I'm not sure if this is Java exclusive, but I recently found a bug where the game won't let me place lanterns above and below closed trap doors.
MCPE-100131
Lanterns can't be placed underneath trapdoors
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We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-51416, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
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