MCPE-99554Touchscreen Tap&Hold - Fireworks not activating fast enough to fly with Elytra
When trying to take off using Elytra from ground level, the double tap on jump (puts you into glide mode), but there is insufficient time to tap&hold for the firework to activate and provide the flight boost. Using windows 10 and a keyboard, this is possible and you see pretty much every Youtuber doing it, but users on Bedrock with a touchscreen can't do it.
This could be resolved by providing an on screen launch button that combines double jump and firework activation, or by activating fireworks quicker or perhaps by providing a method of scripting firework activation in a behaviour pack or client.js script (rules would be - if player double jumps (starts to glide) and can fly=true, is holding firework in right hand, was not previously gliding or flying, then activate firework)
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Touchscreen Tap&Hold - Fireworks not activating fast enough to fly with Elytra
When trying to take off using Elytra from ground level, the double tap on jump (puts you into glide mode), but there is insufficient time to tap&hold for the firework to activate and provide the flight boost. Using windows 10 and a keyboard, this is possible and you see pretty much every Youtuber doing it, but users on Bedrock with a touchscreen can't do it.
- Unresolved
- Open
- Unconfirmed
- iOS
- IOS 13.6.1 (latest IOS)
- 1.16.21 1.16.40 Hotfix
When trying to take off using Elytra from ground level, the double tap on jump (puts you into glide mode), but there is insufficient time to tap&hold for the firework to activate and provide the flight boost. Using windows 10 and a keyboard, this is possible and you see pretty much every Youtuber doing it, but users on Bedrock with a touchscreen can't do it.
This could be resolved by providing an on screen launch button that combines double jump and firework activation, or by activating fireworks quicker or perhaps by providing a method of scripting firework activation in a behaviour pack or client.js script (rules would be - can fly=true, is holding firework in right hand, is currently not gliding or flying)
When trying to take off using Elytra from ground level, the double tap on jump (puts you into glide mode), but there is insufficient time to tap&hold for the firework to activate and provide the flight boost. Using windows 10 and a keyboard, this is possible and you see pretty much every Youtuber doing it, but users on Bedrock with a touchscreen can't do it.
This could be resolved by providing an on screen launch button that combines double jump and firework activation, or by activating fireworks quicker or perhaps by providing a method of scripting firework activation in a behaviour pack or client.js script (rules would be - can fly=true, is holding firework in right hand,
is currently not gliding or flying)When trying to take off using Elytra from ground level, the double tap on jump (puts you into glide mode), but there is insufficient time to tap&hold for the firework to activate and provide the flight boost. Using windows 10 and a keyboard, this is possible and you see pretty much every Youtuber doing it, but users on Bedrock with a touchscreen can't do it.
This could be resolved by providing an on screen launch button that combines double jump and firework activation, or by activating fireworks quicker or perhaps by providing a method of scripting firework activation in a behaviour pack or client.js script (rules would be - if player double jumps (starts to glide) and can fly=true, is holding firework in right hand, was not previously gliding or flying, then activate firework)
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Is this still an issue in the latest version? If so, can you add it to the affected versions?
Yes. It’s still an issue. I suspect it affects all players on tablets and touch screens as it is impossible in survival mode to jump and then fly from flat ground using elytra and rockets in the same way that windows 10 keyboard (and Java) do. This limits the use of Elytra and restricts the mobility of the in game play as work around a such as pillaring up, elytra launches etc have to be constructed.
Is this still an issue?
Cleaning up old tickets: This ticket had been set to 'Awaiting Response', but has not received a response from the reporter (~3 months+) so is being closed as Incomplete. If you feel this is still a valid issue then please comment, or create a new ticket following the Issue Guidelines which includes steps to reproduce the problem.
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