Posted: 24 February 2026

Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:

These work-in-progress versions can be unstable and may not be representative of final version quality
Minecraft Preview is available on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, and iOS devices. More information can be found at aka.ms/PreviewFAQ
The beta is available on Android (Google Play). To join or leave the beta, see aka.ms/JoinMCBeta for detailed instructions
This update will be rolling out to the various platforms as they become available, so please allow time for the update to reach you.

It's time for another Preview and Beta release! For the full list of goodies, browse the changelog below. And as always, we're keen to get your feedback on these new features at feedback.minecraft.net, and you can report any bugs you find at bugs.mojang.com.

Features and Bug Fixes

Drop 1 2026

Mobs

Reduced the head size of the following baby mob models:
- Zombie
- Husk
- Drowned

Character Creator

Fixed an issue that could cause invalid classic skins to be shown as blank skins

Accessibility Features

Updated the name of Describe to Identify Block, a feature that lets you know through text and text-to-speech (TTS) what block or mob you have in front of you
- Share your feedback on this feature here

Blocks

Corner stairs next to a stair block of a different type will no longer leak water for worlds of base game version 26.10 or higher (MCPE-104070))
Andesite, Diorite, and Granite can no longer be crafted into Cobblestone blocks in the Stonecutter (MCPE-236401)

Marketplace

Fixed the inability to download RealismCraft 2.X add-on from "Create from..." menu with active Marketplace Pass subscription (MCPE-232505)

Gameplay

Fixed a bug where the Trial Spawner in some cases spawned too many mobs (MCPE-186092)
Camera splines and attach entity APIs are now out of experimental

Graphical

Glow Squid babies now emit light like their adult version while using Simple and Fancy graphical settings (MCPE-235469)
Armor trims are now visible again when worn by players or adult mobs (MCPE-236105)
Added static/colorized block light shading to particles in Vibrant Visuals
Fixed an issue where some players on PS5 had vertical sync disabled, causing image tearing

Items

Name Tags can no longer be bought from Librarians
Name Tags are added as an Ordinary Trade to Wandering Traders at 1 for 1 Emerald, with a 7% probability and 5 Name Tags in stock
Name Tags can no longer be obtained from chests in Ancient Cities or Woodland Mansions

Mobs

Fixed a hole in the Snifflet texture
Copper Golem now properly picks up Spears, Tridents, and Crossbows
Rabbits will now flee in the correct direction when hit while airborne
Baby Camels walk animation now gets sped up when it runs after being hit
Baby Piglin, Zombified Piglin, Zombie Villager, Zombie, Drowned, and Husk no longer sit too low in Boat/Raft/Minecart or when riding other mobs
Zombie Villagers and baby Zombie Villagers no longer have incorrect textures on biome variants
Baby Drowneds no longer get offset weirdly when swimming
Baby Panda is no longer floating above ground when scared
Baby Donkey and baby Mule's geometry have been adjusted so that the Hooves are visible again
Baby Villagers that become zombiefied no longer have incorrect biome variant textures
Rabbits will no longer jump past each other when breeding
Updated the Lead position when leashed to an adult Rabbit
Improved the Happy Ghast Harness Lead positions for Baby Mobs that have new geometry
Dyed Leather Armor for Humanoid Babies now shows the correct colors in the undyed areas (MCPE-236101)
Baby Squid and baby Glow Squid now age like they do on Java (MCPE-235739)

Realms

Fixed broken modals shown when client attempts to play on a Realm
Added Realm purchase success modal, shown when purchase is successful but fetching the Realm fails

User Interface

Unified inventory search in both Creative and Survival gamemodes
General improvements and bug fixes related to closed captions (MCPE-233144) (MCPE-233144) (MCPE-233116)
Navigation tabs for the new Service-driven Inventory Screen
Some sign-in errors have new codenames to avoid overlap with codenames for networking errors, sign-in error codenames are no longer localized
Improvements to closed captions UI (MCPE-234709)
Fixed scaling values on certain devices (MCPE-234792)

Technical Updates

AI Goals

The minecraft:behavior.panic goal has been made more robust in how it calculates an entity's desired path

API

Moved interface TickingAreaOptions from beta to V2.6.0
Moved class TickingAreaManager from beta to V2.6.0
Moved interface TickingArea from beta to V2.6.0
Moved error TickingAreaError from beta to V2.6.0
Moved enum TickingAreaErrorReason from beta to V2.6.0
Camera
- Released playAnimation method from beta to v2.6.0
- Released attachToEntity method from beta to v2.6.0
- Released EntityAttachPoint from beta to v2.6.0
- Released CatmullRomSpline from beta to v2.6.0
- Released LinearSpline from beta to v2.6.0
- Released AnimationOptions from beta to v2.6.0
- Released CameraAttachOptions from beta to v2.6.0
- Released ProgressKeyFrame from beta to v2.6.0
- Released RotationKeyFrame from beta to v2.6.0
- Released SplineAnimation from beta to v2.6.0
World
- Moved property readonly tickingAreaManager: TickingAreaManager from beta to V2.6.0

Blocks

Fixed placement_filter and block_placer components to support placing on liquid blocks when used with liquid_clipped
Added some Json constraints for blocks with trait minecraft:multi_block
- Component "minecraft:movable" must be defined and cannot be defined in permutations. Valid values for "movement_type" are "popped" or "immovable"
- Component "minecraft:placement_filter" cannot be defined in permutations

Editor

Updated the Editor Landing Page, this will gradually roll out over the next few weeks
Fixed a bug that prevented graphs from rendering inside the Vibrant Visuals pane
Fixed a bug where the Brush dropdown should be hidden in Elevation mode for Terrain tool. AB#1514760
Fixed a bug where clearing the name of a stored location in the Navigation panel caused it to alternate between "Location" and "Location {1}" on each edit
Fixed a bug that caused sliders with invalid ranges to show an error, instead they will get disabled now
Fixed a bug where the selection volume would not be updated in Marquee mode after deselecting items in the Block Manifest Table. AB#1514667
Jigsaw Editor Collection dropdown no longer automatically opens the New Collection dialog when the tool is first opened
Canceling the New Collection dialog now correctly reverts the dropdown to no selection
Add Pool, Export, and Delete buttons are now hidden when no collection is selected
Collection tree is now hidden when no collection is selected
Added confirmation dialog when deleting a Jigsaw Collection
Added validation to prevent generating a Jigsaw when all elements in the starting pool are empty
Fixed tool names to make them align with existing patterns
Updating Primitive tool localization for block filter mode and placement progress dialog strings
Fixed an issue where the Texel Size slider in Vibrant Visuals Shadow settings displayed decimal values instead of integers
Fixed a bug where the "Spawn at Current Location" checkbox in Test World settings was always treated as enabled, causing the player to always spawn at the Editor camera's location regardless of the checkbox state
Fixed an issue where switching to the Extrude Tool would remove any active selection volumes
Fixed Farm Generator's preview displaying one block lower than the actual farm placement position
Cinematic Tool now supports undo/redo for control point position and rotation changes via the Editor's transaction system
Added speed dots to the Cinematic Tool to visualize camera travel speed along the spline path
Cinematic Tool now hides control points, spline, and speed dots during cinematic preview playback
Cinematic Tool Import JSON button now opens a modal dialog for pasting exported cinematic data
Cinematic Tool now uses Redistribute Evenly to properly distribute control point times across the total duration
Cinematic Tool Export JSON button now copies cinematic data to the clipboard for sharing between sessions
Fixed 'Update' and 'Move to' Camera Point referring to different y levels in the Cinematic Tool

Entity Components

Split the minecraft:pushable component into two new components:
- minecraft:pushable_by_block is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable_by_piston": true
  - If minecraft:pushable_by_block exists on the entity then Pistons and Shulker Boxes can attempt to push it
  - Removing minecraft:pushable_by_block is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable_by_piston": false
- minecraft:pushable_by_entity is the equivalent of setting setting "is_pushable": true
  - If minecraft:pushable_by_entity exists on the entity then other entities can attempt to push it
  - Removing minecraft:pushable_by_entity is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable": false
- The component minecraft:pushable will no longer be parsed

Graphical

Static/Colorized block lighting in Vibrant Visuals is no longer restricted to Preview builds
- Known issue around empty chunks not propagating colors will be fixed in a future update

Mobs

Fixed Baby Zombie Villager plains texture; missing pixel in the robe
Fixed baby Hoglin and Zoglin left ear texture so it is properly mirrored
Updated the Rabbit texture for the following variants:
- Brown Rabbit
- Gold Rabbit
- Salt Rabbit

Experimental Technical Updates

API

TickingAreaManager
- Changed createTickingArea() to return Promise<void> instead of Promise<TickingArea> in beta
Added locatorBar property to beta - Manages the collection of waypoints displayed on this player's locator bar
Added Waypoint class to beta - Base class for waypoints displayed on the player's locator bar
Added EntityWaypoint class to beta - Waypoint that tracks an entity's position
Added PlayerWaypoint class to beta - Waypoint that tracks a player's position with player-specific visibility rules
Added LocationWaypoint class to beta - Waypoint that points to a fixed location in the world
Added WaypointTexture enum to beta - Enum representing different texture icons for waypoints
Added WaypointTextureBounds interface to beta - Defines a texture and distance range for waypoint display
Added WaypointTextureSelector interface to beta - Defines how waypoint textures change based on distance
Added EntityVisibilityRules interface to beta - Controls waypoint visibility based on entity state
Added PlayerVisibilityRules interface to beta - Controls waypoint visibility based on player-specific states
Added LocatorBar class to beta - Manages the collection of waypoints displayed on a player's locator bar
Added LocatorBarError error class to beta - Error thrown when a locator bar operation fails
Added LocatorBarErrorReason enum to beta - Enum representing reasons why locator bar operations fail
Added InvalidWaypointError error class to beta - Error thrown when attempting operations on an invalid waypoint
Added InvalidWaypointTextureSelectorError error class to beta - Error thrown when using WaypointTextureSelector size over limit

Blocks

Added minecraft:chest_obstruction component under the Upcoming Creator Features toggle
It defines how a block placed above a chest or ender_chest should obstruct their opening
- "obstruction_rule" (Optional): Specifies how the block is evaluated during chest opening if placed above; "shape" is the default when not specified.
  - "always": Will always obstruct a chest from opening.
  - "never" : Will never obstruct a chest from opening.
  - "shape" : Will use the Blocks AABB shape to determine if the chest is obstructed from opening.
- Blocks prior to 26.10 will behave as expected based on their defined geometry and materail instances
- Example:

	"format_version": "26.10",
	"minecraft:block": {
		"description": {
			"identifier": "test:test_block"
		},
		"components": {
			"minecraft:chest_obstruction": {
				"obstruction_rule": "always"
			}
		}
	}

Update on the block parsing experiment: We have collected data and are evaluating the results
- The breaking API changes mentioned in the previous changelog related to this experiment are no long applicable for the rest of U1 previews and release, thank you for your participation!

Voxel Shapes

Fixed rare crash on PS5 native due to inconsistency of packet ordering
Fixed content warnings for unit cube and empty shapes that appear when joining a voxel shape enabled world as a client

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Minecraft Beta & Preview - 26.10.25

Information on Minecraft Preview and Beta:

Features and Bug Fixes

Drop 1 2026

Mobs

Character Creator

Accessibility Features

Blocks

Marketplace

Gameplay

Graphical

Items

Mobs

Realms

User Interface

Technical Updates

AI Goals

API

Blocks

Editor

Entity Components

Graphical

Mobs

Experimental Technical Updates

API

Blocks

Voxel Shapes