstone stairs and smooth red sandstone slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Smooth sandstone slab and Minecraft:smooth sandstone stairs	File:Smooth Sandstone Slab JE1 BE1.png File:Smooth Sandstone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png		Smooth sandstone stairs and smooth sandstone slabs can be mined with any pickaxe.	Smooth sandstone stairs and smooth sandstone slabs can be used as a decorative block.
Minecraft:Stone brick walls	File:Stone Brick Wall (ewU) JE2.png		Stone brick walls can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone brick walls can be used as a decorative block, as well as a barrier to keep mobs both inside a space, or outside one.
Minecraft:Stone slab	File:Stone Slab JE2 BE1.png		Stone slabs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone slabs can be used as a decorative block. The previously-named 'stone slab' is now called smooth stone slab.
Minecraft:Stone stairs	File:Stone Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png		Stone stairs can be broken with any pickaxe.	Stone stairs can be used as a decorative block.

Changed

Minecraft:Moss stone	File:Mossy Cobblestone JE2 BE1.png	Has been renamed "Mossy Cobblestone".
Minecraft:Nether brick fence	File:Nether Brick Fence BE2.png	Changed the crafting recipe 4 nether brick blocks and 2 nether brick items. The previous crafting recipe is now used to make a nether brick Minecraft:wall.
Minecraft:Smooth sandstone and Minecraft:smooth red sandstone	Template:Animate	Have been renamed "Cut Sandstone" and "Cut Red Sandstone", respectively.Template:Verify
Minecraft:Sign	File:Oak Standing Sign (S) JE2 BE2.png	Has been renamed to "Oak Sign". An oak sign now requires oak planks to craft, instead of any wood planks.
Minecraft:Cauldron	File:Cauldron BE1.png	Can now be used to hold Minecraft:lava. Will burn entities inside it and emit light.
Minecraft:Tripwire	File:Tripwire (NESW).png	Are now activated when broken, unless broken with Minecraft:shears.
Minecraft:Wool	File:White Wool JE2 BE2.png	Renamed white colored wool to "White Wool".

Biomes

New

Minecraft:Bamboo jungle	File:Bamboo Jungle.png	Bamboo Jungles generate in large patches within regular jungles. Trees are much less dense in this variant than in the main jungle, comparable to the Minecraft:jungle edge, but boasts countless amounts of Minecraft:bamboo across its landscape. Minecraft:Podzol generates on the jungle floor in this biome. It is home to all jungle mobs, including Minecraft:pandas, which are exclusive to this biome.	-
Minecraft:Bamboo jungle hills	File:Bamboo Jungle Hills.png	The bamboo jungle hills biome is similar to the bamboo jungle, though with steeper terrain just like the regular jungle hills variant. Large amounts of bamboo cover the landscape, and patches of podzol replace Minecraft:grass blocks.	-