Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2 Snapshot 7

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26.2 Snapshot 7 (known as 26.2-snapshot-7 in the Minecraft:launcher) is the seventh snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2, released on May 12, 2026,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which adds new soundtracks, a new Minecraft:music disc, player-to-player connectivity, and Minecraft:friends lists.

Additions

Accessible from a new Friends button on the Minecraft:title screen and the Minecraft:pause menu.
Can be opened via the keybind Template:Key.
The "Friends" button shows a notification badge with the number of incoming friend requests, up to 5 (a "more" indicator is shown beyond that).
Is presented as an overlay with two tabs:
- Friends: shows current friends, lets the player remove friends, and lets the player send new friend requests by Profile Name.
- Pending: shows incoming friend requests (which can be accepted or declined) and outgoing friend requests (which can be canceled).
The presence of the player's friends is shown under their name in the Friends List as one of "Offline", "Online", "In a world" and "In a joinable world".
Sending, accepting, declining, canceling, and removing actions are confirmed in the UI and show a clear error message when the service is unreachable, rate limited, or the requested profile name does not exist.
Friend changes that happen while the game is running are shown through toast notifications:
- When a friend request is sent.
- When a friend request is received.
- When an outgoing friend request is accepted by the other player.
Toasts show the other player's face when the skin is available.
Checks for updates once per minute while the Friends List is open, or every 5 minutes otherwise.
The first time the Friends button is shown on the Title Screen, a confirmation dialog is presented to opt in to the Friends List.
The friends list, friend request privacy, and the Microsoft account safety settings link are managed from the new "Friends List" section in Online Options.
Players that have their chat settings set to "Friends Only" on their Xbox profile will only see chat messages from other players if they are friends.

Multiplayer Options

Allows the player to configure the multiplayer settings of the world the player is currently in.
The multiplayer scope can be set to one of the following:
- Off: (default) Nobody can join the world.
- Local: only players in the local network can join the world, as the Open to LAN screen used to work.
- Online: friends can invited to join the world from anywhere.
The game mode and allow cheats options are also available in this screen.

Peer-to-Peer

Added the ability to open singleplayer worlds to online multiplayer from the new Multiplayer Options screen.
There are two paths to play with the player's friends.
- Invite to world: the host can invite friends to their world, and the invited players can accept or deny the invitation.
- Request to join world: players can request to join a friend's world (if it's open to online multiplayer), and the friend can accept or deny the request.
Added new Template:Cd opt-in telemetry event.

Tags

Added the Template:Cd block tag.
- Contains all blocks that cause periodic eruptions of Minecraft:potent sulfur blocks.
Added the Template:Cd block tag.
- Contains blocks that cause continuous eruptions of potent sulfur blocks.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Potent sulfur

Eruption and cooldown times of geysers are now randomized based on the position of the block and do not change if the block is replaced.
Potent sulfur can now erupt when a Minecraft:lava block is placed underneath.
With lava underneath, the geysers eruption is continuous, but with slightly muted sounds compared to the eruption from a Minecraft:magma block.
Noxious gas from potent sulfur can now rise through non-collidable waterlogged blocks and spread through other non-collidable blocks.
Erupting potent sulfur can now emit its plume and boost entities through non-collidable blocks.
- This includes Minecraft:scaffolding, which can be used as an alternative to Minecraft:copper grates to stand above erupting potent sulfur without being affected by noxious gas.

Minecraft:Signs and Minecraft:hanging signs

Now use block models instead of built-in entity models.
- The text on signs and hanging signs cannot be configured yet.

Mobs

Minecraft:Sulfur cube

The slow bouncy archetype is no longer buoyant.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Grass color

Now appears less green in Minecraft:sulfur caves.

General

Minecraft:Data pack

The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Item models

The following special model types have been removed:
- Template:Cd
- Template:Cd

Minecraft:Panorama

Updated the panorama to reflect Minecraft:Chaos Cubed.

Minecraft:Resource pack

The version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Settings

Added a setting to control the availability of the Friends List and its features in Online Options.
Added an "In-game Notification" toggle in Online Options to control whether Friends List toasts appear while in a world.
Added an "Allow Requests" toggle in Online Options to control whether other players can send friend requests.
Added an "Xbox Settings..." button in Online Options that opens the Microsoft account privacy and online safety settings.
Added a Presence option in Online Options screen to control how much activity is shared with friends (default: "All").
- "All": shares activity, and allows friends to request to join the player's world if opened up to online multiplayer.
- "Limited": activity sharing limited to "Online" & "Offline".
- "None": no activity shared. Appearing as "Offline" to friends.

Minecraft:Sounds

Added sounds for geyser eruptions:
- Template:Cd
- Template:Cd
Added biome music for Minecraft:sulfur caves:
- Template:Cd

Minecraft:Telemetry

New opt-in events
- Template:Cd
  - This event is sent after a peer-to-peer connection attempt.
  - Added new property: Template:Cd
    - Whether the peer-to-peer connection was established successfully.
  - Added new property: Template:Cd
    - The stage where an unsuccessful connection attempt failed, such as Template:Cd, Template:Cd, or Template:Cd
  - Added new property: Template:Cd
    - The type of network path used for the connection, such as Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, or Template:Cd
  - Added new properties: Template:Cd and Template:Cd
    - The ICE candidate types used by each side of the connection, such as Template:Cd, Template:Cd, Template:Cd, or Template:Cd
  - Added new properties: Template:Cd, Template:Cd, and Template:Cd
    - Timing information for each stage of the peer-to-peer connection flow.

Minecraft:Textures

Block sprites
- Signs and hanging signs now use block models and textures, replacing Template:Cd with the sign's wood type (e.g. mangrove)
  - block/<wood_type>_sign.png
  - block/<wood_type>_hanging_sign.png
- The process of upgrading a pack's Bed, Sign, and Hanging Sign textures can be assisted by using [this] automated Slicer tool.
Item Sprites
- Added new item sprites:
  - item/music_disc_bounce.png
UI Sprites
- Added new textures for the Sign edit screen background, replacing Template:Cd with the sign's wood type (e.g. mangrove):
  - gui/sign/<wood_type>.png
- Added new UI sprites:
  - gui/sprites/friends/multiplayer/invite.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/multiplayer/join_request.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/accept.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/accept_highlighted.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/cancel.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/friends.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/illustrations_00.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/list_separator_top.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/loading.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/reject.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/reject_highlighted.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/remove.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/background.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/button.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/button_disabled.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/button_highlighted.png
  - gui/sprites/friends/toast_background.png
  - gui/sprites/pause_menu/player_reporting.png
  - gui/sprites/pause_menu/bug.png
  - gui/sprites/pause_menu/social_interactions.png