Minecraft 26.3-pre-3

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 26.3-pre-2 with 26.3-pre-3 — not copied from patch notes.

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 26.3 Pre-Release 3, published 2026-09-08. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

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

Fixed bugs in 26.3 Pre-Release 3 19

• MC-309262 Falling blocks disappear for a split second when landing
• MC-310189 The post_effect debug overlay entry does not upgrade to post_effects
• MC-311113 The game does not hand off focus when clicking links on Wayland
• MC-311419 Breaking a falling block with another one on top causes the top block to briefly become invisible when landing, revealing unlit block particles
• MC-311579 The player can see through blocks when the camera is inside snow layers
• MC-311631 Changing the "Exclusive Fullscreen Mode" option does not update the game's actual resolution on macOS
• MC-311634 Setting the "Exclusive Fullscreen Mode" option to "Current" keeps the previously selected resolution
• MC-311650 Integer and float number providers return inconsistent results for 0^0
• MC-311651 Integer and float number providers return inconsistent results for (4 % -3
• MC-311664 Normal fullscreen does not take effect after disabling the "Exclusive Fullscreen" option on Windows
• MC-311673 Shovels no longer lose durability when extinguishing campfires
• MC-311676 Block breaking particles and sounds are not cancelled and continue appearing when pausing the game in multiplayer or using a portal
• MC-311678 Damaging a villager so that it has zero reputation toward the player while trading allows for trades to be completed without payment
• MC-311679 Players can complete trades without payment if the villager restocks while the trading screen is open
• MC-311683 Borderless fullscreen doesn't take up the whole screen
• MC-311714 Players no longer immediately benefit from the "Reduce fps when" option being set to "Minimized" when playing with the "Exclusive Fullscreen" option enabled and then switching focus
• MC-311721 The rightmost column of pixels does not render correctly in windowed mode
• MC-311722 Pressing Windows+↓ in fullscreen mode incorrectly restores the game window to a borderless windowed state
• MC-311738 The block hitting sound is not played when breaking blocks that are destroyed quickly

This build was part of the run-up to 26.3. Everything tested here landed in that release.