Pocket Edition v0.1.0 alpha

v0.1.0 alpha

Edition	Pocket Edition
Release date	Xperia PLAY - August 16, 2011
Protocol version	Unknown
◄◄ Demo v0.1.1 alpha ► v0.2.0 alpha ►►

The first Pocket Edition icon.

For a guide about all content in this release and the other releases of 0.1, see Bedrock Edition guides/0.1 releases.

v0.1.0 alpha was the first publicly released version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was exclusively released for the Xperia PLAY gaming console.

There was a planned v0.1.0 alpha that would have been released on Android, but the release was held back. The version would have had Black Touch Controls and the menu would have looked the same as v0.1.1 alpha.

Additions

General

• Randomized worlds
• Placing and destroying blocks
• Ability to invite and play multiplayer on a world (wireless local area network)
• Save multiplayer worlds for offline use with the "Copy World" button in the pause menu.
• A file that can run on Android called minecraftpe.apk in the Minecraft Assets folder.
• Options for high and low spec phones (Called Fancy Graphics and Lower Graphics Quality respectively)
• Touch Screen controls and auto-jump (officially added in 0.1.1)

World generation

Generated structures

• Trees
  • Oak
  • Birch
  • Spruce
• Mineral Veins

Biome generation

• Ice Biome
• Hills
• The Ocean

Blocks

• Obsidian
• Ladder
  • Works just like pre-Beta 1.5.
• Rose
  • Has an exclusive cyan texture.
• Dandelion
• Red Mushroom
• Brown Mushroom
• Sugar Cane
• Dirt
• Oak Stairs
• Cobblestone Stairs
• Stone Slabs
• Sand
• Sandstone
• Leaves
  • Oak, spruce and birch types.
• Glass
• Stone
• Cobblestone
• Wooden Planks
• Oak Log
• Block of Gold
• Block of Iron
• Block of Diamond
• Bricks
• Torches
• Light Gray Wool
• Gray Wool
• Brown Wool
• Red Wool
• Yellow Wool
• Green Wool
• Lime Wool
• Cyan Wool
• Light Blue Wool
• Blue Wool
• Purple Wool
• Pink Wool

Unobtainable

• Bedrock
• Spruce Log
• Birch Log
• Coal Ore
• Iron Ore
• Gold Ore
• Diamond Ore
• Ice
• Gravel
• Clay
• TNT
• Water
• Lava
• Camera
• Snow
• Grass Block
• Farmland
• Oak Door
• Iron Door
• Wood Slab
• Cobblestone Slab
• Sandstone Slab

Revisions

The apk file for v0.1.0 alpha has different internal versions. Any other differences are currently unknown.

Versions

• Version: 0.1(1), Size: 1.66 MB
• Version: 0.1(2), Size: 1.61 MB

Demo

The first Pocket Edition demo.

A demo for Alpha 0.1.0 was released exclusively to the Xperia Play on an unknown released date. A prototype version of the demo was also released accidentally to assets.minecraft.net with the label "mcpe01_canada.apk".

Additions

General

• Blocks in inventory are now 3D
• Render distance is short so it looks foggy
• Problem with the sounds of Walking, Walking and placing blocks

Trivia

• The game has a high chance of crashing if playing on Android 3.0 or higher.