Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 0.15.0 Friendly Update: New Mobs, Items, and Features

The Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.15.0 update, known as the Friendly Update, introduced new mobs like horses, Strays, and Husks, along with features such as pistons, sticky pistons, and various tipped arrows. It also included significant improvements to gameplay mechanics, Realms, and multiplayer functionality.

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 0.15.0 Update Overview

The Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) 0.15.0 update, also known as the Friendly Update, was released on June 13, 2016. This major update brought several exciting additions to the game, including horses and various related items, enhancing gameplay and expanding the features available to players.

Update Name: Friendly Update
Platform: Pocket Edition (PE)
Version Number: 0.15.0
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Revision Type: Major Release

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE) is now part of the Bedrock Edition, which includes Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition. Each platform is still documented individually for version history purposes.

New Additions and Features

Items and Armor:

Horse Armor: Added Leather, Iron, Gold, and Diamond Horse Armor.
Blocks and Items: Introduced the Saddle, Lead, Name Tag, and Carrot on a Stick, along with Pistons (standard and sticky) and the Observer block.
Food: Raw Mutton and Cooked Mutton were added for more food options.
Combat: Added Fire Charge and a variety of Tipped Arrows, including:
- Arrow of Fire Resistance (0:22, 1:00)
- Arrow of Harming (Instant Damage, Instant Damage II)
- Arrow of Healing (Instant Health, Instant Health II)
- Arrow of Invisibility (0:22, 1:00)
- Arrow of Leaping (Jump Boost, Jump Boost II)
- Arrow of Night Vision (0:22, 1:00)
- Arrow of Poison (multiple durations)
- Arrow of Regeneration (multiple durations)
- Arrow of Slowness (multiple durations)
- Arrow of Strength (Strength I, Strength II)
- Arrow of Swiftness (Speed I, Speed II)
- Arrow of Water Breathing (0:22, 1:00)
- Arrow of Weakness (multiple durations)

Spawn Eggs:

Added spawn eggs for Stray, Husk, Horse, Donkey, Mule, Skeleton Horse, Zombie Horse, and Wither Skeleton, providing new opportunities for mob encounters.

Mobs:

Hostile Mobs: Introduced Strays and Husks as new threats in the game.
Passive Mobs: Added Horses, Mules, Donkeys, Skeleton Horses, and Zombie Horses, expanding the range of creatures players can interact with and utilize.

Changes and Improvements

Structures:

Jungle Temple: Added as a new structure to explore, with unique loot and challenges.

General Changes:

Players can now dye Leather Horse Armor in various colors.
The ability to ride pigs with a Saddle and Carrot on a Stick was introduced.
Added an auto-jump option for more fluid movement.
New village designs were added for the Taiga and Savannah biomes.
Skeleton horse traps were introduced as a new feature.
Note blocks now produce louder sounds, enhancing musical gameplay.
Improved world generation reduces jittering when moving far from the spawn point.
Updated the appearance of Nether wart when planted.
Reduced flickering of the block selection highlight for a smoother experience.
Fixed a bug where glass blocks would appear green.
Corrected chest generation issues in dungeons and desert temples.

Realms and Multiplayer:

Introduced Realms, allowing players to play with up to 10 friends cross-platform in persistent worlds. A free 30-day trial is available in-app.
Added Xbox Live support, including achievements, for a connected gaming experience.
Online multiplayer now uses less bandwidth, making it more efficient.
Fixed issues related to multiplayer desynchronization for a smoother experience.

Texture Packs and Store:

Added City and Plastic Texture Packs to customize the look and feel of your worlds.
A new in-game store UI was introduced to make finding skins and texture packs easier.

Bug Fixes: