Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 26.40.26

Beta 26.40.26 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 26.40.26 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the third beta/Preview for Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on June 17, 2026,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> which fixes bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Fence

• Fences in generated structures now connect correctly to their neighbors.

Minecraft:Sulfur spike

• Limited how long spikes can grow.

Items

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• Updated item sprites to match the appearance of the blocks.

Mobs

Minecraft:Ender dragon

• Now deflects projectiles when perching.

Minecraft:Player

• Players in Creative mode now deflect projectiles.

Minecraft:Sulfur cube

• Can no longer absorb Minecraft:observers or Minecraft:redstone lamps.
• Now deflects projectiles while a block is absorbed.

Non-mob entities

Minecraft:Boat

• Decreased health from Template:Hp to Template:Hp to match Template:JE.
• Now regenerates Template:Frac health per game tick to match Java Edition.

Projectiles

• Blocked projectiles no longer bounce off targets too early.

General

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Previous beta logo

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New beta logo

Minecraft:Menu screen

• Changed the in-game Minecraft:logo for Minecraft Beta to match with Minecraft Preview.

Minecraft:Music

• Now correctly plays in Minecraft:lush caves, Minecraft:meadows, Minecraft:stony peaks, Minecraft:snowy slopes, Minecraft:frozen peaks, and Minecraft:swamps.

UI

• Improved narration of navigation tabs, toggles and smelting context of slots in the Minecraft:furnace.
• Removed the possibility to trigger older join Minecraft:Realm menus from using an invite link desktop shortcut.
• Made various adjustments to the UI of the "Slots" tab in the Minecraft:Realms Hub to improve visual clarity and consistency.
• Renamed the Content tab header on the Minecraft:Marketplace Pass product page to "Included in Marketplace Pass", surfaced the "ALL PACKS" and "CHARACTER CREATOR SETS" buttons above the pack grid, and moved the descriptive content type block to the bottom of the tab.

Technical

AI Components

• Made schemas for the following components stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.40 and newer:
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Minecraft:API

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Graphical

• Optimized FrameGraph topological sorting algorithm by replacing DFS-based approach with Kahn's algorithm for improved performance and clarity.

Experimental

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

Changes

Technical

Blocks

• Each pack now has its own 1KBytes block dynamic properties limit instead of being global.
  • The storage structure was updated, the saved properties will be lost.
• Block-entity's dynamic-properties are now serialized in a readable NBT format, similar to their item-stack and entity counterparts.
• Block-entity's dynamic-properties stored on an item-stack can now be modified through the new set method.

Graphical

• Re-enabled colored block light migration to GPU as well as their influence on volumetric fog.

Fixes

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• Fixed an issue where a friend's world could not be joined with the "A" button after dismissing the "Online play is not rated" warning screen.
• Fixed transparent blocks such as Minecraft:water and Minecraft:ice rendering in front of Minecraft:clouds when Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals is off.
• Fixed an issue where insides of a block would not be rendered while taking a screenshot inside the block.
• Fixed Minecraft:bundles not reliably playing the pickup-pop animation in the Hotbar when picked up.
• Fixed an issue where character creator changes could revert to their previous appearance after restarting the game.
• Fixed an error that occurred when opening Realms Hub without Admin permissions.
• Fixed an issue where the Active Behaviour or Resource pack tab in Edit World would not be selected by default when there was at least 1 active pack.
• Fixed restart modal showing for region settings when no changes were made.
• Fixed critical hit sounds and some jumping/landing sounds not being affected by the "Minecraft:Player" sounds volume control.
• Fixed a bug where selected resource and behavior packs were removed from the active list after viewing a pack's technical details when creating a new world.
• Fixed the side panel on the Report Player screen narrating itself as a story post instead of describing the player being reported.
• Fixed an issue where non-operator players connected to a dedicated server could see the world seed in the Game Settings menu.
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• Fixed an occasional crash when loading structures.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading NBT data with excessively deep nesting of compound and list tags.
• Fixed an issue where game sessions were unable to be joined when the system clock was off by over a year.