Bedrock Edition beta 1.9.0.2

**Beta 1.9.0.2** is the second beta version for Bedrock Edition 1.9.0, released on November 28, 2018, which adds 9 new blocks.

## Additions

### Blocks

Barrel, bell, blast furnace, cartography table, fletching table, grindstone, smithing table, and smoker
* Currently have no functionality.
* Only available through Experimental Gameplay.

Lanterns
* Act as a new light source.
* Emit a light level of 15.
* Can only be obtained in the Creative inventory with Experimental Gameplay enabled.

### Command format

Functions
* Can now be run every tick creating an update loop.

Gamerules
* The number of commands run through functions can now be limited with a new gamerule (defaults to 10,000) to limit performance issues.

Tags
* Custom tags can be applied to entities and players to create more flexible selector groupings.
* Added `has_tag` filter in components to allow checks to see if an entity has a specified tag.
* Autocomplete can be used for tags.

### General

Pause menu
* Added a new "feedback" button.
	+ Shows links to the Minecraft feedback site, Mojira bug tracker, and Mojang support.
* "How to Play" button is now visible from the in-game settings menu.

Other
* Added unused textures for "fish barrel" blocks.

## Changes

### Blocks

Cauldrons
* Can now be used to hold lava.

Signs
* Changed the default sign text color back to black.
* Sign variants are now grouped in their own inventory category.

### Mobs

Pillagers
* Now have the crossbow animations and sounds.

Passive mobs
* Now randomly enter love mode.

### General

Multiplayer
* Players can now join and play games with a minor version mismatch. (MCPE-38945)

## Fixes

* Shulker boxes in item frames no longer cause the game to crash.
* Fixed an issue with wrong items showing in partnered server stores.
* Corrected the head size of baby zombies.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when pistons pushed blocks.
* Fixed a crash that could happen when suspending and resuming the game.
* Improved the error messages that previously stated the player didn't have a license for the game.
* Fixed the positioning of the snow golem's arms.
* Pandas now stop eating when set on fire.
* Fixed a crash that occurred when resuming the game on Android.
* Fixed mouse selection issues when clicking items or text boxes. (MCPE-39283)
* Fixed an issue with end gateway portals which could generate too closely, preventing travel back to the main island.
* Slimes will once again spawn in slime chunks as expected. (MCPE-38388)
* Endermen now make the scream sound when angered. (MCPE-26719)
* Phantoms now drop membranes correctly if killed with a Fire Aspect sword. (MCPE-38493)
* Auto-jump now works when trying to walk through scaffolding. (MCPE-38342)
* Scaffolding can now be placed on glass.
* More blocks can be placed on scaffolding including mob heads and flower pots. (MCPE-38942)
* Horizontal flowing water will no longer turn into bubble columns over soul sand.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when removing Gear VR headset during gameplay.
* Fixed a crash that occasionally happens when resuming the game.
* Fixed leg geometry for one-legged characters in various skin packs.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly signing in and out of Xbox Live.
* Dragon's breath can now be quickly collected reliably in multiplayer games. (MCPE-37815)
* Pandas now panic when set on fire.
* Animations and sounds can now be heard and seen when pillagers charge their crossbows. (MCPE-39095)
* Cobblestone stairs are generated in jungle temples and villages instead of stone. (MCPE-39102)
* Lit furnaces now show correctly when copied using `Ctrl` + Pickblock.
* Custom modal forms now support two lines again. (MCPE-38705)
* Special characters now display correctly when using the "`/say`" command.
* Touch controls now work correctly with scaffolding when using the 'swap jump and sneak' setting. (MCPE-38063)
* Particles produced by witches are now purple rather than black. (MCPE-30234)
* Slabs are no longer labeled "half slabs" in the creative inventory. (MCPE-32542)
* Scaffolding textures no longer z-fight with leaves. (MCPE-38375)
* Mobs in boats no longer shake when trying to turn to look at the player.
* Bubble columns no longer extend up above the surface of the water. (MCPE-39085)
* Fixed an issue with items being repeatedly dropped from the hotbar on touchscreen devices. (MCPE-15010)
* Breaking smooth stone no longer drops cobblestone. (MCPE-39164)
* Doors no longer drop as two items when broken. (MCPE-39165)
* Fixed the scaling of the Mojang splash screen when resuming a split screen game.
* Fixed ghast projectile firing animation.
* Commands from command blocks no longer extend to other dimensions (This fix won't affect existing command blocks). (MCPE-33892)
* Fixed a bug where the game could become unresponsive after being disconnected from a multiplayer game.
* Fixed a crash issue on Xbox One.
* Worlds no longer become stuck in offline mode after toggling the multiplayer option. (MCPE-39194)
* Slabs can be correctly placed on top of each other again after reloading the world. (MCPE-39067)
* Changing game mode and reloading a world no longer removes resource packs.
* Fixed the arm position for mobs in the Mutant Battle Arena marketplace pack.

## References

1. ↑ "Minecraft Beta - 1.9.0.2 (Xbox One/Windows 10/Android)" , November 28, 2018.