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Updated Touch Controls Feedback [Bedrock Beta]

Hello everyone!   
 
We heard your long-awaited desire for the controls to be updated and now, we are pleased to introduce to you two new WIP controller Interaction Models: 
 
Touch - Like the existing, 'Classic' control scheme on mobile, but with a new touch joystick and updated buttons for jumping, crouching, and sprinting. 

Crosshair - Like Touch, except it feels more like a console experience, allowing players to interact with the world at the point of the crosshair in the middle using action buttons for placement and interaction. 

Please play around with the new Touch and Crosshair controls, including the added settings:  
 
 - Static Joystick - Keeps the Joystick in the same place rather than appearing where your left-thumb touches. 

- Show Action Buttons (Crosshair only) - When off, the (left click / right click) action buttons are removed.  Screen taps function like Touch, except at the point of the crosshair. 

- Sprint on Movement - The sprint button is removed.  Maximum movement on the left thumbstick triggers sprint. 

The team prepared a few short questions and we would love your feedback to help us improve the controls: 

  • What do you like and not like about the new 'Crosshair' control Interaction Model in Creative, Survival, and Server play? 
  • What do you like and not like about the new 'Touch' control Interaction Model in Creative, Survival, and Server play? 
  • How did the controls feel on Touch?  On Crosshair? 

Thank you all for your help guiding the future of Minecraft! 

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    now add a drop button and a f5 button and it's now complete

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    I hope you can customize the position of the button. Please, I really like this button

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    I think it is better to use the old movement arrows and just make the small buttons for left click and right click in the top, so much buttons is painful to use. It would be cool if we could customize stuff so that we know what fits us the most

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    I don't like that it has a joystick; it's impossible to move straight in 1 direction. I'm forced to walk forward and slightly to the side, so I need to constantly adjust which way I'm leaning towards.

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    add button to drop item

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    Suggestions / Feedback:

    I like that they are updating the controls; however, I believe that there needs to be a way to move the buttons around on the screen as well as a way to change single button sizes. This could be done like the way Terraria Mobile works or various other mobile games as their systems are really good and wouldn't need much improvement. Along with this there should be at least some way of adding more buttons like a hotbar switcher button, offhand button etc. On top of this continuous jumping should be a thing like the controller holding down jump.

    Bugs:

    - I notice that occasionally when holding down on the new buttons ( left click button, etc ) it will use that finger that's touching that button to look around instead of the one on screen.

    - Secondly, when trying to hold down the block placing button it wont continue to place blocks down.

    - Cannot move in boats with joystick

     

    Thanks, I hope this can be helpful…

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    Fix the regular/classic touch controls dpad. The dpad bug has been there for a while. It happens when you try to move and and hit sometimes. This bug is really anoyying for mobile pvp!

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    Liked the path u chose to add seperate buttons for place and destroy actions, would make it alot better if its possible to resize, readjust the position of the buttons and the joystick shouldn't take the whole half of the screen, and tnx for listening to the community

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    I don't think this kind of change is necessary, and it will make great changes to PVP, and will make many controllers lose their jobs.

    I hope you can take my advice.

    From my iPadPro2021

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    I don't think this kind of change is necessary, and it will make great changes to PVP, and will make many controllers lose their jobs.

    I hope you can take my advice.

    From my iPadPro2021

     

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    the touch overhaul is sick although please add customizable controls

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    I hope that in the final version we can have both the old and new controls because I'm sure some people will not like the new controls

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    This will leave your handle unemployed.

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    Sensitivity and Button size doesn't apply to the new control features. Also, the joystick is massive, it takes half of the screen even though it can be reduced to 5% opacity. Must be some way to resize the joystick. And I just want to add that it would be nice if you can move the place button on the left side of the screen to allow four finger claw game play.

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    It would also be nice if the action controls, both attack/destroy and place/use buttons are on the left side of the screen to allow four finger play. It's just easier that way. Pleade Mojang.

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    This is amazing. What could be useful is A. Customisable controls, where you can decide where you want the buttons to be, and how big you want them. This will help them be useful for all sorts of screen sizes, for example ipads with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a phone with (say) a 9:16 aspect ratio. And B. By doing this, serious mobile players will be able to use more than just 2-3 fingers on the screen at a time, facilitating easier gameplay and better pvp. Everyone has a different way of using the controls and when customisable as stated in (A) would benefit every single player. Absolutely love that you guys are taking the feedback of the community and actually listening to the player base. Couldn’t have asked for a better team

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    A way to "lock" a click would be nice, so players can look around, move, and break blocks or plant crops- using their respective left and right click. Like add two more click buttons but they are instead toggle buttons, or add a third button that can lock any(including shift & sprint) button clicked afterwards(and to turn it off, this toggle button would be pressed again)

     

    Also with this kind of system, the ability to change the size and position of certain buttons would be very nice. Some people might prefer a different way of setting up their controls on screen, or might not be able to use them as is. So a control scheme editor could be an option to solve this, and maybe a preset menu in case any others play on the same device and prefer a different set up.

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    Please add three button for the touch and crosshair control . They are drop (q) botton , Camara change (F5)botton,open inventory(e) botton, Inventory slot change botton(< ,>) ,pick block (b3)and hide HUD botton . Its very much important and make a lot of important.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. people will like it a lot.

     

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    Add a button to quickly change camera angle and offhand.

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    The sprint option shouldnt be available after the player move. instead just make it toggleable on default and that eliminates the option in the settings

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    Change the joystick

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    I think the new controls should be optional because these new controls only help papers and makes the original game damn hard, you could move the arrow button for jump and sneak to the place where the original jump button was or maybe give us a customizable layout

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    Exchange the joystick with old buttons except the other buttons(attack button, crawl button). Please add new optional buttons for camera change and for throw items😣🙏.

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    The attack and use buttons are too small and the buttons being in the middle right side feels very uncomfortable and hard to get used to, I recommend putting them on the top right or bottom right, or just making them fully customizable since everyone has their own preferences.

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    The Joystick being a circle feels weird, and unnatural, maybe a more square or hexagonal shape would be great, maybe borrow the joystick from the China Edition, and I recommend adding a button to quickly swap between control schemes since they all have their pros and cons and might make it easier if you can quick-swap it.

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    The new controls is great but I sometimes hit the crouch button accidentally which is annoying I think you guys need to put crouch in another place or let the player's customize where they place each button so everyone can have a unique and different experience for the buttons.

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    I would like to have a Costumizable Touch controls where we can relocate the buttons.

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    The new controls are looking really good so far, and I am happy that Mojang is listening to the community! The mobile controls have been in desperate need of a revamp, and I'm glad that they are finally getting some attention. Here are a few things that I would like to suggest:

    1. Make the control interface/layout fully customisable. This means being able to individually move around each of the buttons and the joystick/d-pad and change their individual size and opacity. This is very important as the mobile version of Minecraft is played on devices of varying shapes and sizes, and people have different preferences and hand sizes, so it is crucial that everyone can customise the button layout to suit what they find most comfortable and don't have to cramp up their hands into awkward positions.
    2. Include the option to add/remove extra buttons to the interface, such as a camera cycle button (to switch between 1st and 3rd person). Currently the only way to do this is to go into the settings, making it impossible to change your perspective while playing something like hunger games. A 'drop item' button (holding down on an item in your hotbar is very slow and feels clunky), a 'swap with offhand' button, a 'pick block' button (useful for building in creative mode), and buttons to go up/down the hotbar.

    Also, make holding the jump button make you jump continuously.

    Overall, I think that a well thought out revamp to the touch controls will help Minecraft P.E. live up to its true potential. :)

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    New Control chances are awesome....But in my opinion , circle type control in minecraft not match at all .... Second thing and most wanted thing is Control editor , it's will be cool if we can put all buttons where we want..... And if not removing circle so no problem but circle take half of the screen it's pretty bad...... By the way thank you for controls I hope minecraft community have so much cool updates to do ...... And don't forget to replace new texture of bed in bedrock ...... Have a good day

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    Third person button?
    Lock on to opponent button?
    Movable controls?

    Ik third person on mobile is rather broken due to being able to reach more places than without a crosshair however maybe make it so one is equipped when in third person by default. Also when holding a ranged weapon like a snowball.