Minecraft

Minecraft: Pocket Edition (also called Minecraft PE or MC:PE) is a version of Minecraft created for mobile devices. The current version of Minecraft Pocket Edition is Update 0.15.0.

Release
Minecraft: Pocket Edition was released on the following dates for various devices:
 * Xperia PLAY- August 16, 2011
 * Android- October 7, 2011
 * iOS- November 17, 2011
 * Amazon Fire TV- April 4, 2014
 * Windows Phone Store- December 10, 2014

Editions for Hololens have also been announced.

Versions

 * iOS 8+: Update 0.15.0
 * Android 2.3+ Update 0.15.0
 * Google Play: Update 0.15.0
 * Samsung apps: Update 0.15.0


 * Amazon appstore (Fire OS): Update 0.14.3


 * Windows Phone 8.1+: Update 0.15.0
 * Windows 10 Store: Update  0.15.0

Diversity
Where as the PC version is written in Java, PE has been ported to C++ to function on mobile processors. Even though Android can support Java, since iOS is incapable of supporting Java, C++ is used for cross-platform compatibility.

Pocket Edition developers have tried to make the game diverse from PC, with the following features:
 * Aside from Infinite and Flat world types, there is an "Old" world type, featuring a finite area of 256x256 blocks with a barrier of Invisible Bedrock. Low-end supported devices have Infinite worlds generation disabled by default, but it can be re-enabled in the game options under the "Experimental" tab.
 * The Invisible Bedrock barrier can be walked on, due to the 128-block world height limit, which also doesn't allow for blocks to be placed on it.
 * Biomes that exceed the 128-block height limit are shrunk to fit.
 * The Far Lands and Stripe Lands are present.
 * Fallen Trees are present.
 * Huge Mushrooms can be up to 13 blocks tall.
 * Wooden Plank bridges replacing Grass Paths roads over bodies of Water.
 * Village houses have brown Carpet tables, instead of Pressure plate tables.
 * The graphics are more vibrant and smoother than in PC, such as an improved burning animation for entities.
 * Shadows on entities move depending on the position of the sun.
 * Sheeps' color around its face and patches when sheared correspond its Wool color.
 * Sugar Cane can be grown with Bone Meal.
 * Pistons have a broader "neck".
 * Enchantment Tables have block luminosity.
 * Snow layers are affected by gravity.
 * In snowy Biomes, leaves appear frosted with Snow when it is snowing.
 * Slime Blocks can naturally spawn in Swamp Biomes. (Very rare)
 * Item Frames are blocks, not entities.
 * Cauldrons can be filled with Potions. Water inside it can be dyed and this dyed Water can dye Leather Armor.
 * Trees grow faster.
 * Monster Spawners are available in Creative mode, and what it spawns can be changed with a Spawn Egg.

Reception
Minecraft Pocket Edition has received critically favorable reviews, earning a 4 out of 5 on PCmag and a 7.5 out of 10 on IGN. It remains #1 for top paid apps on the App Store and is #17 for most grossing app overall.

Trivia
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 * Amazon Fire TV is the first system to allow controller support with Minecraft Pocket Edition.