Minecraft:April Fools' Day jokes - Revision history

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	==== Poisonous Potato Update ====		==== Poisonous Potato Update ====
	{{main\|Java Edition 24w14potato\|Poisonous Potato Add-On}}		{{main\|Java Edition 24w14potato\|Poisonous Potato Add-On}}
	Unlike prior years, Mojang Studios released two separate April Fools releases on both {{JE}} and {{BE}}, under the name the "Poisonous Potato Update." On ~~Java~~ the snapshot [[Minecraft:24w14potato]] was released, adding potato-related blocks, food, tools, armor and weapons, as well as the [[Minecraft:Potato dimension]]. Players can teleport to the dimension by going into a [[Minecraft:potato portal]]. The dimension consists of floating islands made of potato blocks and has naturally spawning potato mobs, animals and villagers in potato villages. They also added potato themed structures. On ~~Bedrock~~, the [[Minecraft:Poisonous Potato Add-On]], created and released by [[Minecraft:Jigarbov Productions]], was made available on the [[Minecraft:Marketplace]]. It adds new poisonous potato themed blocks, items and entities.<ref name="potato-update">{{Mcnet\|poisonous-potato-update\|Poisonous Potato Update\|April 1, 2024}}</ref>		Unlike prior years, Mojang Studios released two separate April Fools releases on both {{JE}} and {{BE}}, under the name the "Poisonous Potato Update." On {{JE}}, the snapshot [[Minecraft:24w14potato]] was released, adding potato-related blocks, food, tools, armor and weapons, as well as the [[Minecraft:Potato dimension]]. Players can teleport to the dimension by going into a [[Minecraft:potato portal]]. The dimension consists of floating islands made of potato blocks and has naturally spawning potato mobs, animals and villagers in potato villages. They also added potato themed structures. On {{BE}}, the [[Minecraft:Poisonous Potato Add-On]], created and released by [[Minecraft:Jigarbov Productions]], was made available on the [[Minecraft:Marketplace]]. It adds new poisonous potato themed blocks, items and entities.<ref name="potato-update">{{Mcnet\|poisonous-potato-update\|Poisonous Potato Update\|April 1, 2024}}</ref>

	=== 2025 ===		=== 2025 ===

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	=== 2020 ===		=== 2020 ===
	{{main\|Java Edition 20w14∞}}		{{main\|Java Edition 20w14∞}}
	Snapshot 20w14∞ was released, adding 2,147,483,~~647~~ dimensions that can be accessed by throwing a [[Minecraft:book and quill]] that was not specially customized or [[Minecraft:written book]] into a [[Minecraft:Nether portal]].<ref>{{Mcnet\|every-update-imaginable-coming-minecraft\|Every update imaginable coming to Minecraft\|April 1, 2020}}</ref>		Snapshot 20w14∞ was released, adding 2,147,483,645 dimensions that can be accessed by throwing a [[Minecraft:book and quill]] that was not specially customized or [[Minecraft:written book]] into a [[Minecraft:Nether portal]].<ref>{{Mcnet\|every-update-imaginable-coming-minecraft\|Every update imaginable coming to Minecraft\|April 1, 2020}}</ref>

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	=== 2024 ===		=== 2024 ===
	==== ''Minecraft'' website ====		==== ''Minecraft'' website ====
	The ''[https://minecraft.net minecraft.net]'' website was updated to feature several interactable [[Minecraft:poisonous potato]]es across the home page. When clicked, they deplete the [[Minecraft:health]] bar below the Minecraft logo, losing 1.5 - 2 hearts per click. When health bar gets fully depleted, the user is greeted with a [[Minecraft:Death messages\|"You Died!" screen]] saying ''"You awoke the Toxifin"'', showing the score ''(consuming a potato gives ~~you~~ 1500 score~~'' '''[?]''' ''~~)'' and a big "Respawn" button. Clicking the "Respawn" button takes the user back to minecraft.net and resets all the poisonous potatoes.		The ''[https://minecraft.net minecraft.net]'' website was updated to feature several interactable [[Minecraft:poisonous potato]]es across the home page. When clicked, they deplete the [[Minecraft:health]] bar below the Minecraft logo, losing 1.5 - 2 hearts per click. When health bar gets fully depleted, the user is greeted with a [[Minecraft:Death messages\|"You Died!" screen]] saying ''"You awoke the Toxifin"'', showing the score (consuming a potato gives 1500 score{{verify}}) and a big "Respawn" button. Clicking the "Respawn" button takes the user back to minecraft.net and resets all the poisonous potatoes.

	This joke feature can be toggled on or off by clicking ''"Turn off potatoes"'' on the top left corner.		This joke feature can be toggled on or off by clicking ''"Turn off potatoes"'' on the top left corner.

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	==== ''Minecraft Launcher'' ====		==== ''Minecraft Launcher'' ====
	More baby mobs are on the ''Launcher'', and hovering over a baby chicken spawns a bunch of them instead of 1 to 4, that follow ~~your~~ cursor, which has a seed on it.		More baby mobs are on the ''Launcher'', and hovering over a baby chicken spawns a bunch of them instead of 1 to 4, that follow the cursor, which has a seed on it.

	==== April Fools snapshot ====		==== April Fools snapshot ====

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	The home page for the [https://minecraft.net ''minecraft.net''] website was updated to include a '''Mob Animator''', with the [[Minecraft:splash text]] "How does it work? We don't know!". An option to spawn a [[Minecraft:mob]] was added and would summon a random mob, which was animated and could be dragged everywhere in the page.		The home page for the [https://minecraft.net ''minecraft.net''] website was updated to include a '''Mob Animator''', with the [[Minecraft:splash text]] "How does it work? We don't know!". An option to spawn a [[Minecraft:mob]] was added and would summon a random mob, which was animated and could be dragged everywhere in the page.

	The Mob Animator relies on a Microsoft [[Minecraft:w:A/B testing\|A/B testing]] system that includes tracking, which means ad blockers, strict privacy protection mode in Firefox and rejecting cookies on Minecraft.net will cause it not to appear. There are also references to the rollout only being available to 66% users in the API responses, but this is not confirmed to be the case.		The Mob Animator relies on a Microsoft [[Minecraft:w:A/B testing\|A/B testing]] system that includes tracking, which means ad blockers, strict privacy protection mode in [[Minecraft:w:Mozilla_Firefox\|Firefox]] and rejecting cookies on Minecraft.net will cause it not to appear. There are also references to the rollout only being available to 66% users in the API responses, but this is not confirmed to be the case.

	Combining a majority of mobs with the "animate mobs" tab by dragging the mobs and placing them in the empty slot would cause the second mob to disappear and the first mob to appear in the output slot, but with potion particles, which then shortly cause the affected mob to explode.		Combining a majority of mobs with the "animate mobs" tab by dragging the mobs and placing them in the empty slot would cause the second mob to disappear and the first mob to appear in the output slot, but with potion particles, which then shortly cause the affected mob to explode.

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	* Cleaner!		* Cleaner!
	* Simplified!		* Simplified!
	* Perfected!~~amazing~~		* Perfected!
	* Art directed! (by robots)		* Art directed! (by robots)
	* Machine learned textures!		* Machine learned textures!

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	Moon surface.png\|The surface of [[Minecraft:the Moon]] in snapshot 23w13a_or_b		Moon surface.png\|The surface of [[Minecraft:the Moon]] in snapshot 23w13a_or_b
	Overworld Moon.png\|The [[Minecraft:Earth (April Fools')\|Earth]] can be seen in the sky from the Moon		Overworld Moon.png\|The [[Minecraft:Earth (April Fools')\|Earth]] can be seen in the sky from the Moon
	Other portal on sunrise.png\|An [[Minecraft:other ~~portal\|aether~~ portal]]		Other portal on sunrise.png\|An [[Minecraft:other portal]]
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	Moon surface.png\|The surface of [[Minecraft:the Moon]] in snapshot 23w13a_or_b		Moon surface.png\|The surface of [[Minecraft:the Moon]] in snapshot 23w13a_or_b
	Overworld Moon.png\|The [[Minecraft:Earth (April Fools')\|Earth]] can be seen in the sky from the Moon		Overworld Moon.png\|The [[Minecraft:Earth (April Fools')\|Earth]] can be seen in the sky from the Moon
	Other portal on sunrise.png\|An [[Minecraft:other portal]]		Other portal on sunrise.png\|An [[Minecraft:other portal\|aether portal]]
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	{{main\|Java Edition 26w14a}}		{{main\|Java Edition 26w14a}}
	[[File:26w14a alternate key art.jpg\|thumb\|A screenshot of the Herdcraft Update]]		[[File:26w14a alternate key art.jpg\|thumb\|A screenshot of the Herdcraft Update]]
	Mojang Studios released ~~the~~ snapshot [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26w14a\|26w14a]], also called the "Herdcraft Update"~~, 2026's April Fool's update~~. ~~This~~ disables many inventory features and instead allows the player to command "living blocks" using various tools in their hotbar, including [[Minecraft:Move (item)\|Move]], [[Minecraft:Attack / Mine]], and [[Minecraft:Follow Me]]. Unlike ~~most~~ snapshots in 2026, ~~this one~~ uses the ~~same naming~~ format ~~as 2025 and earlier~~.		Mojang Studios released snapshot [[Minecraft:Java Edition 26w14a\|26w14a]], also called the "Herdcraft Update". It disables many inventory features and instead allows the player to command "living blocks" using various tools in their hotbar, including [[Minecraft:Move (item)\|Move]], [[Minecraft:Attack / Mine]], and [[Minecraft:Follow Me]]. Unlike other snapshots in 2026, it uses the old snapshot [[Minecraft:version format]].

	== References ==		== References ==

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	This joke feature toggled on or off and after breeding and spawning chickens, the "''Close"'' button on the bottom can be hit to return to minecraft.net home page.		This joke feature toggled on or off and after breeding and spawning chickens, the "''Close"'' button on the bottom can be hit to return to minecraft.net home page.
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	MCWebsiteAprilFool20231.png\|''Minecraft'' website on April ~~1st~~, 2023 before...		MCWebsiteAprilFool20231.png\|''Minecraft'' website on April 1, 2023 before...
	MCWebsiteAprilFool20232.png\|...and after breeding the two chickens		MCWebsiteAprilFool20232.png\|...and after breeding the two chickens
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	This joke feature can be toggled on or off, players can also mute the fire cracking and water bucket sounds.		This joke feature can be toggled on or off, players can also mute the fire cracking and water bucket sounds.
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	April Fool 2023.jpg\|''Minecraft Launcher'' "on fire" on April ~~1st~~, 2023		April Fool 2023.jpg\|''Minecraft Launcher'' "on fire" on April 1, 2023
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	This joke feature can be toggled on or off by clicking ''"Turn off potatoes"'' on the top left corner.		This joke feature can be toggled on or off by clicking ''"Turn off potatoes"'' on the top left corner.
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	Minecraft Website April Fools 2024.png\|''Minecraft'' website on April ~~1st~~, 2024		Minecraft Website April Fools 2024.png\|''Minecraft'' website on April 1, 2024
	Screenshot 2024-04-01 114312.png\|... when zooming all the way out		Screenshot 2024-04-01 114312.png\|... when zooming all the way out
	Minecraft Website April Fools 2024 - "You Died" Screen.png\|"You Died" screen after consuming too many poisonous potatoes		Minecraft Website April Fools 2024 - "You Died" Screen.png\|"You Died" screen after consuming too many poisonous potatoes
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	These joke features can be toggled on or off by toggling the ''"Enable April Fools 2024"'' checkbox in the launcher settings.		These joke features can be toggled on or off by toggling the ''"Enable April Fools 2024"'' checkbox in the launcher settings.
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	Launcher Spinning Animation.png\|''Minecraft Launcher'' spinning animation on April ~~1st~~, 2024.		Launcher Spinning Animation.png\|''Minecraft Launcher'' spinning animation on April 1, 2024.
	Launcher Clicking.png\|When clicking on the Launcher on April ~~1st~~, 2024		Launcher Clicking.png\|When clicking on the Launcher on April 1, 2024
	April Fools 2024 font for Minecraft Launcher.png\|The new potato fonts for menu tab, headlines, and Play/Install button		April Fools 2024 font for Minecraft Launcher.png\|The new potato fonts for menu tab, headlines, and Play/Install button
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