Pocket Edition Demo
For the version the demo is available as, see Pocket Edition Lite.
Not to be confused with Demo Mode.
This page documents a version of the game that was only released privately.
While there is proof of this version's existence, it was never released to the public.
Minecraft - Pocket Edition Demo

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| Date developed |
May 25, 2011 | |||
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Pending | |||
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There is a guide for this update!
See Bedrock Edition guides/Pocket Edition Demo for a guide to all of the new features introduced in Pocket Edition Demo.

Minecraft - Pocket Edition Demo[1] was the first known developmental version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition. This version was never publicly released but was playable at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo and given to many individuals for private testing and showcasing.
Features
Blocks
Version exclusive: Blocks were also 2D in the inventory.
Wood Planks
Sand
Sandstone













Wool (Except White Wool)
Ladder
Torch
Dandelion
Rose
- Version exclusive: Has a unique blue texture.
Brown Mushroom
Red Mushroom
Unobtainable
Entities
Terrain features
General
- Inventory hotbar had a smaller look and contained 8 item slots, with a 9th functioning as an inventory button.
- Blocks in the item form use their own block texture (if there are several, then side texture).
Older version
An older version of the Demo is known to exist.[1] This version has a few differences from the version showcased at E3 2011.
Known differences from the version showcased at E3:
- This version lacks an inventory button, instead a block of iron takes its place. Also, the ladder is on the 9th slot instead of the 8th slot.
- When the crosshair is facing a block in this version, a white overlay is not shown.
- The water texture appears to be different from the version showcased at E3, however this might just be due to hardware.
Trivia
- The inventory and hotbar block icons were seen in 2D instead of 3D.
- The rose was going to be identical to Java's rose, but was replaced with a cyan texture because of hardware issues.[2]
- The first internal version only had an ASCII renderer.[3]
Gallery
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The app icon. -
App icon on Xperia Play. -

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Gameplay. -
Pre-release on Xperia Play with Notch holding it and smiling. -
E3 2011. -
Notch builds a house at E3 2011. -
The demo. -
The first ever picture of Pocket Edition Demo. -
House building.
Videos featuring the demo
- Gameplay footage: "Minecraft - Pocket Edition on Xperia Play" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 25, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "Minecraft gameplay on Xperia PLAY" – Sony Ericsson Developer World on YouTube, June 2, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "Notch Plays Minecraft PE (Pocket Edition) At E3 2011 With Minecraft Chick" – projectrooster on YouTube, June 8, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "The Shaft @ E3 2011 - Minecraft Pocket Edition" – Dead Workers Party on YouTube, June 14, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "E3: Minecraft for the Xperia Play Demo" – Adam Savage’s Tested on YouTube, June 20, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "Xperia PLAY - Minecraft: Pocket Edition Demo at E3 2011" – TheAverageGamerVids on YouTube, August 12, 2011
- Gameplay footage: "E3 11: Minecraft Pocket Edition" on Gamereactor, June 28, 2011
References
- ↑ a b "Minecraft - Pocket Edition on Xperia Play" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 25, 2011
- ↑ "@Michaeldz360 The cyan flowers was an attempt to get rid of a hardware-related problem. We don't plan to add them to the PC version" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), June 9, 2011
- ↑ "Pocket Edition is 5 years old!" by Marsh Davies – Minecraft.net, December 2, 2016.