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Better offhand for bedrock edition

I would like to have a offhand button for the bedrock edition just like in java, imagine building using offhand, and activating the shield as well it would be great addition for us bedrock edition players.
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    true

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    This is a Parity that will come in the future but at the moment it is hard to implement because of the lack of controls on mobile and the lack of buttons on Controllers. 

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    I hope this how it work:if we want to use offhand item we crouch just like if want to use shield

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    Agreed

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    Thank you this will hopefully get noticed by mojang and will help with bedrock so much such as we will be able to repair silk touch items like pickaxes so much easier

     

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    I

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    This is truly what we need. I would just look SO awesome holding both a lantern & a sword in my Bedrock world!

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    Technically, you can use the shield in Bedrock if you crouch, but I agree. Having that kind of button in Bedrock would be a game changer. And the View button on an Xbox controller can be mapped to any function, so why not use that button?

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    It would be nice to have Java's offhand in Bedrock and Legacy. For example, in the Battle Mini-Game, you could block an attack with a shield, or place TNT down. I understand why it's not on Bedrock (prob cause of controller support) but you could have it to where you could switch between placing blocks and using your offhand for certain things, like what the Registered User said about activating the shields by pressing View (Xbox), - (Switch), or the touchpad (PS). Think about this for a couple days, Lady Agnes.

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    In addition to this, they should add an input for the offhand. One example would be to use the left d-pad to switch an item from your mainhand to your offhand.

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    Please add this feature in bedrock edition