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Revision as of 22:41, 24 July 2014

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.

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[4] for US$6.99 on August 16, 2011. It was later released for other Android devices on the 7th of October 2011.[5] Minecraft Pocket Edition for iOS devices was released on Thursday, the 17th of November 2011[6] on the iOS App Store. On September 13, 2012, the Pocket Edition was made available for purchase on the Amazon Appstore. On April 2, 2014, the Pocket Edition was released for the Amazon Fire TV, with support for the Fire TV's controller.[7]. A demo/lite version of the game, which was essentially version 0.2.1 without world save functionality, was available until October 21, 2013.

Gameplay

File:Pocket Edition.jpg

In-game screenshot of version 0.8.0.

The objective of the game remains the same as its more developed PC and Console Edition counterparts, where players can build virtual realities in a sandbox-like environment. However, Pocket Edition lacks certain Survival elements present in other versions of the game, such as redstone circuits and hunger. The multiplayer mode is cross-platform compatible between Android and iOS.[8]

The HUD and other elements are adapted to mobile standards of gameplay. Interactions are made via touchscreen (both the iOS and Android versions of Pocket Edition have the same gameplay[9]). 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:

  • The farthest Render distance is higher than in PC.
  • Each mob has some sort of difference from their PC counter parts. See the mobs section below.
  • 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;

  • Aside from Infinite and Flat world types, there is an "Old" world type, featuring a finite area of 256x256 blocks with a barrier of Invisible Bedrock. This is meant for devices that don't handle infinite worlds well.
    • The Invisible bedrock barrier can be walked on, due to the world height limit. However, blocks cannot be placed on it, due to being at the height limit.
  • Crafting uses the MATTIS system.
  • The following revisions were made to the terrain generation:
  • The graphics are more vibrant and smoother than in PC.
  • Better burning animation for entities.
  • 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, when the core is activated. Zombie Pigmen spawn and are hostile towards the player. Certain items randomly spawn scattered in the room.
  • Beetroots, beetroot seeds and beetroot soup are exclusive to Pocket Edition. Beetroot can be crafted into rose red and heals 1 health point, however making it into soup recovers much more. It 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.
  • 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.
  • Trees grow faster.
  • Monster Spawners are available in Creative mode, and their type can change by using a specific Spawn Egg on it.

Blocks

Icon Name Note
Air Unobtainable
Stone Stone Old sounds (Android)
File:Granite Block.png Granite
Polished Granite Polished Granite
Diorite Diorite
Polished Diorite Polished Diorite
Andesite Andesite
Polished Andesite Polished Andesite
Grass Grass Block Seeds can be gathered from it by using a hoe; Incorrect mining sounds (Android)
Dirt Dirt Old sounds (Android)
Podzol Podzol Unobtainable in Survival inventory
Mycelium Mycelium Unobtainable in Survival inventory
Cobblestone Cobblestone Old sounds (Android)
Cobblestone Wall Cobblestone Wall Old sounds (Android)
Mossy Cobblestone Wall Mossy Cobblestone Wall Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
File:Wooden Plank.png Wooden Plank All six types; Tagged as "(woodtype) Planks", Old sounds (Android)
Sapling Sapling All six types
Bedrock Bedrock Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
Barrier Unobtainable in inventory without editing
Spawns naturally as a barrier for world edges; Creates X-ray vision; Projectiles can be thrown through it; Can be walked on at world height limit; Tagged as .name, Looks like a sheet of stone when held
Water Water No flowing sound (used to be present in 0.1.x but now removed); Does not affect block breaking speed; Block breaking/mining animation cannot be seen through it; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
Lava Lava Old animation; No sound; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
File:Cracked Stone Brick.png Monster Egg Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Monster Spawner.gif Monster Spawner Type is chosen with a spawn egg.
End Portal Frame End Portal Frame Unobtainable in Survival inventory
End Stone End Stone Creative mode exclusive
Sand Sand Old sounds (Android)
Gravel Gravel Old sounds (Android)
File:Hardened Clay.png Hardened Clay Old sounds (Android)
File:White Stained Clay.png Stained Clay Available in all 16 colors; 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 Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
File:Wood.png Wood Tagged as "(woodtype) Log", Old sounds (Android)
File:Leaves.png Leaves All six types; Jungle is permenantly opaque regardless of graphics settings
Glass Glass Old walking sounds (Android); Old sounds (iOS)
File:Lapis Lazuli (Ore).png Lapis Lazuli Ore Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
File:Lapis Lazuli (Block).png Lapis Lazuli Block Old sounds (Android)
Sandstone Sandstone All three types; Old sounds (Android)
File:Bed.png Bed Has bugged texture underneath; Spawns the Player even if missing or obstructed
White Wool Wool All colors; Light Blue Wool is tagged as "Blue Light Wool" since 0.5.0 (bug?);
White Carpet Carpet All colors
Tall Grass Tall Grass
Fern Fern
Lily Pad Lily Pad
File:Vine.png Vines
File:Cocoa Plant.gif Cocoa Pod
Dead Bush Dead Bush
Dandelion Yellow Flower
Poppy Poppy
Blue Orchid Blue Orchid
Allium Allium
Azure Bluet Azure Bluet
White Tulip Tulip All four colors
Oxeye Daisy Oxeye Daisy
Sunflower Sunflower
Lilac Lilac
Rose Bush Rose Bush
Peony Peony
Brown Mushroom Brown Mushroom
Red Mushroom Red Mushroom Can be smelted to make Red dye
File:Huge Mushrooms.gif Huge Mushroom Tagged as Mushroom; 4 types available to place (red, brown, stalk, pores), Unobtainable in Survival inventory
File:Gold (Block).png Block of Gold Old sounds (Android)
File:Iron (Block).png Block of Iron Old sounds (Android)
Block of Coal Block of Coal Old sounds (Android)
Stone Slab Stone Slab Old sounds (Android)
File:Oak-Wood Slab.png Wooden Slab Available in all six types; Old sounds (Android)
Sandstone Slab Sandstone Slab Old sounds (Android)
Cobblestone Slab Cobblestone Slab Old sounds (Android)
File:Bricks Slab.png Bricks Slab Old sounds (Android)
Quartz Slab Quartz Slab Old sounds (Android); Different texture
File:Stone Bricks Slab.png Stone Bricks Slab Old sounds (Android)
File:Brick (Block).png Bricks Old sounds (Android)
TNT TNT Old explosion sound; Old animation; More destructive to rock-type blocks
Bookshelf Bookshelf Old sounds (Android)
File:Moss Stone.png Moss Stone Old sounds (Android)
Obsidian Obsidian Faster to mine; Does not create Portals; Old sounds (Android)
Glowing Obsidian Glowing Obsidian Exclusive block; Unobtainable in inventory without editing
Torch Torch Old sounds (Android)
Fire Fire Unobtainable in inventory without editing
File:Wooden Stairs.png Wooden Stairs Available in all six types; Old sounds (Android), Tagged as "(RespectiveWoodType) Stairs"
Chest Chest Old walking sounds (Android)
Must face the same direction as an adjacent chest to make a Large Chest, otherwise it creates two adjacent 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)
File:Emerald Ore2.png Emerald Ore
Block of Emerald Block of Emerald
Crafting Table 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 Farmland Old sounds (Android); Can be hydrated from below; Unobtainable in inventory without editing.
Furnace Furnace Old sounds (Android)
File:Sign.png Sign Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing; Old sounds (Android)
File:Wooden Door.png Wooden Door Old walking sounds (Android); Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Ladders.png Ladder Old sounds (Android); No climbing sound
Cobblestone Stairs Cobblestone Stairs Tagged as "Stone Stairs"; Old sounds (Android)
File:Redstone (Ore).png Redstone Ore Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Old sounds (Android)
Snow Snow cover Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Does not stack into layers; Does not reform.
Ice Ice Unobtainable in Survival inventory; Not translucent; Old sounds (Android); Does not reform.
File:Snow (Block).png Snow
Cactus Cacti Can sometimes grow against blocks (bug)
File:Clay (Block).png Clay Old sounds (Android)
Sugar Cane Sugar Cane Can be grown with Bone Meal; Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing.
File:Fence.png Fence Old sounds (Android)
Netherrack Netherrack Old sounds (Android)
File:Glowstone (Block).png Glowstone Old sounds (Android)
Cake Cake
File:Trapdoor.png Trapdoor Old walking sounds (Android), Can only be placed on bottom half of blocks.
File:Stone Brick.png Stone Brick All four types; Old sounds (Android)
Glass Pane Glass Pane Does not attach to Iron Bars; Old walking sounds (Android), Old sounds (iOS); Old rendering
Iron Bars 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 Pumpkin Not wearable; Does not create Golems; Old sounds (Android)
Jack o'Lantern 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); 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 (Closed) Fence Gate Old walking sounds (Android)
Stone Brick Stairs Stone Brick Stairs Old sounds (Android)
Brick Stairs Brick Stairs Old sounds (Android)
Nether Brick Nether Brick Old sounds (Android)
Nether Brick Stairs Nether Brick Stairs Old sounds (Android)
Sandstone Stairs Sandstone Stairs Tagged as "Sand Stone Stairs"; Old sounds (Android)
Block of Quartz Block of Quartz All three types; Pillar does not turn sideways; Old sounds (Android)
Quartz Stairs Quartz Stairs Creative mode exclusive; Old sounds (Android)
Sponge Sponge Creative mode exclusive
File:Reactor Block.png Nether Reactor Core Exclusive block; Not functional in Creative

Items

Icon Name Note
All Tools Tools do 1♥ less than PC 1.6.2. and later
Flint and Steel Flint and steel Old sound
File:Apple2.png Apple
Carrot Carrot
Potato Potato Can be used to breed Pigs
Baked Potato Baked Potato
Bow Bow
Arrow Arrow
Coal Coal
Charcoal Charcoal
File:Redstone (Dust).png Redstone
File:Watch.png Clock Not functional in inventory or crafting menu
Compass Compass Not functional in inventory or crafting menu
Minecart 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
Emerald Emerald
Stick Stick
Bowl Bowl
File:Mushroomsoup.png Mushroom Stew
String String
Feather Feather
File:Gunpowder item.png Gunpowder
File:Grid Chain Armor Chestplate.png All armor Leather Armor cannot be dyed and has old texture when worn; Chain Armor unobtainable without editing
Saddle Saddle Survival mode exclusive; Not functional
Flint Flint
File:Pork.png Raw Porkchop
File:Grilledpork.png Cooked Porkchop
File:Seeds.png Seeds
Wheat Wheat
File:Bread2.png Bread
Cookie Cookie
Painting Painting All paintings except Wither; Unobtainable exclusive paintings are "Earth", "Wind", "Fire", and "Water"
Bucket Bucket All four types; Milk is inedible
Snowball Snowball
Leather Leather
File:Clay (Brick).png Clay Brick
File:Clay (Item).png Clay
File:Grid Sugar Canes.png Sugar Cane
Paper Paper
Book 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; Bone Meal can be used on any block, wasting the bonemeal (bug)
Bone Bone
File:Sugaricon.png Sugar
Shears Shears
File:Melonslice.png Melon
File:Melonseeds.png Melon Seeds
File:Pumpkinseeds.png Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie
Beetroot Seeds Beetroot Seeds Exclusive item; Tagged as Beetroots seeds
Beetroot Beetroot Exclusive item
Beetroot Soup Beetroot Soup Exclusive item
File:RawBeef.png Raw Beef
Steak Steak
File:RawChicken.png Raw Chicken
File:Cookedchicken.png Cooked Chicken
File:Spawn Null.png Spawn Egg Can program monster spawner blocks
File:Nether Brick (Item).png Nether Brick
Nether Quartz Nether Quartz

Mobs

Icon Name Note
SheepFace Sheep Have color overlay around its face and when sheared
ChickenFace Chicken Has black texture under beak.
CowFace Cow Old sounds
MooshroomFace Mooshroom Mushrooms appear to float by a pixel when jumping
Villagerhead Villager Cannot open doors or trade
WolfFace Wolf Collar not dyeable; Pups may spawn naturally; Does not instinctively attack sheep or skeletons
PigFace Pig Can be bred using Beetroots or Potatoes, as well as carrots.
ZombieFace Zombie Drops 0-2 feathers; Can only notice the player within a 16 block range
SkeletonFace Skeleton Holds bow with both hands; Old sounds, Old AI
SlimeFace Slime No drops
SpiderFace Spider Does not drop Spider Eyes
SilverfishFace Silverfish Slightly different texture
CreeperFace Creeper Old explosion sound; Old triggered animation; Old AI
Enderman Can only notice the player within a 16 block range; No drops; Has a punching animation
ZombiePigmanFace Zombie Pigman Missing "Hat" Layer; Arms are down; Naturally hostile; Appears to burn in sunlight; Slower than in PC; Does not make anger sounds when alone; Glitched anger sound (Android)

Development

Release

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 29th for Android[10] 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[11] 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, development builds for 0.8.0 were available to android users who were added to a Google Plus community group. The purpose of these builds were to give developers an idea of bugs present and to test the app before the update was released to the public. The development builds were again available during the testing phase of 0.9.0 from June 9, 2014.

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.[12]

On April 9 2014, Jeb announced that Pocket Edition had sold over 21 million copies[13] (at the time, PC had sold over 14.8 million).

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.[14][15]

Controls

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:

PlayStationTriangle - Open inventory

PlayStationCircle - Scroll right in hotbar

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

PlayStationSquare - Scroll left in hotbar

D-Pad: Move

Left Touchpad: Sneak

Right Touchpad: Look/Turn

NOTE: As of update 0.9.5, touchpad implementation is broken, with D-Pad movement stretched across both touchpads. The devs have apparantly abandoned the platform.

Select: Open crafting menu (Survival only)

L1: Break Blocks

R1: Place Blocks

Menu: Pause

* To fly: Quickly 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

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 9.5 MB (100 MB to 1GB is encouraged for world saving)
Data Connection Optional (Realms access) Optional (Realms access)
Supported Devices

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play[16]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray[17][18]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro[18]
more

iPod Touch (3rd, 4th, and 5th Generation)
iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5C, 5S)
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.[19]

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 above 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.
  • If you want to move your PE world to a computer, see these instructions (just ignore the Mineways parts).

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.[20]
  • 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).
  • 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 in old worlds is also cut by the height limit allowing players to go over it.
  • Blocks that "snap to" other blocks such as glass panes and fences will "snap to" the indev wall as if it were an existing block.
  • 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 (No longer the case since 0.8.0) meaning it does not exist or was never meant to. Selecting such an item may crash the game.
  • The average placing/destroying block range is 4-6 on the PC version but for the iOS/Android is 6-9.
  • 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 0.7.2 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.
  • 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. To remove clouds switch off Beautiful skies.
  • 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.
  • In 0.3.0, when crafting was first added, only 6 iron ingots, gold ingots, or diamonds were required to make a block of that material. When made back into ingots, however, it gave you 9, making it so you could get an unlimited amount of iron, gold, and diamonds once you got 6 of them.
  • It wasn't until 0.2.0 that you could save your worlds.
  • Up until 0.9.0 items had descriptions while bring crafted.
  • The Magma Cube's texture can be found within the game's files. However they have not yet been implemented.

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