Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.15.0 alpha

v0.15.0 alpha, the first release of the Minecraft:Friendly Update,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> is a major update to Minecraft:Pocket Edition, Minecraft:Gear VR Edition, and the Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition Beta that was released on June 10 and 13, 2016. It adds many new features such as Minecraft:pistons, Minecraft:horses, the full implementation of Minecraft:Realms, Minecraft:name tags, Minecraft:achievements, Minecraft:jungle temples, carrots on sticks, and many other new additions and changes.

During the Friendly Update development, Minecraft:Pocket Realms was essentially finished but still had to be beta-tested – three builds were released to the public to test. Unofficially, these builds were referred to in-game as "Alpha 0.15.0" (only the first one), but the developers had stated they did not contain the new features yet. Afterward, regular beta builds for the full update were rolled out like normal, and the full implementation of Realms came in the official release of 0.15. This version dropped support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread and iOS 6 and 7.

Additions

Blocks

• Minecraft:Observer
  • BUD Block
• Minecraft:Pistons and Minecraft:sticky pistons
  • Template:Version exclusive: New animation; piston arm is visibly thicker at the bottom.
  • Template:Version exclusive: Can push Minecraft:block entities such as Minecraft:chests.
  • Template:Version exclusive: Blocks that stick to walls (such as Minecraft:levers) can now be placed on pistons or sticky pistons.

Items

• Raw Minecraft:mutton
  • Cooked Minecraft:mutton
• Minecraft:Fire charges
• Minecraft:Spawn eggs
  • Minecraft:Horse
    • Minecraft:Zombie horse
    • Minecraft:Skeleton horse
    • Minecraft:Mule
    • Minecraft:Donkey
  • Minecraft:Stray
  • Minecraft:Husk
  • Minecraft:Wither skeleton
• Minecraft:Name tags
• Minecraft:Leads
• Minecraft:Carrot on a stick
• Minecraft:Tipped arrows
  • Template:Version exclusive: Made with potion Minecraft:cauldrons.
• Minecraft:Horse armor
  • Minecraft:Leather Minecraft:horse armor
    • Template:Version exclusive Can be dyed using a Minecraft:cauldron.
    • Can be crafted with Minecraft:leather.

Mobs

• Minecraft:Horse
  • Minecraft:Skeleton horse traps.
  • Minecraft:Donkey
  • Minecraft:Mule
• Minecraft:Husk
• Minecraft:Stray

World generation

• Minecraft:Jungle temple
• New Minecraft:village types
  • Taiga village
    • Uses spruce wood instead of Minecraft:oak.
  • Template:Version exclusive: Ice plain village
    • Uses spruce wood instead of Minecraft:oak.
  • Template:Version exclusive: Cold taiga village
    • Uses spruce wood instead of Minecraft:oak.
  • Savanna village
    • Uses acacia wood instead of Minecraft:oak.
    • Cobblestone is not replaced with acacia wood.
  • Zombie village
    • Template:Version exclusive: Buildings generate with Minecraft:mossy cobblestone floors and Minecraft:cobwebs.
    • Spawn Minecraft:zombie villagers instead of normal Minecraft:villagers.
    • The village generates without any Minecraft:doors or torches.

Gameplay

• Minecraft:Achievements for iOS and Android
  • Template:Version exclusive: More Minecraft:achievements.
• Interact buttons
  • Boost, used when riding a Minecraft:pig with a Minecraft:carrot on a stick.
  • Name, used for name Minecraft:mobs using Minecraft:name tags.
  • Leash, used for leashing a mob with a Minecraft:lead.
  • Take Picture, used for taking pictures with a Minecraft:camera (currently not available in-game, but in the files).
• Pig riding
  • Template:Version exclusive: New sound when accelerates.

General

• Minecraft:GUI
  • Moved hunger bars and health to above the hotbar (Large devices only)
• Minecraft:Resource packs
  • Some Minecraft:resource packs aren't complete.
  • In the game and the Minecraft:settings menu, they are referred to as Minecraft:texture packs, but in the game, when you manage the available resource packs from the options menu, there are options to move them around and select multiple Minecraft:resource packs, like in the Windows version. Also, there is a folder called resource_packs, where the resource pack files are stored in the files.
• Minecraft:Sounds
  • Template:Version exclusive: Added Minecraft:sounds for jumping on Minecraft:blocks.
• Minecraft:Splash
  • Template:Version exclusive: Added "BAYKN" splash

Minecraft:Title screen

• Skins button
  • Is now an icon.
• New Store Button
  • Used for buying Minecraft:skin packs and Minecraft:resource packs.

Other

• Online multiplayer with Xbox Live friends.
• New UI for the main menu, shared with the Windows 10 Edition.
• New UI for the skins menu. It has a skin selection carousel that is similar to Console Edition.
• Template:Version exclusive: Added eating animation for Minecraft:animals when feeding them.

Changes

Blocks

• Minecraft:Trapdoors
  • No longer require supporting blocks.
• Minecraft:Paintings
  • Now have sounds when placed and broken.
• Minecraft:Nether reactor core
  • Different texture due to bug switching its texture with the Plastic Minecraft:resource pack (if you use the Plastic Minecraft:resource pack, the original texture is then shown on the block). It is still unobtainable.
• Minecraft:Rose bush
  • Texture is ported from Console Edition
• Minecraft:Peony
  • Texture is ported from Console Edition

Items

• Minecraft:Shears
  • Now lose durability when breaking any block.
• Minecraft:Map
  • Can now be crafted with eight papers and a compass. The option to use nine papers still exists.

Mobs

• All Minecraft:Mobs
  • When named to "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" make Minecraft:mobs upside-down.
• Minecraft:Skeletons
  • Added animation for shooting Minecraft:arrows and recharging Minecraft:bows.
• Minecraft:Wither skeletons
  • Added animation when walking with a sword.
• Minecraft:Rabbits
  • When renamed to "Toast" they change their texture.
• Minecraft:Sheep
  • When named to "jeb_" have rainbow Minecraft:effect on Minecraft:skin.
• Minecraft:Enderman
  • Can now rarely spawn in the Nether with a ¹⁄₁₅₃ rate.
  • Compared to ¹⁰⁰⁄₁₅₃ for zombie pigmen.
  • Can now naturally pick up Minecraft:netherrack.

World generation

• Minecraft:Desert temples
  • Now generate Minecraft:enchanted books in Minecraft:chests.

General

• Title screen
• New scroll bar
• Online play uses less bandwidth.
• Minecraft:Note blocks are louder.
• When Minecraft:player's name is Dinnerbone or Grumm, the Minecraft:player's model changes to an upside-down model.
• Drops iOS 7 and earlier support; iOS 8 or later required
• Removed some splashes:
  • "Notch <3 ez!"
  • "Seecret Friday update!"
• Changed some splashes:
  • "Uses C++!" to "Made in C++!"
  • "minecraftApp!" to "MCPE!"
  • "The Work of Notch!" to "The Work of Many!"
  • "Play minecraftApp, Watch Topgear, Get Pig!" to "Play Minecraft, Watch Topgear, Get Pig!"
• Minecraft:Inventory button
  • Now is more transparent.

Fixes

• Fixed a lot of crashes.
• Fixed a couple of bugs causing data to be lost or world corruption.
• A whole bunch of redstone fixes from the community feedback.
• Lots of multiplayer desynchronization fixes.
• Less flickering of the block selection highlight.
• Glass doesn’t become green anymore.
• Fixed chests generation in dungeons and desert temples.
• Walking far from spawn generates a lot less jittering now.
• Template:Bug – Can't see water under ice.
• Template:Bug – When red sand falls on torches it turns into regular sand.
• Template:Bug – Cactus on hotbar has broken texture.
• Template:Bug – Chests in desert temple generation bug.
• Template:Bug – Note Block's audio is too low.
• Template:Bug – Incorrect position when fence gate is opened.
• Template:Bug – Fly and Sneak float (touch input).
• Template:Bug – Desert temple generation glitch.
• Template:Bug – Cobblestone wall are connected to sideways fence gate.
• Template:Bug – Items and yourself cannot fall into cauldrons.
• Template:Bug – Hopper texture bug.
• Template:Bug – Angry Wolf texture missing.
• Template:Bug – Nether Wart block has wrong shape when placed at soul sand.
• Template:Bug – Paintings not adhered to the wall.
• Template:Bug – Cannot Shift + place containers whilst flying.
• Template:Bug – Lava rendering issue as seen in the Nether.
• Template:Bug – The player can put torches, ladders, and vines in pressure plates and daylight sensor.
• Template:Bug – Redstone does not align correctly when "cut" by farmland block and grass path block.
• Template:Bug – Fences and Cobblestone Wall placed in Item Frames are invisible.
• Template:Bug – Colored armor doesn't show color when in hotbar, but does when you tap inventory button.
• Template:Bug – Crash.

Trivia

• This update had the shortest amount of development builds to date for a major update, with 3 (6 if Realms is included) builds being released in the timespan of only 10 days.
• This update had the most minor versions of any Pocket Edition update, with 10.

Gallery

• File:Pig Riding Splash.jpg
• File:MCPE Anti-Aliasing.jpg
• File:Ocean Rift.jpg
• File:400 Block World Dev Screenshot.jpg