Pocket Edition

This article is about the Pocket Edition. For the general console version, see Console Edition. For the game in general, see Minecraft. For the Pocket Edition version history, see Pocket Edition version history.

Pocket Edition
Author(s)	Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Johan Bernhardsson Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi
Platform(s)
Written in	C++
Latest release	Alpha 0.8.1
Release date	Xperia PLAY August 16, 2011 Android 2.3+ October 7, 2011 (2.3+ January 30, 2013) iOS 5.0+ November 17, 2011 (5.0+ August 15, 2013)
Rating(s)	(online interactions not rated) Apple: 4+ Google: Low Maturity
Size	8.2 MB
License	Proprietary
Source code	No
Other links	Minecraft: Pocket Edition Google Play iOS App Store Amazon Appstore

Minecraft: Pocket Edition is the mobile version of Minecraft developed by Mojang AB. It was initially launched exclusively for the Xperia PLAY on Google Play for 8.78430 NZD/$7.49 AUS/$6.99/£4.28/5.49€ on August 16, 2011. It was later released for other Android devices on the 7th of October 2011. Minecraft Pocket Edition for iOS devices was released on Thursday, the 17th of November 2011 on the iOS App Store, one day before the launch of Minecraft 1.0 at MineCon 2011 and currently costs $9.99 NZD, $7.49 AUS, $6.99 US and €5.49 EU. On September 13, 2012, the Pocket Edition was made available for purchase on the Amazon Appstore. A demo/lite version of the game, which was essentially version 0.2.1 without world save functionality, was available until October 21, 2013. According to Johan at Minecon 2013, an updated demo/lite version might get released soon.

Gameplay

File:Pocket Edition.jpg

In-game screenshot of version 0.8.0.

The objective of the game remains the same as its original PC, PS3, and Xbox Edition counterparts, where players can build virtual realities in a sandbox-like environment. However, Pocket Edition lacks some of the Survival elements present in other versions of the game, such as taming, redstone circuits and hunger. The multiplayer mode is cross-platform compatible between Android and iOS.

The Pocket Edition is behind in features compared to PC Edition and Console Editions.

The HUD and other elements are adapted to mobile standards of gameplay. Interactions are made via touchscreen and, on Android operating systems, soft keys (both the iOS and Android versions of Pocket Edition have the same gameplay, though). To comply with the disadvantages of touchscreen gameplay, several features were revised. For instance, the crafting system uses the MATTIS system and items are disposed by long-tapping their icon on the hotbar. The game was released with graphics akin to that of Minecraft Alpha, but as of the 0.8.0 update, graphics have become equivalent, and arguably better, than the PC version with light tinting and shading affected by the Sun's position. Differences from the PC edition include:

• Worlds are finite (256 by 256 blocks) as in Classic version, but there isn't infinite water at world corners. Because of this, an interesting new game mechanic called "animal spawn control" can be used. This includes removing or covering all dirt blocks on the surface of the world (and therefore the grass blocks) except in a small area to control where and how often animals spawn. This might be changed when worlds become expanded and optionally infinite in 0.9.0 Alpha.
• The terrain generation is similar to that of Alpha's. It lacks many biomes and generated structures. More biomes and PC-like terrain are planned for 0.9.0 Alpha.
• The farthest Render distance is higher than in PC.
• Multiplayer allows for 3 ways of player connection:
  • Through a LAN, allowing for 10 players to be on a single server
  • Through Minecraft Realms (as of version 0.7.1)
  • Through a user-created external servers (as of version 0.7.4)

Diversity

Pocket Edition developers have tried to make the game diverse from PC, with the following features;

• Crafting uses the MATTIS system.
• The Nether is not present, but it is replaced by the Nether Reactor. When the Reactor is placed in a certain way with gold and cobblestone, it will trigger a giant "netherrack fortress" which takes up a lot of space. Zombie Pigmen spawn and are hostile towards the player. Certain items randomly spawn scattered in the room.
• Poppies are not present, but are replaced by Cyan Flowers, alias Blue Roses. However, in the hotbar, it is named "Rose". Also, red dye is obtained by smelting red mushrooms or crafting from beetroots.
• Beetroots, beetroot seeds and beetroot soup are exclusive to Pocket Edition. Beetroot can be crafted into rose red and generates 0.5 heart. Beetroot seeds can be found in the Nether Reactor. It also has a 1 out of 14 chance to pop out of grass blocks while harvesting.
• The Stonecutter is present, which can craft all the types of stone, bricks, and quartz, freeing room for crafting table slots.
• Shadows on entities move depending on the position of the sun.
• Glowing obsidian is present, which can only be generated in the Nether Reactor and cannot be obtained in the inventory. It is red and emits dim light. It is also known as Gold Killer since it turns Gold Blocks from the reactor to itself.
• Invisible bedrock can be found at the edges of the world, which makes worlds finite. It can, however, be walked on, due to the world limit of height.
• Zombie Pigmen are naturally hostile.
• Sheeps' color around its face and patches when sheared correspond its wool color.
• Sugar Cane can be grown with Bone Meal.
• Cold-en Oak Trees are present, which are glitches and very rarely generated.
• Ink sacs are unobtainable in Pocket Edition Survival mode despite there being crafting recipes that require it. Because of this, (light) gray dye and cocoa beans are unobtainable. All dyes can be found in creative mode however.

Blocks

Icon	Name	Note
	Air	Unobtainable
	Stone	Old sounds (Android); No variations
	Grass Block	Color not dependent by biome; Incorrect mining sound (Android)
	Dirt	Old sounds (Android)
	Cobblestone	Old sounds (Android)
	Cobblestone Wall	Old sounds (Android), Glitched description (IOS)
	Mossy Cobblestone Wall	Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
File:Wooden Plank.png	Wooden Plank	Four types, excluding Acacia and Dark Oak; Jungle is Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
	Sapling	Only Oak, Birch and Spruce available
	Bedrock	Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
	Invisible Bedrock	Exclusive block; Unobtainable in inventory without editing Acts as a barrier for world edges; Creates X-ray vision; Projectiles can be thrown through it; Can be walked on at world height limit
	Water	Color not dependent by biome; No flowing sound; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
	Lava	Old animation; No sound; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
	Sand	Yellow sand only; Old sounds (Android)
	Gravel	Old sounds (Android)
File:Gold (Ore).png	Gold Ore	Old sounds (Android)
File:Iron (Ore).png	Iron Ore	Old sounds (Android)
File:Coal (Ore).png	Coal Ore	Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
File:Wood.png	Wood	Four types, excluding Acacia and Dark Oak; Jungle is Creative mode exclusive, All types have Oak texture for the rings; Old sounds (Android)
File:Leaves.png	Leaves	All four types; Jungle is Creative mode exclusive; Color not dependent by biome
	Glass	Old stepping sounds (Android); Old sounds (iOS)
File:Lapis Lazuli (Ore).png	Lapis Lazuli Ore	Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
File:Lapis Lazuli (Block).png	Lapis Lazuli Block	Old sounds (Android)
	Sandstone	All three types; Old sounds (Android)
File:Bed.png	Bed	Has white texture underneath (bug); Spawns the Player even if missing or obstructed
	Wool	All colors; Light Blue Wool is tagged as Blue Light Wool since 0.5.0 (bug)
	Carpet	All colors in creative mode; Only red carpets in survival mode
	Tall Grass	Does not spawn naturally; Color not dependent by biome; Cannot be grown into Double Tall Grass
	Fern	Does not spawn naturally; Color not dependent by biome; Cannot be grown into Large Fern
	Dead Bush	Creative mode exclusive
	Yellow Flower	Tagged as Flower
File:Cyan Flower.png	Cyan Flower	Exclusive block. Tagged as Rose
	Brown Mushroom
	Red Mushroom	Can be smelted to make Red dye
File:Gold (Block).png	Block of Gold	Old sounds (Android)
File:Iron (Block).png	Block of Iron	Old sounds (Android)
	Block of Coal	Old sounds (Android)
	Stone Slab	Old sounds (Android)
File:Oak-Wood Slab.png	Wooden Slab	Four types, excluding Acacia and Dark Oak; Jungle is Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android) Acted like stone prior to 0.7.3. Tagged as Fake Wood Slab if stored from before 0.7.3 and drop normal Oak Slab. Tagged as [RespectiveWoodType] Wooden Slab
	Sandstone Slab	Old sounds (Android)
	Cobblestone Slab	Old sounds (Android)
File:Bricks Slab.png	Bricks Slab	Old sounds (Android)
	Quartz Slab	Old sounds (Android); Different texture
File:Stone Bricks Slab.png	Stone Bricks Slab	Old sounds (Android)
File:Brick (Block).png	Brick	Old sounds (Android)
	TNT	Old explosion sound; more destructive to rock-type blocks
	Bookshelf	Old sounds (Android)
File:Moss Stone.png	Moss Stone	Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
	Obsidian	Faster to mine; Does not create Portals; Old sounds (Android)
	Glowing Obsidian	Exclusive block; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
	Torch	Old sounds (Android)
	Fire	Unobtainable in inventory without editing
File:Wooden Stairs.png	Wooden Stairs	Four types, excluding Acacia and Dark Oak; Jungle is Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android), Tagged as [RespectiveWoodType] Stairs
	Chest	Old stepping sounds (Android) Must face the same direction as an adjecent chest to make a Large Chest, otherwise it creates two adjecent chests Breaking particles concur with texture
File:Diamond (Ore).png	Diamond Ore	Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
File:Diamond (Block).png	Block of Diamond	Old sounds (Android)
	Crafting Table	Old sounds (Android)
File:StoneCutter.png	Stonecutter	Exclusive block
File:Crops.png	Wheat Crops	Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Hay Block.png	Hay Bale
	Farmland	Old sounds (Android); Can be hydrated from below; Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
	Furnace	Old sounds (Android)
File:Sign.png	Sign	Crafting gives one sign (bug); Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Wooden Door.png	Wooden Door	Old stepping sounds (Android); Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Ladders.png	Ladder	Old sounds (Android); No climbing sound
	Cobblestone Stairs	Tagged as Stone Stairs; Old sounds (Android)
File:Redstone (Ore).png	Redstone Ore	Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
	Snow cover	Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Does not stack into layers; Does not reform.
	Ice	Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Not translucent; Old sounds (Android); Does not reform.
File:Snow (Block).png	Snow
	Cacti	Can sometimes grow against blocks (bug)
File:Clay (Block).png	Clay	Old sounds (Android)
	Sugar Cane	Can be grown with Bone Meal; Color not dependent by biome; block form unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Fence.png	Fence	Old sounds (Android)
	Netherrack	Old sounds (Android)
File:Glowstone (Block).png	Glowstone	Old sounds (Android)
	Cake
File:Trapdoor.png	Trapdoor	Old stepping sounds (Android), Can only be placed on bottom half of blocks.
File:Stone Brick.png	Stone Brick	Three types, excluding chiseled. Cracked and Mossy are Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
	Glass Pane	Does not attach to Iron Bars; Old stepping sounds (Android), Old sounds (iOS); Old rendering
	Iron Bars	Does not attach to Glass Pane; Old sounds (Android), Old rendering
File:Melon (Block).png	Melon	Old sounds (Android)
File:Seed Stem.png	Melon Stem	Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
	Pumpkin	Not wearable; Does not create Golems; Old sounds (Android)
	Jack o'Lantern	Old sounds (Android)
File:Seed Stem Grown.png	Pumpkin Stem	Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Carrot (Block).png	Carrot Crop	Stone sounds when broken (bug); Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Potatoes (Block).png	Potato Crop	Stone sounds when broken (bug, tested iOS); Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Beetroot Seeds.gif	Beetroot Crop	Exclusive block; Stone sounds when broken (bug); Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Rails.png	Rail	Old sounds (Android)
File:PoweredRail.gif	Powered Rail	Always powered; Old sounds (Android)
	Fence Gate	Old stepping sounds (Android)
	Stone Brick Stairs	Old sounds (Android)
	Brick Stairs	Old sounds (Android)
	Nether Brick	Old sounds (Android); No slab or Fence variation
	Nether Brick Stairs	Old sounds (Android)
	Sandstone Stairs	Tagged as Sand Stone Stairs; Old sounds (Android)
	Block of Quartz	All three types; Pillar does not turn sideways; Old sounds (Android)
	Quartz Stairs	Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
	Sponge	Creative mode exclusive
File:Reactor Block.png	Nether Reactor Core	Exclusive block; Not functional in Creative

Items

Icon	Name	Note
	All Tools
	Flint and steel	Old sound
File:Apple2.png	Apple
	Carrot
	Potato	Can be used to breed Pigs
	Baked Potato	Glitched name (iOS); Glitched description (Android)
	Bow
	Arrow
	Coal
	Charcoal
File:Redstone (Dust).png	Redstone	Only used for crafting
File:Watch.png	Clock	Not functional in inventory or crafting menu
	Compass	Not functional in inventory or crafting menu
	Minecart	Emits smoke when destroyed; Not as solid to itself (attempting to stack them on top of each other results in them overlapping)
File:Diamond (Gem).png	Diamond
File:Ironitm.png	Iron Ingot
File:Golditm.png	Gold Ingot
	Stick
	Bowl
File:Mushroomsoup.png	Mushroom Stew
	String	Cannot be placed
	Feather
File:Gunpowder item.png	Gunpowder
File:Grid Chain Armor Chestplate.png	All armor	Leather Armor cannot be dyed; Chain Armor unobtainable without editing.
	Flint
File:Pork.png	Raw Porkchop
File:Grilledpork.png	Cooked Porkchop
File:Seeds.png	Seeds
	Wheat
File:Bread2.png	Bread
	Painting	All paintings except Wither; Unobtainable exclusive paintings are "Earth", "Wind", "Fire", and "Water"
	Bucket	All four types; Milk is inedible
	Snowball
	Leather
File:Clay (Brick).png	Clay Brick
File:Clay (Item).png	Clay
File:Grid Sugar Canes.png	Sugar Cane
	Paper
	Book	Uses old crafting recipe of three paper
File:Egg2.png	Egg	Spawns chickens with incorrect health (bug)
File:Lightstonedust.PNG	Glowstone Dust
File:Bonemeal.png	Dye	All 16 colors; Cocoa Beans crafted from Orange Dye and Ink Sac; Ink Sac unobtainable in Survival inventory; Bone Meal can be used on any block, wasting the bonemeal (bug)
	Bone
File:Sugaricon.png	Sugar
	Shears
File:Melonslice.png	Melon
File:Melonseeds.png	Melon Seeds
File:Pumpkinseeds.png	Pumpkin Seeds
	Pumpkin Pie
	Beetroot Seeds	Exclusive item; Tagged as Beetroots Seeds
	Beetroot	Exclusive item
	Beetroot Soup	Exclusive item
File:RawBeef.png	Raw Beef
	Steak
File:RawChicken.png	Raw Chicken
File:Cookedchicken.png	Cooked Chicken
File:Spawn Null.png	Spawn Egg	Only available in Sheep, Pig, Cow and Chicken; Hostile eggs unobtainable in vanilla Pocket Edition, have Chicken texture
File:Nether Brick (Item).png	Nether Brick
	Nether Quartz

Mobs

Icon	Name	Note
	Sheep	Have color overlay around its face and when sheared (iOS)
	Chicken	Incorrect health if spawned from egg; Underside of head is black
	Cow	Old sounds
	Pig	Sometimes drops nothing; Can be bred using Beetroots or Potatoes, as well as carrots.
	Zombie	Generic zombie only; Cannot spawn with/wear armour or pick up items; Drops 0-2 feathers; Does not destroy doors; Slightly slower than in PC Edition
	Skeleton	Holds bow with both hands; Has half the health it has in PC Edition; Slightly slower than in PC Edition; Shoots arrows slowly and with low accuracy; Cannot spawn with/wear armor or pick up items; Does not drop bow; Old sounds (iOS)
	Spider	Has half the health it has in PC Edition; Cannot spawn with potion effects; Missing one sound
	Creeper	Slightly smaller explosion (except to stone type blocks); Slightly slower than in PC version; Old explosion sound; Old triggered animation
	Zombie Pigman	Missing hat layer; Naturally hostile; Arms don't stand out; Move the same speed as zombies; Drops gold ingots and/or feathers; Burns in sunlight; Incorrect Anger sounds (Android); Does not drop golden sword

Development

Release

Main article: Pocket Edition version history

A video of an early prototype was released on Twitter, showing the game on the Xperia PLAY. The alpha version was recently released, and became no longer exclusive to the Xperia PLAY on the 7th of October 2011. The non-exclusive version was going to be released on September 29^th for Android but there were several severe bugs that needed to be fixed; the release was delayed until the 7th of October.

A version for iOS devices was confirmed to be released before 2012 in an interview with Mojang and was subsequently released on the 17th of November 2011.

Alpha

File:MinecraftPE logo.png

Logo used until 0.7.1's slight change logo

After the initial releases for iOS and Android, updates were released in parallel, with the same features being added for both platforms. During the Alpha stage, various aspects of gameplay were introduced into Pocket Edition including: crafting, smelting, more blocks, items, mobs and more game modes to bring it closer to the PC version. As of the 0.6.0 update, players are given the option of diamond, iron, gold, and leather armor. There are also new features never seen before in the computer version such as the Stonecutter (a crafting table specifically for stone blocks). They also have fancy clouds which made the "Fancy Graphics" more important to the players. In 0.7.0 a toggle switch for the sky was added.

MCPE Beta has been discussed among the development team, and based on information in Johan Bernhardsson's twitch.tv livestream of 0.6.2, he plans to add in-game music. He has mentioned but does not know if he can implement enchanting, the End, and sprinting.

Snapshots

On November 21, 2013, Johan and Tommaso announced that they will be giving out snapshots for people to test the version before releasing it.They stated that it will be called beta test and will only be available for Android. Unlike expected, it was downloaded by over 8000 testers. The download is available from Google Plus, from a secret group. The first version to encounter snapshots was 0.8.0 for large amounts of testing. The snapshot name appears to be build. During the first version of snapshots, there were 8 snapshots and no pre-release.

Success

As of December 2013, Pocket Edition had sold 16.5 million copies, while in the same time, PC had sold 13 million. These calculations came out after the 0.8.0 update. This is considered a huge success, having Pocket Edition be more popular than any edition, though considered to be the least developed.

It is also usually in the top 10 in the App Store's and Google Play's Paid Apps Section in the Top Charts.

Controls

Main article: Controls § Pocket Edition

Android & iOS

The Android and iOS versions feature a D-pad at the bottom-left corner of the screen, which controls movement. The jump button is located in the center of the d-pad. As of 0.6.0 the d-pad is more blocky, and when moving forward, two strafing buttons will appear. Note that when moving towards an adjacent block that is one level higher than the Player, the player will automatically jump up the block. One can place blocks by tapping the screen in a desired location. Destroying blocks is similar to the PC version's way, but rather than clicking the mouse, the player taps and holds. The search button used to be able to change the camera to and from third person view, but now this has to be done via the pause screen, and the menu and back buttons will open the pause screen. To open the inventory screen, tap the triple dotted button on the right of the hot bar. You can touch and hold an item in the hot bar to throw it, and if the hot bar contains a stack of items, it will throw the entire stack. You cannot divide it unless interfacing with a container (chest, furnace).

Xperia PLAY

*Controlled with slide out PlayStation keyboard:

- Open inventory

- Scroll right in hotbar

- Jump (press twice to toggle flying mode in Creative*)

- Scroll left in hotbar

D-Pad: Move

Left Touchpad: Sneak

Right Touchpad: Look/Turn

Select: Open crafting menu (Survival only)

L1: Break Blocks

R1: Place Blocks

Menu: Pause

* To fly: Press jump twice in a row. To ascend, hold the jump button and press up on the directional pad. To descend, hold jump and press down. (Creative Only)

Tablet features

All devices have an option to enable Split Touch Controls, which may be more suitable for bigger screens. There is a cross hair and the right half of the screen lets the player rotate the camera.

Other than the screen size difference allowing 6 slots in the hotbar (which as of 0.7.0 if the D-pad on other devices is small, you get an extra slot), the tablet version of the game is the same as other versions, hence the ability to play multiplayer cross-platform with other devices.

System requirements

Main articles: Pocket Edition hardware performance (Android) and Pocket Edition hardware performance (iOS)

	Android	iOS
Version	Android 2.3.7 "Gingerbread" (MCPE 0.7.2 & under require Android 2.3.0 and up)	iOS 5.0 (MCPE 0.7.2 & under require iOS 4.3.3 and up)
Processor	Any with support of floating-point calculations ("ARM-v7a code")	600 MHz ARMv7 Cortex CPU 800 MHz Apple A4 CPU
Storage	Varies	8.2 MB (100 MB to 1 GB is encouraged for world saving)
Data Connection	Optional (Realms access)	Optional (Realms access)
Supported Devices	Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro more	iPod Touch (3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation) iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, 5C) iPad (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Generation, Air) iPad Mini (1st and 2nd Generation, Retina display) more

Some devices below these specifications have been known to work fine either with or without custom ROM images, kernels, and overclocking of the CPU. However, the CPU "MSM7227" is not supported due to its lack of the floating-point unit.

Helpful Hints & Tips

• Make sure your battery is charged, and/or plugged in (3D gaming drains the battery quickly).
• Get used to the controls before playing on servers (it is easy to mine the block under a torch by mistake).
• Tap and hold an item in the hotbar to drop it.
• Know the difference between Hostile and non-hostile mobs. If you are entirely new to Minecraft, a simple trick can be used to differentiate: Hostiles will approach and follow you, passives will ignore you.
• Know how to apply armor and manage your health. Armor is next to the Crafting tab in the inventory screen.
• Peer-to-peer networking requires UDP port 19132
• If you're having trouble with block placement/mining accuracy - turn on split touch controls. This brings up the crosshair from the PC and Xbox versions to allow more precise placement.
• If you are feeling overwhelmed by hostile mobs, turn on Peaceful mode in the options menu by moving the difficulty slider to the left.
• If you are looking for diamonds, they spawn deep underground, near bedrock, roughly on the 10-16th layers.

Trivia

File:Blocks on edge 0.8.0.jpg

Example of blocks "snapping" to the indev wall

• Players can have skins on the iOS version and Android by replacing char.png in the app file. However, the chosen skin will appear as another player's skin if playing over local Wi-Fi.
• In the demo video, before the game was released, smooth lighting was available. It was taken out due to bugs being produced on a wide range of devices. As of 0.7.0, it is on by default, and since 0.8.0, it cannot be turned off.
• Worlds played before 0.3.0 update had the other wool and sugar cane blocks.
• The terrain.png file in the APK file found on Android devices is nearly identical to that in the PC version, containing textures for items unimplemented in the Pocket Edition (e.g., cauldron, End Portal).
• It is possible to play multiplayer over Bluetooth even though it is not coded into the game. Tutorial here. (not available since iOS 6)
• The Indev wall is also cut by the height limit allowing players to go over it.
• By placing ladders on the TOP of blocks at the edge of a map (stacking ladders on the top of ladders also works) it is possible to place ladders on the Indev wall as if it were a solid block.
• Blocks that "snap to" other blocks such as torches, glass panes, and fences will "snap to" the indev wall as if it were an existing block. Torches only do this if an attempt is made to place them on a block they can't be placed on such as ladders.
• The rose is textured to a cyan color. Even though its considered a rose, it cannot be crafted into dye; rose red dye is obtained by smelting red mushrooms instead.
• If a modifier or command is used to obtain an item from the Minecraft entity folder (e.g. iron door) the background of the non-existing entity will appear red meaning it does not exist or was never meant to. Selecting such an item crashes the game.
• The average placing/destroying block range is 4-6 on the PC version but for the iOS/Android is 6-9.
• Skeletons are significantly less accurate and fast in Pocket Edition than PC or Xbox, making them easier to fight.
• Zombie Pigmen are missing the hat layer of their texture on their heads.
• Zombie Pigmen are NOT neutral in Pocket Edition. They will attack you on sight, and inflict heavy damage in groups. (Only from a shorter distance, compared to regular distance. [Bug?] ) Considering they only spawn from the Nether Reactor, this means they can be very difficult to fight: You must collect the items as well as deal with the Zombie Pigmen, while in a relatively small space. They also do not burn when touching lava.
• In Creative mode, there are spawn eggs for passive mobs, but not hostile mobs. This is because hostile mobs are still aggressive in creative mode, and this is probably going to be changed.
• Before 0.7.0, players on fire would see 2 transparent orange panels in front of their face that resembled the water texture from iPhone versions, or the old water in Minecraft.
• On Kindle Fire, updates won't appear until a long time after the update is released, however, due to the Kindle Fire being based off a modified Android OS, if you hold the current MCPE in your menu, and press "Remove from Device", then you can afterwards download any android MCPE update .apk file, tap on it in a file manager that you can download from the appstore, and install it normally, allowing you to play an update before any other Kindle Fire user, provided you find a .apk of an MCPE update download link on the internet or by transferring it from an Android device to a Kindle Fire, using a computer. (Not really the case anymore. The Amazon App Store skipped the version 0.7.3 update.)
• Due to the auto-jump feature, if one opens the inventory or pause menu at the same time as jumping or swimming, one can go on auto-pilot and the player would jump, walk and/or swim without any commands. Auto-pilot ends once the pause menu or inventory is closed.
• In 0.7.3, the moving title screen in the background is copied from the PC Edition of Minecraft.
• In version 0.7.3, a bug known as duplication was a major glitch for players. The glitch occurs if you put items in a chest and exit out of the game, get your items back from the chest, then walk far away, delete the history of minecraft, then come back to the chest, the items are there even though you have them in your inventory.
• There is a bug where zombies, skeleton and spiders have incorrect health. Skeletons and zombies have 40 hearts while spiders have 14, making them easier to fight.
• In the lite version, there was a hack where you obtain any kind of block and it will be in the menu with the amount of infinity. You can also change gamemodes and TNT could be ignited by hand.
• As of 0.8.0, clouds are always 3D, even on non-Fancy graphics, but the only difference is that Fancy graphics make clouds transparent.
• Most players during 0.1.1 - 0.5.0 have low graphics with short render distance, due to Fancy graphics still being tested and lagging the game.

Gallery

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  Notch and the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

• MCPE Cover (Mobile).jpeg

  Cover for mobile devices

• MCPE Cover (Tablet).jpeg

  Cover for tablets

• McPeMenu.png

  Main menu before 0.7.0 Alpha

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  Main menu from 0.7.0-0.7.2 Alpha

• MCPE Screen.png

  Main menu from 0.7.3 Alpha to 0.7.5 Alpha (The background moves)

• 0.7.6Amenuscreen.jpg

  Main menu from 0.7.6 Alpha to present day (Omitted Play On Realms Button)

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  Block selection menu in creative mode, lite version.

• IPodPocketEditionMultiplayer.PNG

  A multiplayer server

• Mc pe cactus android.png

  Cactus blocks

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  The world selection screen before 0.7.0 Alpha

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  World selection screen since 0.7.0 Alpha

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  The options screen in the iOS version before 0.7.0 Alpha

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  Options screen before 0.7.6 Alpha

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  The realms screen when not logged in (0.7.0-0.7.5).

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  The realms screen when logged in (0.7.0-0.7.5).

• ZOMBIES mobile.jpg

  Mobile zombies and health bar

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  An official SVG of the Minecraft - Pocket Edition logo

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  An image from Minecraft's website

• Zombie pigman pe.png

  The Zombie Pigman in the game.

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  The Minecraft PE logo seen in the iOS 7 video

• MCPE 0.7.3 Chest Orientations.PNG

  Chests can be placed in more orientations than the PC, or Xbox 360. This applies to Pocket edition 0.7.3 and later only.

• Spawneggspe.jpg

  Spawn eggs in MCPE. (0.7.0 and up)

• FakeSlabs.jpeg

  Pre-0.7.3 wood slabs (turn to normal wood slabs when broken)

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  Sheep's color around their face and overlay when sheared corresponds their wool color (iOS).

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  Shadows in Pocket Edition are influenced by the sun's position.

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  The previous screenshot in the opposite angle.