No this issue has not been resolved. I can reproduce this particular bug every single time within a few seconds of starting a world that has not been modified hense the video proof I sent with this bug. Or would you like a larger file of more than 10 mega where I can go into said world back out of the game and go back in and duplicate the problem every time.
No external controller was used with the tab. However I submitted because each time someone submitted they had no screen shot or video of bug in acion. I do. Seems to me that troubleshooting should beging with simplest solution first. Start with the same conditions world, tablet and phone all the same and problem should reoccur. Instead of saying could not duplicate. Using only a limited device set. They may be aware of the problem but must duplicate it in order to fix it.
Here is another video of me duplicating the bug from a very different position. Like I said this is most certainly not fixed or solved. Plus I can duplicate it every time.