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Offhand Support for Bedrock

There should be full offhand support for all versions of Minecraft Bedrock edition. On PC, it could work the same same as Java edition. F (or whatever a player rebinds it to) would move an item to the offhand. On console, pressing right trigger could use it. Maybe pressing Up and the D-pad would switch it. For PE, there could be two new buttons on the GUI. The first one will switch whatever item is held to the offhand. It could be around the same size as the Pick Block button. The second one could be a bit larger. It uses whatever is in the offhand directly in front of the player, as if there was a crosshair.

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    If this happens, please switch shield to the new offhand button, not crouch.

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    Agree

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    Title: Dynamic Context-Sensitive Buttons for Crosshair Layout

    To support full off-hand parity on mobile without UI clutter, please implement Context-Sensitive Action Buttons for the new Touch Control layouts.

    Instead of adding static new buttons, the current "Hit" and "Place" buttons should adapt icons/functions based on the item in each hand. For example:

    Main Hand (Sword) + Off-hand (Torch): Button 1 remains "Hit/Break," while Button 2 becomes a dedicated "Place" for the torch.

    Main Hand (Pickaxe) + Off-hand (Ender Pearl): Button 1 is "Mine," while Button 2 is "Throw."

    This allows high-skill players (like 4-finger claw users) to hold "Break" to mine while simultaneously tapping the "Off-hand" button to place lighting—exactly like Java Edition. This fixes "Hand Priority" issues and gives Bedrock players true freedom of hand use.