Minecraft 26.2-pre-1

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 26.2-snapshot-8 with 26.2-pre-1 — not copied from patch notes.

Sound events +25 · −2

Removed: minecraft:entity.sulfur_cube.hit, minecraft:entity.sulfur_cube.push

New in-game text 7

Reworded text 1

Wording Mojang changed in this version.

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 1, published 2026-05-26. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

32 issues fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.

Fixed bugs in 26.2 Pre-Release 1 32

• MC-134349 Making a zoomed-out version of a map fails when using the pick block key
• MC-277487 The game softlocks when attempting to create a new world if the saves folder is not writable
• MC-301761 Elements within the realms “Players” tab all move down slightly when the “Invited” element is selected using the TAB key
• MC-302144 Players respawn inside the bottom bedrock layers when the world spawn point is set in the Nether
• MC-302268 Running multiple commands quickly kicks the player for spamming in multiplayer
• MC-303401 Using the pick block key on maps with map_post_processing from a cartography table in Creative mode causes the game to crash
• MC-307008 Severe loss of framerate in the new update
• MC-307159 Using bone meal from the main hand simultaneously places a block held in the off hand
• MC-307330 Major framerate drop in 26.1 and above
• MC-307536 Performance drop while rendering decorated pots
• MC-307589 Tridents don't render if their hitbox is far outside the player's field of view, even if part of them should otherwise be visible
• MC-307721 Large numbers of banners in the world cause performance issues
• MC-307935 Sulfur caves can eventually become overgrown with sulfur spikes
• MC-307951 Piglins continuously make a sound while trying to zombify in Peaceful difficulty
• MC-307999 The game's tick rate freezes for a while when a sulfur cube takes damage from Instant Damage with a very high amplifier
• MC-308039 The click sound isn’t played when clicking on the “Microsoft account” link in the friends menu
• MC-308041 Long usernames render outside of the friends list area
• MC-308045 Small sulfur cubes don't have their own texture, unlike in Bedrock Edition
• MC-308057 The “Manage online safety with your Microsoft account“ element in the friends menu is not perfectly horizontally centered
• MC-308111 Items can enter the player's inventory after death, causing them to be deleted with the keep_inventory game rule disabled
• MC-308112 The panorama starts spinning when entering the Music & Sounds menu from the accessibility onboarding screen
• MC-308141 Friends' skins take a long time to show when opening the friends list
• MC-308157 The game crashes when an evoker retaliates against a vex that has itself as its owner
• MC-308182 The fog in sulfur caves is not green, unlike in Bedrock Edition
• MC-308184 The game does not properly handle save folder deletion while running
• MC-308194 The friend list doesn't use high contrast button textures when the "High Contrast" resource pack is enabled
• MC-308217 Shulkers suffocate when opening while hanging from a block
• MC-308226 Template models for signs are not prefixed with template_
• MC-308227 Template models for beds are not prefixed with template_
• MC-308237 Crash when post shaders fail to compile
• MC-308242 Hanging signs' recipe unlock criterion name was changed to has_planks
• MC-308292 The "My profile name: " string in the friends menu is placed to the left of the username even in right-to-left languages

This build was part of the run-up to 26.2. Everything tested here landed in that release.