Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha

v0.2.1 alpha is a minor update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes.<ref>Template:Cite</ref> This version is the last release of Pocket Edition Lite on iOS.

Additions

• New controller option – Split Touch controls
  • This option may be more suitable for devices with larger screens. The crosshair is in the right half of the screen.
• Added Minecraft:bookshelves in Minecraft:Creative mode.
• Minecraft:Sugar cane is now infinite (unable to collect them).

Changes

• Adult Pigs now naturally spawn but do not drop anything when killed.
• Minecraft:Flying is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.
• Bigger screens have more hotbar icons.
• Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.
• The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.
• Minecraft:Oak trees now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.

Fixes

• Leaves placed by players in Creative mode are no longer able to decay.
• Fences are no longer invisible when located within a chunk section with no other blocks.

Revisions

Not including v0.2.1 alpha2, there are two versions of the 0.2.1 alpha.

• Version: 0.2.1(2015), Size: 2.84 MB
• Version: 0.2.1(2017), Size: 2.79 MB

Any other changes between the two versions is unknown.

J-version

v0.2.1j alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.1(2011) and has a size of 1.62 MB.

J-version Demo

A free J-version demo of v0.2.1 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is the same as the j version.

Lite version

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Minecraft – Pocket Edition Lite icon

A lite version of v0.2.1 alpha was released on the Apple App Store on March 14, 2012 <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111123092652/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app//id479651754?mt=8</ref> This is the last Lite version of the Pocket Edition alpha to be released on the platform and was removed in 2014.

Gallery

In-game screenshots

• Inside a dimly lit house.
  Inside a dimly lit house.
• The edge of a winter ocean
  The edge of a winter ocean
• Building a brick house
  Building a brick house
• A snow blanketed island
  A snow blanketed island
• Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge
  Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge
• A red wool house.
  A red wool house.
• A brick building.
  A brick building.

Menu screenshots

• The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j
  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j
• The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j-demo
  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j-demo
• The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1 Lite version.
  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1 Lite version.