Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 26.70.21

Beta 26.70.21 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 26.70.21 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation), also known as 1.26.70.21 Beta/Preview, is the second beta/Preview for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.70, released on October 18, 2026, for iOS and iPadOS, and on October 20, 2026, for all remaining devices,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which adds the Minecraft:packed ice bricks block set and fixes bugs.

It also adds the built-in Minecraft:Music Features Add-On, featuring the Minecraft:disc press, craftable Minecraft:blank discs to make Minecraft:track discs, and the Minecraft:pocket jukebox.

Additions

Blocks

File:Packed Ice Bricks JE1.png Minecraft:Packed Ice Bricks

• Can be crafted from 4 Minecraft:packed ice.
• Have a File:Packed Ice Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png slab, File:Packed Ice Brick Stairs JE1.png stairs, File:Packed Ice Brick Wall (ewU) BE1.png wall, and File:Chiseled Packed Ice JE1 BE1.png chiseled variant.
  • These blocks are not slippery and can be obtained without using Minecraft:Silk Touch.
• Slabs, stairs, walls, and chiseled packed ice can also be crafted using a Minecraft:stonecutter.

Minecraft:Music Features Add-On

Blocks

File:Disc Press.png Minecraft:Disc press

• A craftable block that can be used to create track discs.

• A player can open its GUI by Template:Control it. Here, players can input a blank disc and a Minecraft:dye, then select a Minecraft:music track, to create a music disc with that music track.
  • Dyes are not required, they add color to the track disc.
  • Available music tracks are Minecraft:menu screen tracks from Minecraft:C418 and Minecraft:fingerspit.

Items

File:Blank Disc BE1.png Minecraft:Blank disc

• A craftable item, used in a disc press to make track discs, and to craft disc presses and pocket jukeboxes. Has no use on its own.

File:Pocket Jukebox BE1.png Minecraft:Pocket jukebox

• A craftable item that can play music from track discs in the player's inventory.

• The color of the item matches with the bundle; there are 16 color variants plus one undyed.
• Its GUI functions similarly to a Minecraft:bundle. It can hold 20 track discs at once.
• When the player Template:Control it, it will start playing the first track. When the player uses it again, it pauses, after which it can be resumed.
  • Music played from a pocket jukebox will be played client-side, muting background music.
  • Multiple tracks are played subsequently as a playlist.
  • The music finishes when the pocket jukebox is no longer in the player's inventory, or the playing track disc is taken out of the pocket jukebox.
• Can be held in the Minecraft:offhand, but not used when doing so.

File:Track Disc White BE1.png Minecraft:Track disc

• A track disc item is produced upon using a blank disc in a disc press. It can hold one music track, and can be played in a Minecraft:jukebox or pocket jukebox.
• There are 16 color variants plus one undyed.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Blue ice, Minecraft:frosted ice, and Minecraft:packed ice

• Added unique block sounds.

Minecraft:Ice

• Added Minecraft:ambient sounds for ice.
  • When an ice block is surrounded by at least 8 ice blocks in all horizontal directions (east, west, north, and south), with one air block above and one water block below, it has a chance to emit a sound.

Enchantments

Minecraft:Frost Walker

• Water now freezes in a circular area around the wearer, removing directional bias from the ice trail.
• Water now freezes only while the wearer is on the ground, preventing fatal fall damage caused by frosted ice forming beneath them while diving into water.

Items

Minecraft:Ice ball

• Increased ice ball base damage to 2, with damage decreasing as it loses velocity.
• Minecraft:Wither skeletons can now pick up ice balls.

Mobs

Minecraft:Elder guardian and Minecraft:guardian

• Increased guardian base attack damage from 5 to 6 and elder guardian base attack damage from 5 to 8, matching Java Edition.

Minecraft:Evoker

• Damage dealt to players by evoker fangs now scales with difficulty, matching Java Edition.

Minecraft:Frostbite

• Now hold Minecraft:shields in the same position as zombies.
• No longer spawn naturally underground outside the ice caves biome.
• Added closed captions for when frostbites convert to zombies and vice versa.

Minecraft:Polar bear

• Can no longer spawn on brittle ice.

World generation

Minecraft:Ice caves

• Players can now fall into ice caves beneath Minecraft:crevasses when brittle ice breaks.
• Crevasses now generate at a more consistent density in ice caves with different ceiling heights.
• Minecraft:Animals now spawn as their cold variants when using spawn eggs in ice caves.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Breaking

• Minecraft:Mining Fatigue now reduces mining speed by the same amount as in Java Edition.
• Minecraft:Haste and Minecraft:Conduit Power now increase mining speed by the same amount as in Java Edition.

General

Graphical

• Minecraft:Skulls and Minecraft:chests now face the player in first person and away from the player in third person view.
• Minecraft:Shields, Minecraft:crossbows, Minecraft:spears, and Minecraft:spyglasses animate correctly in first person view when selected.
• Disabled block light quality options "High" and "Ultra" if they are unsupported, and added a notice explaining why.

Minecraft:Music

• Ambient music is now muted when players return within range of a playing jukebox after leaving its broadcast range.

UI

• Improved loading time of player profile overview tab.
• The freezing screen overlay no longer lingers after respawning when a player dies with the Freezing effect.
• The health bar now updates correctly when a Minecraft:totem of undying activates.
• Splash potions, lingering potions, and XP bottles now display the correct captions when breaking.
• Minecraft:Wind charges now display the correct captions when thrown.
• Deferred and limited background server status requests to reduce delays during sign-in and menu loading.
• External link buttons in settings now properly animate before opening in the browser on all platforms.

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Added the Template:Cd interface for Template:Cd and Template:Cd, replacing Template:Cd. Existing fields and whole-block search behavior are unchanged; existing option objects still work.
• Raycast Template:Cd values outside -2147483648 to 2147483647 now throw Template:Cd before truncation.
• Released Template:Cd properties Template:Cd and Template:Cd from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Released block point-of-interest APIs from Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Added Template:Cd as a member of Template:Cd.
• Template:Cd and Template:Cd may no longer be accessed on Vanilla items.
• Renamed the item component Template:Cd to Template:Cd.
• Template:Cd:
  • Released Template:Cd and the optional Template:Cd constructor options parameter to stable version Template:Cd, including Template:Cd for horizontal button layouts.
  • Released Template:Cd, Template:Cd, and Template:Cd to stable version Template:Cd.
  • Released version 2.4.0 of Template:Cd.
  • Added 2.5.0 beta of Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Block components

• Modified Template:Cd component renamed Template:Cd field to Template:Cd.

Entity components

• Template:Cd:
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd for entity format versions 1.26.70 and later, controlling whether impact damage dealt to players by mob-fired projectiles scales with world difficulty.
  • Template:Cd defaults to Template:Cd; set it to Template:Cd to disable difficulty scaling. Entities using earlier format versions retain their previous behavior with difficulty scaling disabled.

Mobs

• Internal only Vex goals are no longer listed in legacy goal documentation.

Experimental

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Beta APIs", "Upcoming Creator Features", and "Render Dragon Features for Creators" Minecraft:experimental toggles.

Changes

Technical

Minecraft:API

• Added the beta Template:Cd option to Template:Cd and Template:Cd to preserve fractional distances and check the full ray. It defaults to Template:Cd, preserving legacy behavior, and does not apply to Template:Cd.
• Entity raycasts with Template:Cd enabled throw Template:Cd for negative Template:Cd values.

Entity filters

• Added the Template:Cd entity filter for comparing an entity's speed in meters per second.
• Added the Template:Cd entity filter for comparing an entity's horizontal speed in meters per second.
• Added the Template:Cd entity filter for comparing an entity's signed vertical speed in meters per second.

Template:Cmd

• Added new version for the Template:Cmd command for Template:Cmd which may run multiple tags in a single command. Ex. the command, Template:Cmd, will now run all tests tagged as Template:Cd or Template:Cd.
• Template:Cmd now allows for a Template:Cd flag to be added which ignores any tests with the specified tags. Ex. the command, Template:Cmd, will run all tests from Template:Cd that do not also have the tag Template:Cd.
• Adjusted the parameter Template:Cd in Template:Cmd to be explicit rather than implicit. Ex. Previously, a command such as Template:Cmd would read the Template:Cd, 2, after the specified tag, Template:Cd. Now the Template:Cd flag must be declared before its value as such, Template:Cmd.

Network protocol

• Added enum value Template:Cd to Template:Cd.

Fixes

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• Fixed the illumination of transparent particles in Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals.
• Fixed difficulty scaling for damage dealt to players by mob-fired projectiles to match Java Edition.
• Fixed an issue on Android where searching from the Marketplace search results page could send players back to the Marketplace front page or the main menu.
• Fixed an issue where an upload could fail during processing due to an unexpected block error.
• Fixed the simulation distance setting description to reflect the correct range.
• Fixed issues with worlds not saving correctly when the game was suspended or closed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur after spending a long time in the menus.
• Fixed entities with Template:Cd to fire Template:Cd when consuming an entire item stack and to report only the transferred amount for partial pickups, without emitting events for unsuccessful pickups.
• Fixed Template:Cd saving the primary clipboard instead of the supplied clipboard item.
• Fixed light leaking in Vibrant Visuals when Block Light Quality is set to Medium.