This was probably the same in the 0.82 beta as well. Anyway, it's difficult to pick up items that are dropped in doorways.

Double-tapping them simply closes the door instead.

Sometimes it's possible to get at them by standing in the doorway and looking down (using the touch free-look thingy) and tapping all over the place.

tested device: Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2)

There is an alternative way to select items and that is to touch and hold.  This makes it easy to pick them up when in a doorway since doors only open with double tap.  There have been plenty of people that have found difficult with this though, so I think I'll reduce the hitbox of the doors so that items on the ground can be selected easier.