Minecraft wiki entry for Development_versions, associated text: Continued improvements to the Recipe Book, especially when using a touchscreen
Item names will now appear, then fade away when an item is selected in the Recipe Book on a touchscreen
Health, armor, oxygen, and hunger status bars are now displayed when playing with a controller on Pocket UI
'Cancel' button no longer appears when changing dimensions
The 'Generate Random' button has been renamed to 'Create New World'
Animations of some blocks are no longer synchronized after world reload
Fixed mining animation for a block behind a torch not appearing after destroying the torch
Fixed clocks and compasses not appearing in the hotbar until equipped when Classic UI is enabled
Air bubbles no longer appear on the HUD when underwater in Creative mode
Items are now animated in the Recipe Book when using Pocket UI
Fixed sprinting when brushing against blocks so sprinting will only stop if directly hitting a block
Slightly increased sprinting and walking speeds
Mob heads will no longer overlap the Recipe Book screen
Animation of crafted banners with patterns now have the proper icon in the Recipe Book
Fixed a crash when creating, loading, or joining a world after leaving another session
Fixed a crash when taking a mob head from the Recipe Book
Fixed crashes and world corruption that occurred when using /tickingarea
Firework rockets no longer have a debug string as their entity name
Ocelots no longer sink into the ground when chasing chickens
The End portal that is generated after killing the dragon no longer has missing blocks
Fixed rails not rotating or connecting to each other
Player permissions can now be changed if the target player is outside the render distance of the OP
Mounted mobs no longer die from fall damage before reaching the ground
Turning Operator permissions off now automatically turns off Teleport
Fixed several menu alignment issues