I'm not frustrated (we are all trying to make the game better) But sometimes the other issues have such different wording, I don't know how one would think to search some of this stuff.
Here is a video of it if anyone is curious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-fSVx3rGY
Sorry about duplicating, I just had no idea how to search that.
I am having this same glitch on android.
You need tools to get stone just like in any other version, go look up how to start in minecraft on youtube.
I believe this is because it uses the old slab's programming from pc where as all slabs are treated as stone, just with different textures.
I also have this on nexus 7
I believe this is iOS only.
Sorry I made a duplicate issue. I clicked twice cause it was not responding and I guess it posted it twice.
A little clarification
You don't need one on pc
I have had the same bug, but only on tiny or small render distance.