Minecraft Beta & Preview - 26.50.26

Posted: 18 August 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

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.

Drop 3 2026 Features

Abandoned Camp

  • Abandoned Camps are now less likely to generate on top of Villages

  • Fixed multiple trees not generating in Cherry Grove and Old Growth Birch Forest Abandoned Campsites

Blocks

  • Fixed Red Shrub flickering when placing one against another Red Shrub in multiplayer

  • Wool stairs and slabs can no longer be used in the painting recipe (MCPE-241662)

Cushion

  • Fishing Rod bobbers now break Cushions consistently instead of passing through them when they come to rest inside the Cushion's hitbox

  • Cushions can now be placed inside non-full blocks that already have a Cushion on top (MCPE-240482)

  • Fixed being able to place a Cushion on top another Cushion when moving quickly in any direction

  • The Cushion can no longer be renamed with name tag

  • Cushions no longer prevent vibrations when placed, broken or interacted with (MCPE-241421)

Explorer Maps

  • Changed the map color of several Poplar items to match their in-game appearance (MCPE-240287)

  • The following items had their map colors changed:

    • Poplar Door
    • Poplar Double Slab
    • Poplar Fence
    • Poplar Fence Gate
    • Poplar Hanging Sign
    • Poplar Log
    • Poplar Pressure Plate
    • Poplar Sapling
    • Poplar Shelf
    • Poplar Slab
    • Poplar Stair
    • Poplar Standing Sign
    • Poplar Trap Door
    • Poplar Wall Sign
    • Poplar Wood
    • Stripped Poplar Log
    • Stripped Poplar Wood

Sound

  • The correct subtitle is now shown when jumping and landing on a Straw Bed (MCPE-240463)

  • The correct subtitle is now shown when jumping and landing on a Shelf Mushroom (MCPE-241675)

Straw Bed

  • Straw Bed pillows now render correctly when two beds are placed next to each other (MCPE-240506)

Features and Bug Fixes

Blocks

  • Comparators can once again read a container's inventory through Honey Blocks and Chains (MCPE-241687)

Commands

  • Removed self selection expansion when using commands (i.e. /tell) for non-operator players (MCPE-241436)

Editor

  • Added user-friendly biome and block names to minimap hover tooltips, making it easier to identify biomes and blocks at a glance

  • Updated custom biome color handling so that color changes are now immediately displayed both in the biome list and on the minimap for Custom Biome Tool

Graphical

  • Vibrant Visuals are no longer disabled when loading a world with Education features enabled (MCPE-240476)

  • Foxes now hold the Shelf Mushroom correctly in their mouths (MCPE-241160)

  • The poplar door hinges now have a metallic reflectiveness

  • Fixed triangular gaps that could appear in water surfaces where water meets a bank or flows over a lip

  • Increased maximum view distance to 48 for Vibrant Visuals on Windows

Minecraft Debugger

  • The Entity System and CPU Profiler views are now usable without a behavior pack enabled

Misc

  • Updated the main menu cube map

Mobs

  • Fixed incorrect naming for the yellow tail parrot fish (MCPE-117477)

Realms

  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause a crash on opening Realms Edit World, particularly on iOS devices

Stability and Performance

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when render controller expressions referenced variables of the wrong resource type

  • Fixed worlds containing chunks saved before block connection upgrades getting stuck while loading when creating the world

  • Fixed an issue that could disconnect players while loading worlds with certain add-on content (MCPE-241505)

  • Fixed the game stuttering in world after long play sessions or after leaving the game suspended for an extended time

  • Reduced the memory used by animated Character Creator skins

Textures

  • Fixes poplar hanging sign visuals to be in parity with other signs

User Interface

  • Fixed leftover instances where button touch areas did not align with the buttons in windowed Android modes with a title bar, such as Samsung DeX and pop up view.

  • Some sign-in errors which were previously reported as "Wool" are now reported with a more specific codename

  • Screen narration now properly reads out the first focused element after opening the Pause Menu

  • Fixed a bug where a party leader using Join Game on a friend not in their party would spuriously see the "Your party is too large" message

  • The Shelf Mushroom now has the correct scale in the inventory slots

  • Prevent soft-locks when the game is unable to connect to a server (MCPE-240897)

  • Fixed the gamepad cursor in menus becoming choppy after long play sessions or after leaving the game suspended for an extended time

  • Added an option to mute a player when reporting their chat messages

Technical Updates

API

  • Fixed Player.fogSettings APIs throwing when player re-joins server.

  • Releasing PrimitiveShapesManager.getShapes from beta to 2.10.0.

  • Releasing PrimitiveShapeQueryOptions from beta to 2.10.0.

  • DimensionTypes.get and DimensionTypes.getAll now return custom dimension types in addition to vanilla dimension types

DDUI

  • The close button in DDUI forms now make a sound when clicked or when the form is closed with a key shortcut.
  • Fixed a issue where DDUI (CustomForm/MessageBox) was not working in split screen.

Dimension

  • Moved the cloneBlocks method from beta to v2.10.0, allowing regions of blocks to be cloned from one area of a dimension to another with support for clone modes and an optional block filter

    • Released enum CloneMode

    • Released the Dimension method cloneBlocks

Blocks

  • Replacing a custom block that has a minecraft:block_entity component with a different block definition now creates a new block entity, so the previous block's dynamic properties are no longer carried over to the block that replaced it. Changing only a block state keeps the same block entity and its dynamic properties

Editor

  • Fixed a bug that caused undo operation to fail sometimes for large block operations

  • Added Undo/Redo functionality for Placing a layout instance.

  • Selecting Local Lights configuration from Vibrant Visuals will now display an error if the world doesn't have resource pack definitions

  • Added ControlHelp feature in the Editor. This allows the user to see what keyboard shortcuts are available in any context (globally and tool-specific) .

  • addColorPicker on a sub pane header now renders a compact square swatch

  • Added Swatch variant to ColorPickerPropertyItemVariant for color pickers that need to collapse to a single square

  • Reworked the Cinematic tool's keyframe list to use expandable sub panes instead of a list pane

    • Each keyframe now owns an expander holding its name, timestamp, camera position, a collapsible rotation section, and easing type, with a teleport button and an action menu in the header
    • Added a view control footer that selects, duplicates and deletes checked keyframes, redistributes timestamps, and copies or imports cinematic JSON, replacing the buttons that previously sat above the keyframe list

  • Template Instance Editor - added confirmation dialog for the action of Baking an instance.

  • Improved Primitives tool placement performance and increased maximum allowed shape sizes

Block Picker

  • Fixed the Flowing Water and Flowing Lava blocks displaying as "Water" and "Lava", making them indistinguishable from their still variants

Entity Components

  • The isolated_physics field on minecraft:projectile now defaults to true for format version 1.26.30 and above, and false for older versions

    • Vanilla projectile entities now explicitly set isolated_physics to false on their minecraft:projectile component
    • A content error is now emitted when isolated_physics is set to true on an entity using a Vanilla projectile runtime_identifier (e.g., minecraft:arrow), as it is not intended to be used with Vanilla projectiles

User Interface

  • Fixed geometries using "item_display_transforms" -> "gui" -> "fit_to_frame": false being force-centered in the slot, so blocks intended to rest at the bottom are no longer moved to the center (MCPE-240720)

  • Fixed "item_display_transforms" -> "gui" -> "translation" no longer affecting an item's position in the slot

Experimental Technical Updates

API

  • Added TimeMarker class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • Has properties for name, time, and period

  • Added WorldClockRegistrationOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added TimeMarkerOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockReloadTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when an existing world clock has an invalid time marker after reloading scripts

  • Added WorldClockAddTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by a WorldClock.addTimeMarker when adding a time marker fails

  • Added WorldClockRemoveMinecraftTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by WorldClock.removeTimeMarker when trying to remove a time marker with the minecraft: namespace

  • Added WorldClockInvalidTimeMarkerError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown when trying to access data on an invalid time marker minecraft: namespace

  • Added WorldClockTimeMarkerNotFoundError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by a WorldClock when a time marker does not exist

  • Added WorldClockRewindError class to @minecraft/server in beta. This is thrown by WorldClock.rewindTo when the world clock's current time is behind the time marker's first occurrence

  • Added WorldClockOnTimeModifiedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • This event is fired when a world clock's time is directly changed through scripting or commands

  • Added WorldClockOnTimeModifiedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockOnPausedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • This event is fired when a world clock is paused

  • Added WorldClockOnPausedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockOnResumedAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • This event is fired when a world clock is resumed

  • Added WorldClockOnResumedAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockOnTimeMarkerAfterEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • This event is fired when a world clock's time hits a time marker

  • Added WorldClockOnTimeMarkerAfterEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockOnRestartBeforeEvent class to @minecraft/server in beta

    • This event is fired when a world clock ticks at the maximum time and is about to restart
    • the newTime property on the event can be optionally set to set a custom restart time for the world clock

  • Added WorldClockOnRestartBeforeEventSignal class to @minecraft/server in beta

  • Added WorldClockEventOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta

    • Has a clock property to filter out which clock the event should fire for

  • Added WorldClockTimeMarkerEventOptions interface to @minecraft/server in beta

    • Has a clock property to filter out which clock the event should fire for
    • Has an optional timeMarker property to filter out which time marker the event should fire for

DDUI

  • Fixed wrapping for labels and headers when using large texts with no spaces between. (MCPE-241081) Fix for players when leaving world while having a DDUI screen is open, becoming soft-locked when re-joining.

EntityIsTamedComponent

  • Added read-only tamedToPlayer and tamedToPlayerId properties to beta that return the player and player id that tamed the entity

WorldAfterEvents

  • Added the worldClockOnTimeModified event signal to @minecraft/server in beta. This is used to subscribe to world clock time modified events

  • Added the worldClockOnPaused event signal to @minecraft/server in beta. This is used to subscribe to world clock paused events

  • Added the worldClockOnResumed event signal to @minecraft/server in beta. This is used to subscribe to world clock resumed events

  • Added the worldClockOnTimeMarker event signal to @minecraft/server in beta. This is used to subscribe to world clock time marker events

WorldBeforeEvents

  • Added the worldClockOnRestart event signal to @minecraft/server in beta. This is used to subscribe to world clock restart events

WorldClock

  • Added timeMarkers property in beta

  • Added addTimeMarker function in beta

  • Added removeTimeMarker function in beta

  • Added set function in beta

  • Added skipTo function in beta

  • Added rewindTo function in beta

WorldClockRegistry

  • Added registrationOptions parameter to registerClock function to optionally create time markers during registration in beta

Blocks

  • Added the container field to the minecraft:block_entity block component, which gives a custom block a container that holds up to 54 item stacks, persists with the world, drops its contents when the block is broken, and opens a container screen when the block is used

  • Replacing a custom block whose minecraft:block_entity declares a container with a different block definition rebuilds its block entity, so the outgoing block drops its container contents rather than handing them to the new block

  • Added scripting access to custom block inventories provided by minecraft:block_entity containers

Commands

  • Add new /time of sub-command for modifying world clocks under the Creator World Clocks Features experiment

    • /time of <clock> add <time> - Adds time to the clock. Cannot result in a negative time
    • /time of <clock> set <time> - Sets the clock to the specified time. Cannot be set to negative.
    • /time of <clock> set <timemarker> (next|previous|stay) - Sets the clock to the occurrence of the time marker. Cannot result in a negative time
    • /time of <clock> pause - Pauses the clock
    • /time of <clock> resume - Resumes the clock
    • /time of <clock> query time - Outputs the clock's current time

Gameplay

  • Custom dimension heights defined in a dimension JSON file can once again span the full -512 to 512 block range instead of being capped to the default Overworld heights of -64 to 320 (MCPE-241528)

  • Added experimental support for defining point-of-interest types and hierarchical tags in behavior packs

  • Added a beta Script API for querying and managing registered points in the current dimension

  • Added /locate poi for locating registered points by type or tag