Pocket Edition v0.10.0 alpha

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v0.10.0 alpha is a major update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition that was released on November 18, 2014. It adds several new features such as the day/night cycle in Creative, 64-bit hardware support, new fence types, and other changes and fixes.

Compared to previous updates, 0.10 was more known as containing more changes than new features, generally due to bringing the game up-to-date with newer devices and running smoother.

• Day/night cycle added in creative mode.
• Adaptation for 64-bit hardware/software, making the game faster for 64-bit users.
• Support for the resolutions of the iPhone 6.
• Options:
  • Graphics
    • Brightness toggle

• Fences and fence gates:
  • Spruce
  • Birch
  • Jungle
  • Acacia
  • Dark Oak

Changed the following sounds^{[verify for Bedrock Edition]}

• Graphics:
  • Converted to using OpenGL ES 2.0:
    • Shaders
      • Rounded, PC colored fog.
      • Version exclusive: Lighter and smoother water texture.
      • The Sun is now slightly larger.
      • The clouds and the terrain are now tinted blue during the night
      • Version exclusive: Smooth lighting on water.
      • Version exclusive: Swamp water is now dark gray
      • Version exclusive: The clouds and the terrain are now tinted red during sunset
      • Loading distant chunks now have a fading effect
    • Tinted lighting from PC.
    • Mipmaps on Android devices using OpenGL ES 3.0.
• Made the chat smaller^[1]

• Mineshafts now spawn at the surface in mesas.
• Gold ore can generate at any level in mesa biomes.
• Huge mushrooms now spawn in swamps.

• Sand
  • Now have falling dust particles when unsupported.
• Red sand
  • Now have falling dust particles when unsupported.
• Gravel
  • Now have falling dust particles when unsupported.

• Version exclusive: Walking animations are generally faster and have been tweaked per-mob
• Hostile mobs spawn in groups
• Slimes now have bouncing animations.
• Baby animals can swim without drowning

• Interact button is now transparent
• Optimized chunk rendering.
• Improved Performance.
• The time of day is now more accurately synced in multiplayer.
• Added a selection overlay on chests and signs.
• "Cancel" button will show up if joining a multiplayer world/server takes too long.
• The outline of chat messages ends where the message ends and does not cover the whole screen.

17 bugs fixed

From released versions before 0.10.0

• Game freezes when an alert or different UI is opened (iOS)^[2]
• Fixed a crash when rendering monster spawners.
• Fixed a crash/memory leak happening when showing the system keyboard - signs and chat. (iOS)
• Fixed corruption and possible crash when switching apps. (Android)
• Fixed the "spawning in the air" bug.
• Fixed a crash when creating lava during world generation.
• Fixed a white artifact on torches held in hand.
• Fixed holes appearing in the clouds.
• Fixed a brown artifact appearing on the bottom of minecarts.
• Fixed a random crash in multiplayer.
• Fixed a possible crash when selecting double chests.
• Fixed water not pushing things.
• Fixed incorrect damage for punching.
• Fixed black artifact on chickens.
• Fixed incorrect speed for cows.
• Fixed mushrooms being able to generate anywhere in chunks loaded in at night.
• Fixed chunks vibrating and becoming detached at high X/Z coordinates.

• 👁 Brightness slider
  
  Brightness slider
• 👁 New lighting
  
  New lighting
• 👁 Floating islands at the Far Lands.
  
  Floating islands at the Far Lands.
• 👁 1 km render distance
  
  1 km render distance
• 👁 Mipmaps
  
  Mipmaps
• 👁 Waves shader
  
  Waves shader
• 👁 Final OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics
  
  Final OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics
• 👁 Mineshaft at a surface in the mesa.
  
  Mineshaft at a surface in the mesa.
• 👁 Overpopulated village
  
  Overpopulated village
• 👁 New fences
  
  New fences
• 👁 First test of boats with a minecart model as placeholder
  
  First test of boats with a minecart model as placeholder
• 👁 First attempt at swamp water color.
  
  First attempt at swamp water color.
• 👁 Final color and biome blending at water.
  
  Final color and biome blending at water.
• 👁 Lighting bug
  
  Lighting bug
• 👁 Image