Update 1.6/build 5

The second Beta released related to Update 1.6 aka 1.6.0.5, adds features related to the Phantom and bug fixes! See changelog.

New Features

• Phantom Membrane.
• Potion of Slow Falling.

Changes

• Personal Game Mode is now set to the Default Game Mode option when first joining a world.

Fixes

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when placing renamed items in an Anvil's output slot.
• Fixed mobs missing several limbs on the previous Android beta.
• Crouching on Ladders will no longer stop when opening the pause menu or inventory screen.
• Firework Rockets once again give the proper boost when using Elytra (MCPE-30821).
• Barrier Blocks can now contain water.
• Field of View can once again be adjusted when the "FoV Can Be Altered by Gameplay" option is disabled (MCPE-32403).
• Redstone dust now renders on the sides of Glass blocks (MCPE-21542).
• The Ender Dragon is no longer missing the texture on its neck when playing the Norse Mythology Mash-up Pack.
• Fixed the mining cracking animation being out of sync when mining from a Boat.
• Increased the health of Phantoms from 10 to 20.
• Fixed a couple of pixels on the Phantom's texture.
• Phantoms are now considered undead mobs.
• Phantoms can now drown in water.
• Phantoms' eyes now stay visible when under the invisibility effect.
• Phantoms now fly up after spawning in Creative mode.
• Changes to the Phantom flying animation.
• TNT exploding underwater no longer deals damage to players and other entities.
• Drowned now have a much easier time attacking players that are swimming above them.
• Kelp that is planted by players will now grow over time.
• Baby Horses, Donkeys and Mules can no longer be pushed through solid block.
• Creepers no longer remain white or quickly flash when killed.
• Using //fill doors now fills the chosen area with doors instead of air blocks.
• Fixed the Cancel button not appearing on Windows 10 devices when joining a cross-platform world.
• Kelp now mimics Seagrass in its placement and can be placed on most blocks underwater (MCPE-33747).
• Fixed a crash that occurred when players were spawning and the spawn point was getting set every tick.
• Land plants can no longer be placed underwater.
• Water Bottle icons no longer have red liquid on Android devices. It wasn't creepy or anything.
• Guardians no longer attack fish.
• Visibility now increases over time when submerged in flowing water.
• Used Chests can now be equipped to Mules and Llamas (MCPE-32152).
• Swimming through certain waterlogged blocks no longer removes underwater fog (MCPE-33917).
• Activating an End Portal will now replace any blocks inside the portal (MCPE-28344).
• Opening Book and Quill on touch devices no longer causes blocks to break (MCPE-29752).
• Elder Guardians now drop Wet Sponges when killed.
• Fixed floating Rails that generated in abandoned mineshafts.
• Fixed certain variants of Rails having an incorrect hitbox size.
• Fixed monster spawners appearing empty on converted Console Edition worlds.
• Dolphins can no longer attack players through solid blocks.
• The Resistance effect will now protect against the Wither effect (MCPE-21515).
• Quick moving items from the hotbar to a container now works as intended (MCPE-19952).
• Cloning containers no longer removes their custom names.
• Hitting the ↵ Enter key in the inventory no longer moves the cursor in/out of the text field or grabs/drops items.
• Particles from Enchanted Arrows no longer drift in flowing water.
• Mobs no longer play a higher pitch sound effect when first spawned.
• Fixed Texture Packs having a placeholder icon on the Pack Validation screen on Android devices.
• Players constantly teleported with now behaves more consistently.