Pocket Edition v0.2.1 alpha

v0.2.1 alpha is a minor update to Minecraft: Pocket Edition released on March 14, 2012, which adds new control options, as well as other changes and fixes. This version is the last release of Pocket Edition Lite on iOS.

v0.2.1 alpha

Edition	Pocket Edition
Release date	March 14, 2012
Downloads	Google Play: Original Original Demo J-version J-version Demo Reupload
Protocol version	3
◄◄  v0.2.0 alpha v0.2.1 alpha v0.3.0 alpha ►► v0.2.1 alpha2 ►

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Additions

• New controller option – Split Touch controls
  • This option may be more suitable for devices with larger screens. The crosshair is in the right half of the screen.
• Added bookshelves in Creative mode.
• Sugar cane is now infinite (unable to collect them).

Changes

• Adult Pigs now naturally spawn.
• Flying is changed – ascend/descend by sliding from the center button to the up/down button.
• Bigger screens have more hotbar icons.
• Blocks now have 'cracking' animation when destroying them.
• The circle shown when breaking blocks is sharper.
• Oak trees now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood.

Fixes

• Leaves placed by players in Creative mode are no longer able to decay.
• Fences are no longer invisible when located within a chunk section with no other blocks.

Revisions

Not including v0.2.1 alpha2, there are two versions of the 0.2.1 alpha.

• Version: 0.2.1(2015), Size: 2.84 MB
• Version: 0.2.1(2017), Size: 2.79 MB

Any other changes between the two versions is unknown.

J-version

v0.2.1j alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.2.1(2011) and has a size of 1.62 MB.

J-version Demo

A free J-version demo of v0.2.1 alpha was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is the same as the j version.

Lite version

Minecraft – Pocket Edition Lite icon

A lite version of v0.2.1 alpha was released on the Apple App Store on March 14, 2012 This is the last Lite version of the Pocket Edition alpha to be released on the platform and was removed in 2014.

Gallery

Development screenshots

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  Inside a dimly lit house.

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  The edge of a winter ocean

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  Building a brick house

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  A snow blanketed island

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  Block text "Luigi" on the world's edge

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  A red wool house.

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  A brick building.

Menu screenshots

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  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j

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  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1j-demo

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  The title screen of Pocket Edition a0.2.1 Lite version.