{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/0.4.0}}
{{Infobox version | title = v0.4.0 alpha | vernum = 0.4.0 | edition = Pocket Edition | image = Pocket Edition v0.4.0 alpha in game.png | image2 = Pocket Edition v0.4.0 alpha.png | type = | date = '''Android, iOS''' - September 6, 2012https://web.archive.org/web/20120908010754/http://itunes.apple.com:80/us/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/id479516143?mt=8&v0=WWW-NAUS-ITSTOP100&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
'''Fire''' - September 13, 2012http://web.archive.org/web/20120917172634/http://www.amazon.com/Mojang-Minecraft-Pocket-Edition/dp/B00992CF6W | clientdl = [https://archive.org/download/MCPEAlpha/PE-a0.4.0.apk Original] [https://archive.org/download/MCPEAlpha/PE-a0.4.0j.apk J-version] | prevparent = v0.3.0 alpha | prev = v0.3.3 alpha | next = v0.4.0 alpha rev 2 | nextparent = v0.5.0 alpha }}
{{relevant guide|Bedrock Edition guides/0.4.0}}
'''v0.4.0 alpha''' is a major update to ''[[Minecraft: Pocket Edition]]'' that was released on September 6 and 13, 2012. It adds notable features such as [[bed]]s, [[trapdoor]]s, [[creeper]]s, new [[food]], and [[farming]] items, as well as other changes and fixes.{{citation|url=https://www.mojang.com/2012/09/minecraft-pocket-edition-0-4-0-is-out/|title=Minecraft — Pocket Edition 0.4.0 is OUT!|website=Mojang|date=September 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925205525/https://www.mojang.com/2012/09/minecraft-pocket-edition-0-4-0-is-out/}} This update is also the first public release for Amazon's Fire devices. == Additions == {{Additions table |Red Bed BE |Oak Trapdoor |Stone Bricks |Flint and Steel |Wooden Hoe |Stone Hoe |Iron Hoe |Golden Hoe |Diamond Hoe |Apple |Bread |Mushroom Stew |Raw Beef |Steak |Raw Chicken |Cooked Chicken |Raw Porkchop |Cooked Porkchop |Wheat Seeds |Egg }} === Blocks === ;[[File:Red Bed (N) JE1.png|width=32x32]][[Bed]]s * Used to skip the [[Daylight cycle|night]] and set the player's spawn point. ;[[File:Oak Trapdoor (D) JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Trapdoor]]s * Used as a 1×1 barrier that can be opened by hand. ;[[File:Stone Bricks JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Stone bricks]] * Only available in Survival mode. ;[[File:Grass BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Grass]] * Is currently unobtainable. === Items === ;[[File:Flint and Steel JE3 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Flint and steel]] * Used to ignite TNT. ;[[File:Wooden Hoe JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[File:Stone Hoe JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[File:Iron Hoe JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[File:Golden Hoe JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[File:Diamond Hoe JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Hoe]]s * Used to till dirt and grass blocks into farmland. ;Food-related items * [[File:Apple JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Apple]]s * [[File:Bread JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Bread]] * [[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Mushroom stew]] * [[File:Raw Beef JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Raw beef]] * [[File:Steak JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Steak]] * [[File:Raw Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Raw chicken]] * [[File:Cooked Chicken JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Cooked chicken]] * [[File:Raw Porkchop JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Raw porkchop]] * [[File:Cooked Porkchop JE2 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Cooked porkchop]] * [[File:Wheat Seeds JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Wheat seeds]] ;[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Egg]]s * Used as a throwable entity. * Is currently unobtainable. === Gameplay === ;[[Difficulty]] * Peaceful difficulty option for [[Survival]] that has automatic health regeneration and doesn't spawn [[monsters]]. === General === * Added crafting recipes for some blocks: **[[TNT]] ** [[Chest]]s ** [[Wool]] == Changes == === Blocks === ;[[File:Chest (S) BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Chest]]s * Can now be crafted with eight wooden planks. * Are now functional in Survival mode, and are able to store other items and blocks in them. ;[[Farmland]] * Changed texture from [[File:Farmland BE2.png|32px]] to [[File:Farmland JE3 BE3.png|32px]]. ;[[Fence gate]] * Changed texture from [[File:Oak Fence Gate BE1.png|32px]] to [[File:Oak Fence Gate JE2.png|32px]]. === Items === ;[[File:Snowball (inventory) BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Snowball]]s * Can now be thrown. ;[[File:Gunpowder JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Gunpowder]] * Can now be used to craft TNT. ;[[File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Wheat]] * Now obtainable via [[farming]] * Can be used to craft [[bread]]. ;[[File:Red Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Rose red]] * {{Version exclusive}}: is now obtainable by smelting [[red mushroom]]s. * Can now be crafted into red [[wool]]. ;[[File:Orange Dye (inventory) BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Orange dye]] * Can now be crafted with rose red and [[dandelion yellow]]. * Can now be crafted into orange wool. ;[[File:Lime Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Lime dye]] * Can now be crafted with cactus green and [[bone meal]]. * Can now be crafted into lime wool. ;[[File:Green Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Cactus green]] * Can now be crafted into green wool. ;[[File:Cyan Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Cyan dye]] * Can now be crafted with cactus green and [[lapis lazuli]]. * Can now be crafted into cyan wool. ;[[File:Light Blue Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Light blue dye]] * Can now be crafted with bone meal and lapis lazuli. * Can now be crafted into light blue wool. ;[[File:Purple Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Purple dye]] * Can now be crafted with rose red and lapis lazuli. * Can now be crafted into purple wool. ;[[File:Magenta Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Magenta dye]] * Can now be crafted with two rose red, lapis lazuli, and bone meal. * Can now be crafted into magenta wool. ;[[File:Pink Dye JE1 BE1.png|width=32x32]][[Pink dye]] * Can now be crafted with rose red and bone meal. * Can now be crafted into pink wool. === Mobs === * Limited the total number of any given [[mob]] type. * Animal spawning (being worked on){{info needed}} ;[[File:Zombie JE2 BE1.png|width=56x56]][[Zombie]]s * Now has a chance to drop a [[feather]] on death. ;[[File:Creeper JE3 BE1.png|width=53x53]][[Creeper]]s * Now spawn naturally. === World generation === ; [[File:Oak BE6.png|width=64x64]][[Oak tree]]s * Now generate with oak logs instead of spruce logs. === Gameplay === * Increased the length of the [[daylight cycle]] from 14,400 ticks (12 minutes) to 19,200 ticks (16 minutes). * When using an item, the player’s movement speed is decreased. * All targetable blocks are now instantly mineable in Creative mode. ** Bedrock is also breakable, allowing for access to the [[void]] without external editing. ; [[Creative inventory]] * Additions: ** [[Moss stone]] ** [[Log|Oak wood]] ** [[Redstone ore]] ** [[White wool]] ** [[Trapdoor]] ** [[Bed]] ** [[Chest]] ** [[TNT]] (Android only)https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-17 ** [[Wheat seeds]] ** [[Bone meal]] ** [[Iron hoe]] ** [[Iron sword]] * Removals: ** [[Stone shovel]] ** [[Stone pickaxe]] ** [[Stone axe]] ** [[Shears]] ** [[Stone sword]] === General === * The game no longer attempts to verify the player's license, allowing devices that do not own ''Minecraft'' in their respective app store to play the game. == Fixes == '''15 bugs fixed''' * Monsters could spawn indoors. * Added fall damage for clients. * Players could hit each other far away. * Incorrect [[bow]] rendering in third person view. * Missing particles after critical [[arrow]]s * [[Stairs]] reverted to their basic blocks when destroyed * Drawing the bow could destroy certain blocks ([[flower]]s, [[torch]]es), or interact with blocks. * The game crashes if the player is killed while having charging a bow. * Connecting players could die in Creative mode. * Spruce leaves sometimes use the [[crafting table]] texture on all sides when dropped as an item or held in the player's hand. * Wrong crafting table size for Xperia Play * Bow doesn't take damage when used. * Non-dark brown [[tree]] trunks are now added back to the game (you may need to start a new world as host). * Destroying a [[door]] could leave half a door. * Spider death sound was missing on iOS. == Internal version == The internal version is 0.4.0(4005), and has a size of 5.32 MB. == J-version == [[File:Pocket Edition v0.4.0j alpha.png|thumb|The title screen of ''Pocket Edition'' a0.4.0j]] v0.4.0j alpha{{bug|MCPE-19}} was released on Google Play on an unknown release date. The internal version is 0.4.0(4000), and the size is 2.16 MB. == Videos == === Trailer === A trailer for the update was released on September 6, 2012. {{CV|ybd8axPq9kE|Minecraft — Pocket Edition 0.4.0 Update!}} == References == {{reflist}} == Navigation == {{Navbox Bedrock Edition versions|Alpha}} [[cs:Pocket Edition Alpha 0.4.0]] [[de:Pocket Edition Alpha 0.4.0]] [[es:Pocket Edition v0.4.0 alpha]] [[fr:Version portable Alpha 0.4.0]] [[hu:Pocket Edition v0.4.0 alpha]] [[pt:Edição Pocket v0.4.0 alpha]] [[ru:Alpha 0.4.0 (Pocket Edition)]] [[zh:携带版0.4.0]]