Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update arriving SOON!

We have been following the progress of the Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update since its inception, from the additional features that will be arriving with it to the full multiplayer experience that will be arriving with Minecraft Pocket Realms and even the delays. Now we finally have some good news for everyone, the update is on the way!

Mojang tries hard to release the Minecraft: Pocket Edition updates simultaneously onto both Android and iOS and over the past couple of days the developers working on Minecraft: Pocket Edition have been working on one final bug that was holding them back. That bug is now apparently squashed and as of a few moments ago (at the time of writing this) the iOS 0.7.0 update has been submitted to Apple for approval.
This means that the update is finally going to be arriving along with all of the features everyone has been patiently waiting to sink their teeth into.

So to summarize everything, the 0.7.0 update has been submitted to Apple for approval (usually takes 1-2 weeks but could be quicker). That means the Android version will be arriving pretty much as soon as Apple approves the iOS 0.7.0 update. Of course Mojang could be nice and release the Android update but either way, 0.7.0 will soon be a real thing.

Website Referenced: Johan's Twitter

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update delayed until mid-May

The much anticipated 0.7.0 update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition has been slightly delayed from getting pushed out onto Android and iOS. Well there is some slightly bad news today for all of you chomping at the bit to get this update as well as getting on Minecraft Realms with your own server or onto your friend's server.

Originally the update was slated for release by the end of April but was slightly pushed back to possibly being the first week of May if it didn't arrive by the end of April. Well there is an update regarding when 0.7.0 will be released and it looks like everyone will have to wait just a little bit longer. Johan posted an update on his Twitter account stating that the release of the update will most likely be mid-May now.

Why the delay? Because the developers working on the Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update "forgot a couple of things and have a couple of bugs to fix before release". Better to have a bug free update, especially with multiplayer servers heading our way, than one with bugs right? So everyone will have to wait a couple of weeks before the update is released.

Website Referenced: Johan's Twitter

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition v0.7.0 trailer and buckets news

So while everyone sits waiting patiently for the upcoming Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update to arrive which will introduce true multiplayer functionality to the game via Minecraft Realms, there is other features coming with the update, one possibly being the arrival of Buckets finally.

If you've been following our coverage of the upcoming update, then you should be well familiar with what is heading our way. Now you can add Buckets to that list although we have to state that it isn't 100% confirmed yet. The reason we say this is that it could be a joke Jeb was making as well referring to Bukkit. For those of you not in the Minecraftworld on PC, Bukkit is a type of server software people use to host Minecraft servers.


However, Buckets have been added to the official Minecraft: Pocket Edition update thread on the Minecraft Forums and so far that thread has never been wrong. So it looks like we will finally be getting the ability to use buckets soon. For those of you who keep asking, the update won't be arriving until late April at the earliest but most likely won't arrive until the first week of May 2013.

On a side note, Mojang has released a new Minecraft: Pocket Edition trailer finally as well which you can watch in the video above.

Website Referenced: Minecraft Forums

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition v0.7.0 more Mojang realms info

By now, if you play Minecraft: Pocket Edition on any sort of level and follow news regarding it, you should already know that true multiplayer will be arriving in the upcoming Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update. This multiplayer will initially be hosted by Mojang and will be called Minecraft Realms. People who want to have their own server can pay a month fee to have one through Mojang.

Right now the fee is somewhere in the $10-$15 range and will require anyone who wants to join a particular server to be whitelisted. Otherwise you won't be able to even see the server in the Minecraft Realms server list. At some point the software for this could be released so people can host their own servers elsewhere but if that happens, it won't be for a long time.

These are all details we already know from past articles we've posted. Now we have new details regarding Minecraft Realms which could very well mean big changes ahead for Minecraft: Pocket Edition if this comes to pass. Mojang has discussed, and is looking into, working on having Minecraft Realms be cross-platform compatible which means Minecraft: Pocket Edition players and normal Minecraft players could connect to the same Minecraft Realms server. The changes this will bring are huge in regards to Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

This means, if all goes well, that unlimited world rendering would in fact be available for Minecraft: Pocket Edition players who connect to servers through Minecraft Realms. It would make no sense to offer PC players a limited world generation due to Pocket Edition users connecting to the same server. This, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt as it is just our reasoning coming to this conclusion and nothing has been confirmed yet regarding unlimited world generation for Pocket Edition players on Minecraft Realms servers.

The topic of mods for servers was also touched on when Polygon was speaking to Carl Manneh, CEO and co-founder of Mojang. Eventually there will be a standardized API for people to create mods that will be uniformly compatible with all Minecraft Realms servers. Administrators of these servers will be able to pick and choose what mods they want, if they want any at all. Adding mods, should all of this go well, can be done to your server for free.

Manneh does mention, and this is something we already knew, that when Minecraft Realms launches it will start off small and roll out bigger with each phase of development, just like how Minecraft did. Right now Minecraft Realms is in a closed beta and the update will hopefully arrive by the end of April 2013. All of this hedges on everything going well of course but the idea that Mojang is discussing things like cross-platform compatibility for server between PC and Pocket Edition gamers, unified modding system and other features is very exciting.

Just keep in mind that a lot of these idea, if they come to pass at all, will most likely not be available during the initial launch phase and will likely arrive a bit down the road. Mods will most likely happen we think. As for cross-platform compatibility, let's just hope for the best for right now.

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 realms and private servers

As most Minecraft: Pocket Edition fans know, the 0.7.0 update that is on its way this April (if all goes well) will bring true multiplayer to the game. As we suspected in our previous coverage of the multiplayer functionality, it will be called Minecraft Realms.

While most of the new details apply to the upcoming Minecraft Realms in general, which will also be available for the PC version, what did come out of the details is the possible pricing of what a person will have to pay to have a Mojang hosted Minecraft server, or in this case, a Minecraft: Pocket Edition server. Right now Mojang is eying up a price point of somewhere around the $10-$15 per month mark for anyone who wants their own private Mojang hosted server.

Of course other details like if Minecraft: Pocket Edition servers on Minecraft Realms will come with unlimited terrain generation aren't yet known. A price point of $10-$15 isn't bad though at all.
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Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 - multiplayer realms

So everyone is waiting patiently for the upcoming 0.7.0 update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition to arrive because of one main feature that will come with this update: true multiplayer. This feature has been requested numerous time by almost everyone who plays this game and now we are finally going to be getting it. Of course if you missed our last article about the 0.7.0 update then you missed some important information regarding the upcoming multiplayer features.

Initially all servers will be hosted through Mojang and anyone wanting to run their own server will have to pay Mojang a monthly fee. Administrators will have commands available through a custom GUI in-game instead of having to memorize actual commands to type. Multiplayer servers will be accessible through Wifi at first with 3G/4G connectivity coming in a future update. Also the initial roll out of multiplayer will feature a few servers as a bit of a soft beta launch. After everything is tested, multiplayer will fully  launch in another update a couple of weeks after the beta launch.

As for actually accessing a server, players will have to be whitelisted regardless of what server they are trying to connect to. Each server will have their own whitelist that players will need to apply to get on. If you're not on a whitelist, that server won't show up on the server list in-game. You do not need a Minecraft PC account to be able to play on Minecraft: Pocket Edition servers but if you do have one, that name will appear when you log into servers. There will be nameplates as well and most likely skins will be available also.

So that is a somewhat quick rundown of what we know will be arriving with multiplayer for Minecraft: Pocket Edition when the 0.7.0 update is released. Johan Bernhardsson posted today on Twitter a quick look at what the realms list will probably look like, which you can see in the image above. As you can see in the image, the admin's name will be there as well as what type of server each one is. It looks like each server will also have 'details' that we can look at before joining.

It looks like multiplayer is coming along nicely for Minecraft: Pocket Edition and the 0.7.0 update is slated for release sometime in April 2013. We still don't know a few things regarding multiplayer yet such as whether or not there will be infinitely rendered worlds finally, if caves will be included and other content we all want. As more information comes to light, we will be sure to post an update. 

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.7.0 update, release date, multiplayer info NEWS

Well we finally have a bit more of a solid idea as to when 0.7.0 will arrive as well as a lot more details regarding the official multiplayer functionality that will arrive with this update. It isn't exactly what you may be thinking it will be.

Multiplayer isn't going to run like it does traditionally with the PC version of Minecraft in terms of hosting your own server, at least not at first. Initially players will need to get onto a whitelist to connect to the Mojang online servers that will be available for Minecraft: Pocket Edition. These online servers however will be available for people to set up for a fee should you want to run your own Minecraft: Pocket Edition server. In other words, home-based PC servers (or hosted servers through companies) won't be supported right away but if you want to host a server you will be able to through Mojang for a fee.

All of those servers will be whitelisted, as we just mentioned, so to connect to any of them you will need to apply to get on that whitelist and be accepted. For those of you looking to host a server, there will be no OP commands. Instead everything will be done through a UI through the game which is rather cool, especially if you don't want to memorize all the commands.

 

You do not need a PC Minecraft account to use the Minecraft: Pocket Edition multiplayer but if you do have one, you will be using the same name as is on that account. Also, there will be nameplates in multiplayer so you will actually know who is who.

When all of this arrives, it will be in the form of an Alpha version for Mojang to test out and make sure everything works. A full release of the multiplayer functionality will then arrive a few weeks later and the amount of servers online will continue to scale up.

So when will all of this arrive for Minecraft: Pocket Edition? Well Johan Bernhardsson also confirmed that the 0.7.0 update should arrive sometime in April 2013. So we really don't have too much longer to wait until we get full multiplayer and you all will be able to connect to our official Minecraft: Pocket Edition server and play with each other and us!

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition's future multiplayer functionality

We have a double shot of Minecraft: Pocket Edition news to go over this morning and the first chunk of news comes from one of the main developers working on Minecraft: Pocket Edition who goes by the name Johan Bernhardsson who just did a quick livestream on TwitchTV with Daniel Kaplan with both of them showing off some of the new features coming in the 0.6.0 update.
While we will get into the upcoming 0.6.0 update in our next article, there was some talking about the future 0.7.0 update which we have touched on a couple of times already recently. The main focus of conversation though regarding 0.7.0 was the multiplayer functionality that Mojang is currently working heavily on right now in order to bring a more true multiplayer experience to Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

Since this was the topic being discussed a bit during the livestream, some new details about the upcoming multiplayer functionality came out. First, the whole multiplayer experience will be coming in the 0.7.0 update. This was confirmed this morning during the livestream. There isn't a date for the 0.7.0 update, but multiplayer is confirmed for it.

Initially it looks like multiplayer with run through WiFi only at first although 3G/4G support is also in the
works. When it comes to actually playing in multiplayer, items and creations will be saved when you leave the game since everything will be server-side saved. However, details on how servers will work haven't been released yet and it won't really be anything like how the PC version of the game works in regards to multiplayer servers.

One other items touched on regarding multiplayer is player skins. Right now we can technically change skins through modding the game. Multiplayer will, however, support skins natively. Details on how to change skins haven't been released yet either unfortunately. On the bright side of things though, we will know a lot more next week as Johan and Daniel plan to show off multiplayer in another livestream.
A few other features coming in the 0.7.0 update that the two developers touched on was the addition of the options menu being accessible while in-game instead of having to leave your world and head back to the main menu to adjust your settings. Also 'smooth lighting' will be added as an experimental option people can play around with as well in 0.7.0.

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition News - Online Multiplayer in development, next update will be 0.5.1

There have been some tidbits of information about Minecraft: Pocket Edition regarding future features and updates from one the main developers on the project, Johan Bernhardsson. While we have news on the next update that will arrive for Minecraft: Pocket Edition and what it will come with, what we are really excited about is what Johan has been working on aside from the next update.

Before we dive into what we are really excited about, let us touch on the next Minecraft: Pocket Edition update and what will be coming with it. The next version will be a small update and now a major version update, being labeled as version 0.5.1. This update will feature some bug fixes that are needed. As for new items and features, Johan has pretty much confirmed that Signs will be added to the game in the 0.5.1 update. However, coding in the current 0.5.0 version we are playing right now shows a few other new items that could very well make it into the 0.5.1 update that are not currently available: Cobwebs and Leather. Of course there are also plenty of rumors regarding what the 0.5.1 update could also come with.

Early armor interface screenshot

So what can we expect after the 0.5.1 update? Well it seems Aron Neiminen, another developer for Minecraft: Pocket Edition is working on the entire armor feature including the GUI for it, according to a recent tweet from him. If all goes well we will see armor arrive in Minecraft: Pocket Edition in the 0.6.0 update according to Aron. If you think that is good news, wait till you read the next bit we have to share with you.

Right now Mojang is working on bringing online multiplayer to Minecraft: Pocket Edition in a future update. In fact they seem to already have to working in an early build. Apparently this early build for online multiplayer seems to work decently well already although Johan, who happens to be working on it, has stated that there is plenty of work still to do on it. That means it could still be a couple of updates away at least depending on how things go. Still, the fact that they are working on it is an extremely positive sign as this has to be one of the most requested features for the game since its launch.

This brigs up the inevitable question regarding player hosted servers and if there will also be software which will allow us to host our own online servers, just like normal Minecraft. It would seem likely that this would come true but you never know until more information is released. Either way, all of the Minecraft:  Pocket Edition players out there have plenty of goodies to look forward to in the near future.
As for a release time frame for the Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.5.1 update's arrival, right now it is slated for some time around the end of January or beginning of February 2013.

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