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Latest Minecraft: Pocket Edition update adds a Marketplace, mansions and more

The developers behind Minecraft have just announced a new update to the Windows 10 and Pocket Edition versions that come with the following changes. . .

New Features:

Minecraft Marketplace
Skyrim Mash-up Pack
Llamas
Shulker Boxes
Woodland Mansions
Cartographer Villager & Exploration Maps
Illagers (Evokers & Vindicators)
Vex
Concrete & concrete powder
Glazed terracotta blocks
Dyeable beds (and you can jump on them, too!)
Iron and Gold tools can now be smelted into Iron Nuggets and Gold Nuggets
Adventure Mode
New game rules: DoFireTick, DoMobSpawning, DoTileDrops, MobGriefing, DoEntityDrops, KeepInventory, DoMobLoot, DoDaylightCycle
New achievements
Mending & Frostwalking enchantments
Totem of Undying
Off-hand slot (only works for arrows & Totem of Undying)


Tweaks:

Changes in world generation. Seeds which contain pre-generated structures such as ocean monuments & igloos may generate those structures in different places now
The sun now rises in the East and sets in the West
CanPlaceOn & CanDestroy are now supported in the '/replaceitem' command
Dampened the vertical look speed when using a controller
Improved navigation of the settings screen when using a controller
The X button can now be used to clear the hotbar on the Creative inventory screen when using a controller
Improved controller input when selecting items on the Creative inventory screen
Maps are now numbered so you can tell which map is which!
Empty Maps with Compasses have been renamed to Locator Maps to distinguish between Empty Maps without Compasses
New sleeping animation slowly lowers you into serene slumber
Updated color palette for wool blocks and carpet
Stained clay blocks have been renamed to terracotta
Improved lead rope physics
Cave Spiders now attack with poison time based on difficulty
Worlds will now show a screenshot preview in the main menu
1 melon block can now be crafted into 9 melon slices
1 cobweb can now be crafted into 9 strings
Eating animation can now be seen in third-person camera
/locate command will now find more structures
The screen safe area can now be adjusted in Video settings
Add-Ons: movement properties are now data-driven


Bug fixes:

Woah, woah, woah! There are far too many fixes to list here! My favourites:

Good news for Elytra fliers - You can now shoot yourself with a bow and arrow (and can splash yourself with potions again, too!)
Horses now make sounds when they jump! Neeeeigh!
 
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