Minecraft Pocket Edition/Bedrock: 1.6 is Out NOW!

So this is very unexpected. 1.6 has officially rolled out to everyone on most devices (Switch could be delayed by a few hours) but it is mainly out now.

The main features are phantoms and barrier blocks and a lot of bug fixes. No official changelog has been posted.

Changelog:

New Features:

• Phantom mobs will now spawn in the night skies if a player hasn't slept in over three in-game days. (Please note that there is a bug currently where phantoms may not swoop down- we will be fixing this bug as soon as we can!)
• Barrier Blocks
• Great for map makers to limit players and mobs to certain areas of the world
• Can be placed in Creative mode and are invisible in Survival and Adventure modes
• Can only be obtained using commands and do not appear in the Creative inventory

Changes:

• Menu and inventory tabs can now be navigated using the [ and ] keys (Can be remapped in Settings)
• Pages can now be turned in the Book & Quill using the controller bumper buttons
• Personal Game Mode is now set to the Default Game Mode option when first joining a world
• Added the 'doinsomnia' game rule to toggle Phantom spawning when commands are enabled
• Added fresh new icons to game invite and achievement notifications on Nintendo Switch
• Adjusted mouse input sensitivity for slower turning at lower values

Fixes:

Crashes/Performance

• Fixed several crashes that occurred during gameplay
• Fixed a crash that occurred when using Pick Block in a spot where a mob just died
• Fixed a crash that occurred when players were spawning and the spawn point was getting set every tick
• Fixed a crash that occurred when joining a game and downloading Greek Mythology textures
• Increased performance for menu load times

General

• Fixed the "Ahoy” and "Atlantis" achievements not unlocking on Nintendo Switch
• Fixed an issue that caused touch screen actions to repeat after touch release
• Fixed controls becoming unresponsive after resuming the game from standby (MCPE-22195)
• Operator permissions are now granted to players when the host creates a world with Trust Player Permissions set to Operator
• Fixed the upload failure that occurred when exporting to Remix3D

Gameplay

• Firework Rockets once again give the proper boost when using Elytra (MCPE-30821)
• Crouching on ladders will no longer stop when opening the pause menu or inventory screen
• Fixed the speed boost given by Dolphins being too slow when wearing armor with Depth Strider
• The Resistance effect will now protect against the Wither effect (MCPE-21515)
• Players no longer clip through blocks and suffocate while swimming (MCPE-34112)
• Players are now able to return to the Overworld if an End Portal is on their spawn point (96153)

Items

• Buckets now stack properly when getting ejected from crafting output
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to obtain a 'Water' item (MCPE-28883)
• Fixed an exploit that allowed items to be duplicated using the Recipe Book (MCPE-36167)

Mobs

• Guardians no longer attack fish (125705)
• Fixed Guardians spawning even when Mob Spawning is disabled (MCPE-34027)
• Fixed issues with the Ender Dragon disappearing or dying for little to no reason
• Drowned now have a much easier time attacking players that are swimming above them
• Fixed Strays and Skeletons having trouble leaving the water to attack players
• Wolves no longer get stuck attacking Skeletons that are underwater
• Fixed a bug where Parrots could ride Donkeys and Mules (MCPE-25737)
• Blazes now attack Snow Golems (MCPE-13191)
• Elder Guardians now drop Wet Sponges when killed
• Fixed monster spawners appearing empty on converted Console Edition worlds
• Hostile mobs in boats can no longer attack from every angle (MCPE-16938)
• Dolphins can no longer attack players through solid blocks
• Baby Horses, Donkeys and Mules can no longer be pushed through solid blocks (MCPE-20114)
• Creepers no longer remain white or quickly flash when killed
• Entities following a target entity will now navigate properly over slabs
• Used chests can now be equipped to Mules and Llamas (MCPE-32152)

Blocks

• Underwater plants can now be placed in water columns that originate from the top water source blocks
• Kelp now mimics Seagrass in its placement and can be placed on most blocks underwater (MCPE-33747)
• Kelp that is planted by players will now grow over time
• Chemistry blocks in a world uploaded to a Realm are no longer corrupted
• Observers will now detect changes with Droppers, Dispensers, Brewing Stands, Farmland, Saplings, Sugar Cane, Fire, and Grass blocks
• The amount of fuel in Brewing Stands now converts from Console Edition worlds (MCPE-34677)
• Activating an End Portal will now replace any blocks inside the portal (MCPE-28344)
• Fixed certain variants of Rails having an incorrect hitbox size
• Land plants can no longer be placed underwater (MCPE-34124)
• Command Blocks now correctly conduct Redstone power (MCPE-33021)
• Fixed an issue that allowed rails to be duplicated (MCPE-18230)
• Fixed the Cactus hitbox being displayed too low

Realms

• The owner of a Realm, once again, no longer counts towards the player limit of a Realm
• Improved error messaging when attempting to join a Realm via invite link with an outdated version of the game

World Generation

• Fixed floating Rails that generated in abandoned mineshafts (MCPE-23189)

Graphical

• Improved the Trident throwing animation
• Visibility now increases over time when submerged in flowing water
• Cocoa Beans now display correctly when using HD Resource Packs (MCPE-30552)
• Field of View can once again be adjusted when the "FOV Can Be Altered by Gameplay" option is disabled (MCPE-32403)
• Redstone dust now renders on the sides of Glass blocks (MCPE-21542)
• Resource packs once again apply when joining a multiplayer game that has a pack enabled (MCPE-33770)
• Fixed Texture Packs having a placeholder icon on the Pack Validation screen on Android devices
• The Ender Dragon is no longer missing the texture on its neck when playing the Norse Mythology Mash-up Pack (MCPE-33966)
• Food particles no longer gradually change position after swimming and will always come out of the player's mouth area (MCPE-33984)
• Fixed a rare case of Ender Chests from Console Edition worlds converting to normal Chests with Ender particles (MCPE-26717)
• Leads no longer flicker when playing in split-screen multiplayer
• Particles from Enchanted Arrows no longer drift in flowing water
• Water Bottle icons no longer have red liquid on Android devices. It wasn't creepy or anything (MCPE-34167)
• Players no longer appear to be floating above Minecarts (MCPE-33787)
• Swimming through certain waterlogged blocks no longer removes underwater fog (MCPE-33917)
• Oculus Rift mirror screen view now displays properly on monitors with 4K resolution

Audio

• Lowered the volume of the 'punching air' and 'punching mobs' sound effects
• Fixed the sounds of items breaking twice for Boats, Minecarts, Paintings, and Armor Stands

User Interface

• Items can once again be crafted from the Recipe Book while the Craftable filter is disabled and the player only has [*]enough materials to craft a single recipe
• Quickly moving a stack of items in the inventory with a controller no longer leaves items behind (MCPE-34694)
• Fixed the Cancel button not appearing on Windows 10 devices when joining a cross-platform world
• Opening Book & Quill on touch devices no longer causes blocks to break (MCPE-29752)
• The gamepad cursor can now be used to navigate Villager trades (MCPE-33330)
• Multiple items can now be collected from the Villager trading output slot (MCPE-32635)
• Fixed overlapping issues with the Dragon Head equipped on the inventory screen
• The Crafting Table's output field hover state now matches the field's size
• Quick moving items from the hotbar to a container now works as intended (MCPE-19952)
• Hitting the Enter key in the inventory no longer moves the cursor in/out of the text field or grabs/drops items
• Selecting the output of an uncraftable recipe no longer causes the output item to disappear
• Fixed inconsistent behavior when Attack/Destroy is mapped to Right-Click on the mouse (MCPE-23383)
• Levers now have a "Use" controller hint

Commands

• Using '/fill doors' now fills the chosen area with doors instead of air blocks
• Using the '/setblock' command on Redstone components will now properly update and power the mechanism (MCPE-21218)
• Cloning containers no longer removes their custom names
• Slabs with 'can_place_on' tags can once again be placed by players in Adventure mode

Add-Ons:

• Updated templates for 1.6.0 with new assets and behaviors can be downloaded from minecraft.net/addons
• Fixed several issues with Fish textures that pertained to Resource Packs
• 'minecraft:behavior.player_ride_tamed' will now override all other AI goals
• 'movement.sway' once again allows mobs to move properly