The Boss Update is the name for Minecraft: Pocket Edition version Alpha v0.16.0, an update that was released on October 21, 2016.^[1] The iOS version was released a few days later on October 25, 2016.^[2]

The official name for the update, the Boss Update, was revealed on August 29, 2016 in a blog post on the Mojang website.^[3]

Notable features

Additions

• Lots of settings changes.
• Add-ons.
• Commands.
• Ocean monuments.
• 4 new blocks:
  • Sea lantern, Prismarine, Wet sponge, and Beacons.
• 6 new items:
  • Prismarine crystals, Prismarine shards, the Nether star, and the Potion/Splash Potion/Arrow of Decay.
• 3 new mobs:
  • Guardian, Elder Guardian, and Wither.

Changes

• Added sounds for various items, blocks, and mobs.

Further revisions

• Alpha v0.16.1 fixed some bugs and crashes from Alpha v0.16.0.
• Alpha v0.16.2 fixed some bugs from Alpha v0.16.1, and also added the Cartoon texture pack.

Gallery

• 
  Image for the Boss Update released by Mojang

References

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition versions
Versions	Alpha Demo
Development cycle	Alpha (2011–16) Full Release (2016–present) Bedrock Edition (2017–present)
Asset updates	Texture Update (2019)
Alpha Version history Development versions Pre-release Demo 0.1 v0.1.0 Demo v0.1.1 Demo j j Demo v0.1.2 j j Demo Demo v0.1.3 j Demo j Demo 0.2 v0.2.0 j j Demo Demo v0.2.1 j j Demo 2 Demo v0.2.2 0.3 v0.3.0 v0.3.2 j v0.3.3 j 0.4 v0.4.0 j rev 2 rev 3 0.5 v0.5.0 j 0.6 v0.6.0 v0.6.1 0.7 v0.7.0 v0.6.2 v0.7.1 v0.7.2 v0.7.3 v0.7.4 v0.7.5 v0.7.6 0.8 v0.8.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 build 8 v0.8.1 v0.8.2 0.9 v0.9.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 build 8 build 9 (RC1) build 10 (RC2) build 11 (RC3) build 12 (RC4) v0.9.1 v0.9.2 v0.9.3 v0.9.4 v0.9.5 0.10 v0.10.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 build 8 build 9 v0.10.1 v0.10.2 v0.10.3 v0.10.4 v0.10.5 0.11 v0.11.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 build 8 build 9 build 10 build 11 build 12 build 13 build 14 (RC) v0.11.1 v0.11.2 0.12 v0.12.0 v0.12.0.1 v0.12.1 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 build 8 build 9 build 10 build 11 build 12 build 13 v0.12.2 v0.12.3 0.13 v0.13.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 v0.13.1 v0.13.2 0.14 Overworld Update v0.14.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 build 6 build 7 v0.14.1 v0.14.2 v0.14.3 0.15 Friendly Update v0.15.0 Realms build 1 build 2 build 4 build 1 build 2 build 3 v0.15.1 build 1 v0.15.2 v0.15.3 v0.15.4 v0.15.5 v0.15.6 v0.15.7 v0.15.8 v0.15.9 v0.15.10 0.16 Boss Update v0.16.0 build 1 build 2 build 3 build 4 build 5 v0.16.1 v0.16.2
Full Release Version history Development versions 1.0 Ender Update 1.0.0 alpha 0.17.0.1 alpha 0.17.0.2 alpha 1.0.0.0 alpha 1.0.0.1 alpha 1.0.0.2 alpha 1.0.0.7 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 alpha 1.0.3.0 1.0.4 alpha 1.0.4.0 alpha 1.0.4.1 1.0.5 alpha 1.0.5.0 alpha 1.0.5.3 alpha 1.0.5.11 1.0.6 alpha 1.0.6.0 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.0.9 1.1 Discovery Update 1.1.0 alpha 1.1.0.0 alpha 1.1.0.1 alpha 1.1.0.3 alpha 1.1.0.4 alpha 1.1.0.5 alpha 1.1.0.8 alpha 1.1.0.9 1.1.1 alpha 1.1.1.0 alpha 1.1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 alpha 1.1.3.0 alpha 1.1.3.1 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.7
Bedrock Edition (1.2.x – 1.9.x) Version history Development versions 1.2 Better Together Update 1.2.0 beta 1.2.0.2 beta 1.2.0.7 beta 1.2.0.9 beta 1.2.0.11 beta 1.2.0.15 beta 1.2.0.18 beta 1.2.0.22 beta 1.2.0.25 beta 1.2.0.31 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 beta 1.2.3.3 1.2.5 beta 1.2.5.0 beta 1.2.5.12 beta 1.2.5.15 1.2.6 beta 1.2.6.2 1.2.6.1 1.2.7 1.2.8 1.2.9 1.2.10 beta 1.2.10.1 1.2.11 1.2.13 beta 1.2.13.5 beta 1.2.13.6 1.2.14 1.2.15 1.2.16 1.4 Update Aquatic (Phase One) 1.4.0 beta 1.2.13.8 beta 1.2.13.10 beta 1.2.13.11 beta 1.2.13.12 beta 1.2.14.2 beta 1.2.14.3 beta 1.2.20.1 beta 1.2.20.2 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.5 Update Aquatic (Phase Two) 1.5.0 beta 1.5.0.0 beta 1.5.0.1 beta 1.5.0.4 beta 1.5.0.7 beta 1.5.0.10 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 1.6 (Guide) 1.6.0 beta 1.6.0.1 beta 1.6.0.5 beta 1.6.0.6 beta 1.6.0.8 beta 1.6.0.30 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7 (Guide) 1.7.0 beta 1.7.0.2 beta 1.7.0.3 beta 1.7.0.5 beta 1.7.0.7 beta 1.7.0.9 1.7.1 1.8 (Guide) 1.8.0 beta 1.8.0.8 beta 1.8.0.10 beta 1.8.0.11 beta 1.8.0.13 beta 1.8.0.14 1.8.1 1.9 (Guide) 1.9.0 beta 1.9.0.0 beta 1.9.0.2 beta 1.9.0.3 beta 1.9.0.5
Bedrock Edition (1.10.x – 1.19.x) Version history Development versions 1.10 Texture Update (Guide) 1.10.0 beta 1.10.0.3 beta 1.10.0.4 1.10.1 1.11 Village & Pillage (Guide) 1.11.0 beta 1.11.0.1 beta 1.11.0.3 beta 1.11.0.4 beta 1.11.0.5 beta 1.11.0.7 beta 1.11.0.8 beta 1.11.0.9 beta 1.11.0.10 1.11.1 1.11.2 1.11.3 1.11.4 1.12 (Guide) 1.12.0 beta 1.12.0.2 beta 1.12.0.3 beta 1.12.0.4 beta 1.12.0.6 beta 1.12.0.9 beta 1.12.0.10 beta 1.12.0.11 beta 1.12.0.12 beta 1.12.0.13 beta 1.12.0.14 1.12.1 1.13 (Guide) 1.13.0 beta 1.13.0.1 beta 1.13.0.2 beta 1.13.0.3 beta 1.13.0.4 beta 1.13.0.5 beta 1.13.0.6 beta 1.13.0.9 beta 1.13.0.13 beta 1.13.0.15 beta 1.13.0.16 beta 1.13.0.17 beta 1.13.0.18 1.13.1 1.13.2 1.13.3 1.14 Buzzy Bees (Guide) 1.14.0 beta 1.14.0.1 beta 1.14.0.2 beta 1.14.0.3 beta 1.14.0.4 beta 1.14.0.5 beta 1.14.0.6 1.14.0.12 1.14.1 beta 1.14.0.50 beta 1.14.0.51 beta 1.14.0.52 beta 1.14.1.2 beta 1.14.1.3 1.14.20 beta 1.14.2.50 beta 1.14.2.51 beta 1.14.25.1 1.14.21 1.14.30 beta 1.14.30.51 1.14.41 1.14.60 1.16 Nether Update (Guide) 1.16.0 beta 1.15.0.51 beta 1.15.0.53 beta 1.15.0.54 beta 1.15.0.55 beta 1.15.0.56 beta 1.16.0.51 beta 1.16.0.52 beta 1.16.0.53 beta 1.16.0.54 beta 1.16.0.55 beta 1.16.0.57 beta 1.16.0.58 beta 1.16.0.59 beta 1.16.0.60 beta 1.16.0.61 beta 1.16.0.63 beta 1.16.0.64 beta 1.16.0.65 beta 1.16.0.66 beta 1.16.0.67 beta 1.16.0.68 1.16.1 1.16.1.03 1.16.1.04 1.16.10 1.16.20 beta 1.16.20.50 beta 1.16.20.51 beta 1.16.20.52 beta 1.16.20.53 beta 1.16.20.54 1.16.21 1.16.40 1.16.42 1.16.50 1.16.60 1.16.61 1.16.100 beta 1.16.100.50 beta 1.16.100.51 beta 1.16.100.52 beta 1.16.100.53 beta 1.16.100.54 beta 1.16.100.55 beta 1.16.100.56 beta 1.16.100.57 beta 1.16.100.58 beta 1.16.100.59 beta 1.16.100.60 1.16.101 1.16.200 RTX Beta beta 1.15.0.8 beta 1.15.0.9 beta 1.15.0.11 beta 1.16.30.52 beta 1.16.30.53 beta 1.16.30.56 beta 1.16.30.57 beta 1.16.200.50 beta 1.16.200.51 beta 1.16.200.52 beta 1.16.200.53 beta 1.16.200.54 beta 1.16.200.55 beta 1.16.200.56 beta 1.16.200.57 1.16.201 1.16.210 beta 1.16.210.50 beta 1.16.210.51 beta 1.16.210.53 beta 1.16.210.54 beta 1.16.210.55 beta 1.16.210.56 beta 1.16.210.57 beta 1.16.210.58 beta 1.16.210.59 beta 1.16.210.60 beta 1.16.210.61 1.16.220 beta 1.16.220.50 beta 1.16.220.51 beta 1.16.220.52 1.16.221 1.17 Caves & Cliffs: Part I (Guide) 1.17.0 beta 1.16.230.50 beta 1.16.230.52 beta 1.16.230.54 beta 1.16.230.56 beta 1.17.0.50 beta 1.17.0.52 beta 1.17.0.54 beta 1.17.0.56 beta 1.17.0.58 1.17.1 1.17.2 1.17.10 beta 1.17.10.20 beta 1.17.10.21 beta 1.17.10.22 beta 1.17.10.23 1.17.11 1.17.30 beta 1.17.20.20 beta 1.17.20.21 beta 1.17.20.22 beta 1.17.20.23 beta 1.17.30.20 beta 1.17.30.21 beta 1.17.30.22 beta 1.17.30.23 beta 1.17.30.24 beta 1.17.30.25 1.17.32 1.17.33 1.17.34 1.17.40 beta 1.17.40.20 beta 1.17.40.21 beta 1.17.40.23 1.17.41 1.18 Caves & Cliffs: Part II (Guide) 1.18.0 beta 1.18.0.20 beta 1.18.0.21 beta 1.18.0.22 beta 1.18.0.23 beta 1.18.0.24 beta 1.18.0.25* beta 1.18.0.27 1.18.1 1.18.2 1.18.10 beta 1.18.10.20 beta 1.18.10.21 beta 1.18.10.22 beta 1.18.10.24 beta 1.18.10.26 beta 1.18.10.27 beta 1.18.10.28 1.18.11 1.18.12 1.18.30 beta 1.18.20.21 beta 1.18.20.23 beta 1.18.20.25 beta 1.18.20.27 beta 1.18.20.29 beta 1.18.30.20 beta 1.18.30.22 beta 1.18.30.26 beta 1.18.30.28 beta 1.18.30.30 beta 1.18.30.32 1.18.31 1.18.32 1.18.33 1.19 The Wild Update (Guide) 1.19.0 beta 1.19.0.20 beta 1.19.0.24 beta 1.19.0.26 beta 1.19.0.28 beta 1.19.0.30 beta 1.19.0.32 beta 1.19.0.34 Preview 1.19.0.68 1.19.2 1.19.10 beta 1.19.10.20 beta 1.19.10.21 beta 1.19.10.22 beta 1.19.10.23 beta 1.19.10.24 1.19.11 1.19.20 beta 1.19.20.20 beta 1.19.20.22 beta 1.19.20.23 beta 1.19.20.24 1.19.21 1.19.22 1.19.30 beta 1.19.30.20 beta 1.19.30.21 beta 1.19.30.22 beta 1.19.30.23 Preview 1.19.30.24 beta 1.19.30.25 1.19.31 1.19.40 beta 1.19.40.20 beta 1.19.40.21 beta 1.19.40.22 beta 1.19.40.23 beta 1.19.40.24 1.19.41 1.19.50 beta 1.19.50.20 beta 1.19.50.21 beta 1.19.50.22 beta 1.19.50.23 beta 1.19.50.24 beta 1.19.50.25 1.19.51 1.19.60 beta 1.19.60.20 beta 1.19.60.22 beta 1.19.60.23 beta 1.19.60.24 beta 1.19.60.25 beta 1.19.60.26 beta 1.19.60.27 1.19.62 1.19.63 1.19.70 beta 1.19.70.20 beta 1.19.70.21 beta 1.19.70.22 beta 1.19.70.23 beta 1.19.70.24 beta 1.19.70.26 1.19.71 1.19.72 1.19.73 1.19.80 beta 1.19.80.20 beta 1.19.80.21 beta 1.19.80.22 beta 1.19.80.23 beta 1.19.80.24 1.19.81 1.19.83
Bedrock Edition (1.20.x – 1.21.x) Trails & Tales (Guide) 1.20.0 beta 1.20.0.20 beta 1.20.0.21 beta 1.20.0.22 beta 1.20.0.23 beta 1.20.0.24 beta 1.20.0.25 1.20.1 1.20.10 beta 1.20.10.20 beta 1.20.10.21 beta 1.20.10.23 beta 1.20.10.24 beta 1.20.10.25 1.20.12 1.20.13 1.20.14 1.20.15 1.20.30 beta 1.20.20.20 beta 1.20.20.21 beta 1.20.20.22 beta 1.20.20.23 beta 1.20.30.20 beta 1.20.30.21 beta 1.20.30.22 beta 1.20.30.23 beta 1.20.30.24 beta 1.20.30.25 1.20.31 1.20.32 1.20.40 beta 1.20.40.20 beta 1.20.40.21 beta 1.20.40.22 1.20.41 Bats and Pots (Guide) 1.20.50 beta 1.20.50.20 beta 1.20.50.21 beta 1.20.50.22 beta 1.20.50.23 beta 1.20.50.24 1.20.51 1.20.60 beta 1.20.60.20 beta 1.20.60.21 beta 1.20.60.22 beta 1.20.60.23 beta 1.20.60.24 beta 1.20.60.25 beta 1.20.60.26 1.20.62 1.20.70 beta 1.20.70.20 beta 1.20.70.21 beta 1.20.70.22 beta 1.20.70.24 beta 1.20.70.25 1.20.71 1.20.72 1.20.73 Armored Paws (Guide) 1.20.80 beta 1.20.80.20 beta 1.20.80.21 beta 1.20.80.22 beta 1.20.80.23 beta 1.20.80.24 1.20.81 Tricky Trials (Guide) 1.21.0 beta 1.21.0.20 beta 1.21.0.21 beta 1.21.0.22 beta 1.21.0.23 beta 1.21.0.24 beta 1.21.0.25 beta 1.21.0.26 1.21.1 1.21.2 1.21.3 1.21.20 beta 1.21.10.20 beta 1.21.10.21 beta 1.21.10.22 beta 1.21.10.23 beta 1.21.10.24 beta 1.21.20.21 beta 1.21.20.22 beta 1.21.20.23 beta 1.21.20.24 1.21.21 1.21.22 1.21.23 1.21.30 beta 1.21.30.21 beta 1.21.30.22 beta 1.21.30.23 beta 1.21.30.24 beta 1.21.30.25 1.21.31* Bundles of Bravery (Guide) 1.21.40 beta 1.21.40.20 beta 1.21.40.21 beta 1.21.40.22 beta 1.21.40.23 beta 1.21.40.25 1.21.41 1.21.42 1.21.43 1.21.44 The Garden Awakens (Guide) 1.21.50 beta 1.21.50.20* beta 1.21.50.24 beta 1.21.50.25 beta 1.21.50.26 beta 1.21.50.28 beta 1.21.50.29 beta 1.21.50.30 1.21.51 1.21.60 beta 1.21.60.21 beta 1.21.60.23 beta 1.21.60.24 beta 1.21.60.25 beta 1.21.60.27 beta 1.21.60.28 1.21.61 1.21.62 Spring to Life (Guide) 1.21.70 beta 1.21.70.20 beta 1.21.70.22 beta 1.21.70.23 beta 1.21.70.24 beta 1.21.70.25 beta 1.21.70.26 1.21.71 1.21.72 1.21.73 1.21.80 beta 1.21.80.20 beta 1.21.80.21 beta 1.21.80.22 beta 1.21.80.25 beta 1.21.80.27 beta 1.21.80.28 1.21.81 1.21.82 1.21.84 Chase the Skies (Guide) 1.21.90 beta 1.21.90.20 beta 1.21.90.21 beta 1.21.90.23 beta 1.21.90.25 beta 1.21.90.26 beta 1.21.90.27 beta 1.21.90.28 1.21.91 1.21.92 1.21.93 1.21.94 1.21.100 beta 1.21.100.20 beta 1.21.100.21 beta 1.21.100.22 beta 1.21.100.23 beta 1.21.100.24 1.21.101 The Copper Age (Guide) 1.21.111 beta 1.21.110.20 beta 1.21.110.22 beta 1.21.110.23 beta 1.21.110.24 beta 1.21.110.25 beta 1.21.110.26 1.21.112 1.21.113 1.21.114 1.21.120 beta 1.21.120.20 beta 1.21.120.21 beta 1.21.120.22 beta 1.21.120.23 beta 1.21.120.24 beta 1.21.120.25 1.21.121 1.21.122 1.21.123 1.21.124 Mounts of Mayhem (Guide) 1.21.130 beta 1.21.130.20 beta 1.21.130.22 beta 1.21.130.24 beta 1.21.130.25 beta 1.21.130.26 beta 1.21.130.27 beta 1.21.130.28 1.21.131 1.21.132 26.0 beta 26.0.23 beta 26.0.24 beta 26.0.25 beta 26.0.26 beta 26.0.27 beta 26.0.28 beta 26.0.29 26.1 26.2 26.3
Bedrock Edition (2026-present) Version history Development versions Tiny Takeover (Guide) 26.10 beta 26.10.20 beta 26.10.21 beta 26.10.23 beta 26.10.24 beta 26.10.25 beta 26.10.26 beta 26.10.27 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.20 beta 26.20.20 beta 26.20.21 beta 26.20.22 Preview 26.20.23 beta 26.20.24 beta 26.20.26 beta 26.20.27 beta 26.20.28 26.21 26.22 26.23 Chaos Cubed (Guide) 26.30‌[upcoming] beta 26.30.20 beta 26.30.25 Preview 26.30.26 beta 26.30.27 beta 26.30.28 beta 26.30.29 beta 26.30.31 beta 26.30.32 26.40‌[upcoming] beta 26.40.20 Third Drop 2026 (Guide) 26.50‌[upcoming]