Pocket Edition v0.13.0 alpha/Development versions

This is a list of Pocket Edition v0.13.0 alpha development versions.

v0.13.0 alpha build 1

v0.13.0 alpha build 1^[1] is the first build version released for v0.13.0.

Additions

General

Client message appearing when attempting to build above level 127
Options
- Change GUI size option
- Option to disable multiplayer
Particles
- happyVillager
- note

Blocks

Redstone-related blocks
- Redstone
- Redstone lamps
- Redstone torches
- Levers
- Tripwire hooks
  - Tripwire
- Daylight sensor
  - Inverted daylight sensor
- Pressure plates (stone and wooden)
- Weighted pressure plates (gold and iron)
- Buttons (stone and wooden)
- Detector rails
- Activator rails
- Trapped chests
Spruce, birch, jungle, acacia and dark oak wooden doors
Iron trapdoors
Note blocks

Items

World generation

Desert pyramids

Creative inventory additions

Iron doors

Mobs

Rabbits
- Smaller size
- Run from the player
- Can be killed in one shot using a fully charged bow
- Only spawn in forests
- Can eat crops
- Previously added to Java Edition 1.8

Changes

General

Options
- Broadcast to LAN can no longer be changed in-game
Graphics
- Light is now emitted from below the Nether
Removed the Coral material which served no purpose^[2]
Items can now be dragged and dropped within the inventory (expiremental)
Hotbar item count is now at the bottom corner of the selected item (if stackable) and has Java Edition font
Game data is now expressed in JSON files (see here for an example)^[3]
Flowers created using bonemeal now depend on the biome

Blocks

Stonecutter
- Removed the crafting ability of the stonecutter. Items previously craft-able using it are now crafted in the crafting table
- Unavailable in Survival. Only available in Creative as a decorative block
Redstone dust is now placeable
String is now placeable
Iron doors
- Now functional
- Can be crafted in Survival mode

Mobs

Ghasts and slimes now have a higher spawn rate
Skeletons will run away from wolves

Non-mob entities

Boats

Are now slightly faster than sprinting
Will not deplete hunger
Players can now use items and attack immediately after they stop rowing

v0.13.0 alpha build 2

v0.13.0 alpha build 2^[4] is the second build version released for v0.13.0.

Changes

Obsidian now breaks in 6.5 seconds rather than 3.
Minecarts now stack on top of each other.
Villagers now open doors of all kinds.

Fixes

The terrain doesn't flicker invisible anymore when too many chunks are active.
Fixed a crash when it's night in a village and you're holding a door not made of oak.
The held item's movement in first person is more fluid now.
Fixed mobs disappearing after going through a portal.
Removed redundant tripwire recipes.
Single pieces of redstone dust now only get powered from below.
Doors now pop correctly when destroyed by removing the block below them.
Mobs aren't pulled immediately back into minecarts after being thrown out.
Ocelot mob heads don't disappear anymore.
Block of redstone is now properly translated.
Fixed item duplication glitch in the anvil.
Fixed various redstone-related bugs and inconsistencies.
Fixed corrupted images in the language screen.

v0.13.0 alpha build 3

v0.13.0 alpha build 3^[5] is the third build version released for v0.13.0.

Changes

Boats now stack on top of each other
Beetroot soup now stacks
Improved curved rail and redstone behavior
Improved slime spawning
Redstone ticks are more frequent

Fixes

Fixed a crash when covering an XOR Gate
Fixed mushroom stew applying poison
Smelting progress bar resets correctly
Fixed clay generating in place of gravel
Fixed stone slab side texture
Fixed mobs staying aggressive towards the player when switching to Creative
Fixed colors not functioning in the chat
Fixed disappearing parts of iron golems, villagers, endermen and wolves
Fixed note blocks not being powered
Boats no longer cause holes when rendering behind waterfalls
Fixed missed faces in water rendering

v0.13.0 alpha build 4

v0.13.0 alpha build 4^[6] is the fourth build version released for v0.13.0.

Additions

Skin packs

Version exclusive: Biome Settlers Skin Pack 1.

Changes

Block lag significantly reduced
Updated the textures of all doors in the inventory
Ghasts and slimes now have a higher spawn rate
Tripwire outputs power when broken with anything other than shears

Fixes

Localized the "New" button
Skeletons now burn during daytime
Fixed apples inflicting poison
Minecarts placed on a powered rail next to an opaque block will now move in the right direction
Fixed detector rails saving their ON/OFF state incorrectly

v0.13.0 alpha build 5

v0.13.0 alpha build 5^[7] is the fifth and final build released for v0.13.0, and the final build released in 2015.

Fixes

Redstone clocks are now a bit slower and remain in sync with NOT gates
Redstone dust now aligns correctly on vertical sections
Redstone torches don't keep their state too long anymore
Changes some pixels in the new skin pack
Fire TV users now can look around with the controller

Notes and references

Navigation

[1] ttp://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2015/11/changelog-whats-new-in-0130.html?m=0

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/3n8vta/tommaso_checchi_on_twitter_i_just_removed_coral/cvm3hxc

[3] "We're starting to express "game data" in JSON files! Now Items use it to see if they're Food or Seeds, but soon they'll be fully data-based." – @_tomcc (Tommaso Checchi) on X (formerly Twitter), October 29, 2015

[4] ttp://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2015/11/changelog-for-013-build-2.html?m=0

[5] ttp://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2015/11/0130-build-3.html?m=0

[6] ttp://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2015/11/changelog-for-013-build-3.html?m=0

[7] ttp://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2015/11/changelog-for-013-build-5.html?m=0

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