Minecraft (Switch): all the updates (latest update: Ver. 26.0)

Lite_Agent 10 February 2026 4J Studios, Microsoft, Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition, Mojang Studios

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Minecraft – Ver. 26.0

Release date: February 10th/11th 2026
Patch notes:

Experimental Features

General

Added experimental toggle for Drop 1 of 2026

Items

Name Tags are now craftable, using paper and any metal nugget

Baby Mobs

Updated the models and textures of the following Baby Mobs:
- Cow
  - Tweaked the bounding box of both adult and baby to align with Java Edition and the new model
- Mooshroom
  - Tweaked the bounding box of both adult and baby to align with Java Edition and the new model
- Pig
- Wolf
  - Tweaked the bounding box of both adult and baby to align with Java Edition and the new model
  - Known Issue: The MERS texture of the tamed Wolf is currently a placeholder, and will be updated in a future Preview update
- Rabbit
  - Both adult and baby Rabbits also received new animations
  - Tweaked the bounding box to align with the new model
- Cat
  - Tweaked the baby’s bounding box to align with the new model
- Ocelot
- Chicken
  - Tweaked the bounding box to align with the new model
- Sheep
Using a Spawn Egg on the corresponding Mob will now spawn the Baby form of that Mob

Sounds

Baby Pigs, Cats, and Wolves, now have a unique set of sounds
- Known Issue: Adult Wolf sound variants are currently not working as expected, and will be fixed in a future release

Features and Bug Fixes

New Version Numbering System

Going forward, we’ll be numbering our versions based on the year. So, for both Bedrock and Java Edition, version numbers in the year 2026 will begin with ‘26′
For a deeper look into the changes, check out aka.ms/MinecraftVersionUpdate

Accessibility

The new Gameplay subtitles (closed captions) will remain in the Beta and Preview versions only for a while longer, while we work on polishing and bug fixing

Blocks

Bamboo Stalks no longer pop in as obviously, from a distance they have no transparency instead (like Sugar Cane and Cactus) unless on Simple graphics
Rotated Y axis orientation of blocks in hand rendered in third person to match Java (MCPE-231979)

Creator

Added command macro support
- Adds toggle to the Creator Settings screen, which when enabled adds 10 new key mappings to the keyboard/mouse controls settings screen which each have a text input for what command to run when the input is pressed
- Commands can only be run while in game
- All re-mappable keys are coordinates of Alt plus the chosen key
Added guard to prevent mapping a command macro key to Alt, as Alt is the coordinates key already

Dressing Room and Character Creator

Fixed upgrade from UWP to GDK causing corrupt skin states
Updated Android Photo Picker instead of requesting media permissions.
While in a world, classic skins equipped within the marketplace will now be reflected in game after exiting the marketplace and unpausing
- Loading cached appearances works while offline
- Prefer loading cached appearance over random skin

Gameplay

Vindicator now correctly attacks all non-illager mobs when the nametag “Johnny” is applied (REALMS-13166)
Fixed an issue that caused Nether Portals to not get ignited by lava (MCPE-232906)
Fixed the End gateway portal that teleported the player to the void area (MCPE-228267)

General

Fixed an issue on Windows where the window reset to a smaller size on reopening, even when a single monitor had sufficient space (MCPE-228875)

Graphical

Fixed a bug where screenshots taken with Ray Traced graphics mode selected did not render accurately
Fixed an issue where block highlight was not visible when the Outline Selection toggle was turned off in Vibrant Visuals (MCPE-222491)
Fixed an issue where the graphics mode options were changing after game updates (MCPE-226682)
Fixed water extinction being drawn over fog when the chunk behind it is missing in Vibrant Visuals
Fixed an issue that caused darker colors in some skins to appear washed out in Vibrant Visuals (MCPE-206669)
Fixed a bug with the ‘Hide Sky Flashes’ option causing The End entrance sound to loop
Fixed note effects on Note Blocks not displaying the correct color in darkness
Fixed an issue that caused lighting on End Portals to render incorrectly if a resource pack defined a Portal block as a point light in Vibrant Visuals
Made the fire effect on burning mobs and players dither when the player-camera is nearby
Fixed the Snow Golem’s pumpkin head not being dithered when the toggle is enabled (MCPE-228082)
Fixed dithered objects flickering when resolution is set to 50% in Vibrant Visuals (MCPE-231582)
Fixed a bug that would sometimes allow sunlight to shine through walls, e.g. near cave entrances, in Vibrant Visuals mode
The textures of Stripped Spruce Logs and Stripped Spruce Wood are now in parity with Java (MCPE-137379)
Fixed an issue where textures would not be correctly reloaded when changing between graphics modes in the main menu
Mobs no longer randomly flicker every few seconds (MCPE-220557)
Fixed shadow stripes appearing on the ground during sunset and sunrise with high FoV on low quality settings in Vibrant Visuals mode.
Fixed an issue that caused all player markers on locator maps to have the same color in Vibrant Visuals mode.
Fixed an issue which was causing textured items held-in-hand to be double-tinted in Vibrant Visuals mode.
Fixed an issue in the Editor that would cause the viewport to become distorted in Vibrant Visuals mode when using the Paste or Repeater tool
Fixed an issue where the screen would be completely black when the camera was inside of a block in Vibrant Visuals mode. (MCPE-221667)
Fixed an issue that caused banner poles to appear darker in Vibrant Visuals.
Fixed shields with banner designs rendering incorrectly when equipped in first person. (MCPE-232638)
Dithering
- Added dithering to items held by Players and Mobs if dithering is enabled in Accessibility menu.
- Added dithering to skulls, heads, chests, shulker boxes, banners, conduits, decorated pots and copper colem statues held by Players and Mobs if dithering is enabled in the Accessibility menu.
- Added Cobweb block to the list of ditherable blocks.
- Fixed dithering for equipped shields with banner designs when held by entities.
Data-driving
- Added the ability to specify ambient light colors according to the time of day in the Vibrant Visual lighting configuration files.
- Added the ability to specify ambient light illuminances according to the time of day in the Vibrant Visual lighting configuration files.
- Added the ability to specify sky light intensity according to the time of day in the Vibrant Visual lighting configuration files.

Input

Fixed an issue where pressing the Alt key would cause the game to freeze display (MCPE-230294)
The on-screen keyboard will now close when typing with a physical keyboard (MCPE-228584)
Fixed not being able to type into a text box when hovered (MCPE-229178)
Fixed an issue on Windows where the camera would shift slightly after closing the pause menu (MCPE-227945)
Fixed a bug on Windows where scrolling could cause the camera to move (MCPE-230921)

Items

Spears now rotate in the same direction when charging in first and third person view
Fixed an issue where adding items to a Bundle in a Chest would sometimes not save after leaving the game (MCPE-187058)
Diamond and Netherite Horse Armor now provide toughness values of 2 and 3, respectively
Diamond and Netherite Nautilus Armor now provide toughness values of 2 and 3, respectively
Horse Armor, Nautilus Armor, and Wolf Armor now display their toughness, armor, and knockback resistance values when greater than 0
Piglin Spawn Egg and Piglin Brute Spawn Egg are now correctly sorted in alphabetical order (MCPE-231580)
Fixed an issue where the map marker was stuck when a Locator Map in an Item Frame was deleted (MCPE-185362)
Diamond Horse Armor now provides 2 points of toughness, while Golden Horse Armor provides none (MCPE-232700)
Carried item models will no longer be larger when using a HD texture pack (MCPE-169754)
Equipping an item with a storage item component in an armor or hand slot will no longer delete storage contents.
Fixed an issue where trimmed armor would not appear correctly after suspending and resuming the game. (MCPE-234122)
Items now flow properly in water again (MCPE-234749)

Mobs

Wolf shadow and model are now centered (MCPE-176018)
The baby variants of Zombies, Zombie Villagers, Drowned, and Husks now drop items when killed (MCPE-93172)
The baby variants of Squid and Glow Squid no longer drop items when killed (MCPE-189551)
Fixed an issue where Polar Bears recalculated their path to the target twice as often during the stomp attack
Improved movement logic for Nautili and other underwater mobs
- They are now less likely to get stuck on block edges
- When tempted, they navigate around obstacles instead of moving in a straight line toward the player
- They no longer spin while moving vertically
- They no longer move excessively slowly when moving vertically
Mob effect particles can now appear slightly outside of the mob’s bounding box
Tweaked the chance of Zombie Riders spawning with Copper Armor to more closely match Java (MCPE-229469)
Tweaked the chance of Husk Riders spawning with Copper Armor to more closely match Java
Players and baby Drowned no longer float on Nautili when riding them
Attachable items no longer render when equipped to a Zombie Nautilus via commands
Drowned, Skeleton, Stray, Bogged and Parched can no longer pick up spears
Zombies that spawn riding Zombie Horses now have a loot table with an armor chance matching that of regular Zombies (MCPE-232098)
Baby Horses, Donkeys, and Mules no longer gradually grow in size as they age, matching Java Edition (MCPE-121628)
Fixed a bug where baby Zombie Horses would shrink in size when they grew into adult Zombie Horses
- They cannot now grow into adult Zombie Horses at all, matching Java Edition
Nautilus and baby Nautilus now have swim sounds
Zombie Nautilus now has swim sounds
Nautilus now has alternative ambient, hurt, and death sounds when on land
Baby Nautilus now has unique swim sounds, including alternative ambient, hurt, and death sounds when on land
Zombie Nautilus now has alternative ambient, hurt, and death sounds when on land
Baby Drowned can now spawn with Tridents
Adjusted the ratio at which Drowned spawn with Tridents and Fishing Rods, matching Java Edition
Creaking attack animation is no longer cut short (MCPE-187288)
The Water Breathing effect now prevents the Nautilus from suffocating outside of water, consistent with its behavior for other aquatic mobs (MCPE-232061)
Drowned can now control the Zombie Nautilus they ride, allowing them to actively chase their target (MCPE-232370)
The Baby Zombie Horse can no longer be ridden
The Baby Zombie Horse can no longer be equipped with a Saddle or Horse Armor
The following undead mobs will no longer panic when hit
- Camel Husks
- Skeleton Horses
- Zombie Horses
Wolf Armor is now aligned to the Wolf when it has the Armor equipped (MCPE-232488)
Fixed a bug that prevented some zombie variants to form Chicken Jockeys, including: (MCPE-223845)
- Baby Drowned
- Baby Husk
- Baby Zombie Villager
- Baby Zombified Piglin
- These now have the random ability to sometimes mount the following mobs:
  - Cat
  - Cave Spider
  - Chicken
  - Cow
  - Donkey
  - Horse
  - Husk
  - Mooshroom
  - Mule
  - Ocelot
  - Panda
  - Pig
  - Spider
  - Wolf
  - Zombie
  - Zombie Horse
  - Zombie Villager
  - Zombified Piglin
Zombie horses and Zombie Nautiluses no longer occasionally burn while swimming in water (MCPE-229542)
Fixed a bug where most mobs would stare at players, mobs or targets for an excessive amount of time
- For more details see the technical section
Fixed bug where several mobs would look at players from a further distance than intended
- Allay
- Armadillo
- Axolotl
- Camel
- Frog
- Sniffer
- Tadpole
- Turtle
- Wolf
All three Nautilus variants no longer have a gap between their head and shell (MCPE-231602)
Improved swimming animations for all three Nautilus variants:
- The head now slightly retracts into the shell while swimming, creating a propelling motion
- This only occurs when the Nautilus is moving and not being ridden
Nautilus and Zombie Nautilus no longer have permanently increased movement speed after becoming hostile
Skeleton Horse, Zombie Horse, Zombie Nautilus, and Husk Camel are no longer damaged by the Conduit
Skeleton Horse, Zombie Horse, Zombie Nautilus, and Husk Camel no longer prevent the Player from sleeping when nearby

Projectiles

Lingering and Splash Potions now deflect Ghast Fireballs and other deflectable projectiles on hit (MCPE-191655)
All projectiles now deflect Ghast fireballs and other deflectable projectiles on hit (MCPE-232731)

Realms

Fixed “Realm couldn’t load” error from occurring after joining a Realm via invite
Fixed input legends for Realms purchase reconciliation modal
Fixed issue where narration was not always reading the description for the “Free up space” popup dialog when using a mouse
The description and storage bar labels under the “Free up space” popup dialog are now treated as two separate objects for narration instead of one
For the Realms Edit World screen, the description of the Reset and Replace confirmation modals have been updated
Overwriting saves to create a new save while the “Automatic” tab is active no longer throws an error
The Realm Saves screen will now properly exit its loading state after encountering an error while performing a save, delete, or restore action
Realms feed moderation report notifiers is now a separate screen instead of a modal to fix visual bugs.
Fixed a bug where the game could crash if the player cancelled in the middle of creating a template world on a Realm.
The leading “1” is no longer displayed in the game server version for backups
Fix players potentially getting stuck between Realms timeline opt-in screen and play on Realms progress screen
Navigate players to a Realms Purchase Complete screen instead of showing a modal upon a successful purchase
Fixed bug in Realms where Villages would not generate until approached
Fixed a freeze that could happen when buying a Realm on Nintendo Switch

Sounds

Saddle equip sound is no longer played twice
Added underwater saddle sound for the Nautilus and the Zombie Nautilus
Equipping Nautilus Armor through the UI now plays the equip sound
Players can now hear the Nautilus riding sound at 16 blocks distance, and the sound volume is now lower

User Interface

Cancelling during transfer between servers will no longer softlock players
You can now change the world name in a new template world without unlocking settings (MCPE-188434)
Ambient mob effects in the Mob Effects screen now have a blue outline (MCPE-230838)
Fixed various interactions not swinging the player’s hand (MCPE-52105)
- Leash interactions
- Bucketing a mob
- Feeding a mob its taming item
- Feeding a mob its aging item
- Feeding a mob its trusting item
- Feeding a mob its breeding item
- Feeding a mob its healing item
- Feeding a mob its bribing item
- Attaching/removing a Balloon
- Using a Name Tag on a mob
- Starting to ride a mob
- Make a mob sit
- Giving a mob an item
- Starting to trade with a mob
- Opening a mob’s inventory
- Applying dye to a mob
- Interacting with an Armor Stand
- Interacting with a Redstone Ore block
- Interacting with a Beehive or Bee Nest block
- Curing a Zombie Villager
- Shearing a mob
- Milking a Cow or Mooshroom
Fixed a bug where the Escape key would not open the game menu when on the death screen
Changed Settings button on the Game Menu back to being a text button. The change will be rolled out over the course of a few weeks, so you might not see the new menu right away.
Newly bred and mounted baby Horses, Mules, and Donkeys now show the correct number of hearts when fully grown (MCPE-165899)
Fixed a misleading message shown when trying to sleep in a Bed (MCPE-184973)
Fixed a typo in the Minecoins section of Encyclopedia (MCPE-227680)
Fixed text inconsistency in the Navigation section of Encyclopedia (MCPE-228203)
Fixed typos in the Worlds section in Encyclopedia (MCPE-229652)
Fixed incorrect character follow-cursor behavior in the inventory (MCPE-228287)
Fixed incorrect character follow-cursor behavior in the inventory (MCPE-228287)
Marketplace behavior packs will not be listed as reason for achievements disabled in Create new world (MCPE-232391)
Fixed an issue where a text field would receive focus when the mouse hovered over it (MCPE-229178)
Fixed an issue where it was impossible to enter text into the always listening text field after it lost focus (MCPE-230779)
Reverted name of “Only add/see trusted skins” option in Ore UI General Settings to “Only Allow Trusted Skins” and removed attached description (MCPE-229312)
Fixed the wrong panorama movement direction in the main menu (MCPE-225208)
Fixed an issue that caused the graphics quality preset option under Vibrant Visual Options not to change to Custom the after adjusting the quality settings for the first time (MCPE-219844)
Fixed a bug that prevented strings within Storage Settings to update when changing language (MCPE-230775)
Reverted name of “Enter sleep mode when no inputs detected” option in Ore UI General Settings to “Lower framerate when controller is disconnected” and removed attached description (MCPE-229351)
Fixed an issue that caused the “Extra large UI” option in Ore UI Video Settings to set the wrong GUI scale
Removed the “recommended” value information for “Deferred render distance” option when Vibrant Visuals graphics mode is selected in Ore UI Video Settings (MCPE-232366)
Fixed the description of the “Show player names” option in Ore UI Video Settings (MCPE-232690)
Fixed a bug where the text to speech settings incorrectly auto enabled after restarting the game. (MCPE-232656)
Fixed an issue that caused the shield to appear colored if placed in a slot that previously contained a colored shield.
Windows light and dark theme is now supported correctly for the title bar (MCPE-230820)
Worlds that have periods in the folder name on Windows will now show on the Play screen (MCPE-231432)
Fixed a bug where global resource packs did not apply after leaving the settings screen. (MCPE-233214)
Fixed a bug where the social settings screen softlocks the game upon any dropdown selection. (MCPE-233215)

Settings

The new design for Settings will remain in the Beta and Preview versions only for a while longer, while we work on polishing and bug fixing

Vanilla Parity

The outline color of an active effect now changes if an ambient effect is replaced by an identical non-ambient effect, or vice versa (MCPE-230918)
Changed the updating logic for Mob Effects to be more aligned with Java Edition

Technical Updates

AI Goals

Spawning an entity with behavior.nearest_attackable_target no longer shows a content log error (MCPE-231095)
Made schemas for the following goals stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.0 and newer
- minecraft:behavior.defend_village_target
- minecraft:behavior.nearest_attackable_target
Float range field attack_interval in minecraft:behavior.nearest_attackable_target now only accepts an object with min and max values. Other formats will fail to parse
Made the schema for minecraft:behavior.guardian_attack stricter when parsing, now will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.0 and newer
Made schemas for the following goals stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.0 and newer
- minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_1
- minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_2
- minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_3
- minecraft:behavior.move_towards_dwelling_restriction
- minecraft:behavior.move_towards_home_restriction
Float Range fields cooldown_range and duration_range in minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_1, minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_2, and minecraft:behavior.timer_flag_3 now only accepts an object with min and max values. Other formats will fail to parse
Made the schema for for the following goals stricter when parsing, they will now fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.0 and newer
- minecraft:behavior.delayed_attack
- minecraft:behavior.dragonstrafeplayer
- minecraft:behavior.dragonchargeplayer
- minecraft:behavior.melee_attack
- minecraft:behavior.melee_box_attack
- minecraft:behavior.stomp_attack
Float Range field target_zone in minecraft:behavior.dragonchargeplayer and minecraft:behavior.dragonstrafeplayer now only accepts an object with min and max values. Other formats will fail to parse.
Added new fields to minecraft:jump.dynamic
- regular_skip_data: Used during normal skip movement
  - distance_scale: The multiplier applied to horizontal velocity when jumping
  - height: The force applied vertically when jumping
  - jump delay: Amount of ticks between sequential jumps
  - animation_duration: Duration of the jump animation
- fast_skip_data: Used when travelling quickly with skip movement
  - distance_scale: The multiplier applied to horizontal velocity when jumping
  - height: The force applied vertically when jumping
  - jump delay: Amount of ticks between sequential jumps
  - animation_duration: Duration of the jump animation

API

Released @minecraft/server version 2.5.0
Fixed a issue where getComponents on ItemStack could return an undefined in the array, when used in older scripting versions
Added missing BlockComponentTypes enum values into 2.5.0:
- PrecipitationInteractions = ‘minecraft:precipitation_interactions’
- RedstoneProducer = ‘minecraft:redstone_producer’
- MapColor = ‘minecraft:map_color’
- Movable = ‘minecraft:movable’
Changed EntityHurtAfterEvent to send when damage amount is zero
Released PlayerSwingStartAfterEvent from beta to v2.5.0
Released PlayerSwingEventOptions from beta to v2.5.0
Released HeldItemOption from beta to v2.5.0
Released EntitySwingSource from beta to v2.5.0
Released BlockComponentRedstoneUpdateEvent from beta to v2.0.0
Released BlockCustomComponent.onRedstoneUpdate from beta to v2.0.0
Added getComponents to Block into beta
Added hasComponent to Block into beta
Fixed a issue where getComponents on Entity could return an undefined in the array, when used in older scripting versions.

Biomes

Biomes without a namespace in biomes_client.json will be applied to worlds below base_game_version 1.21.40 with the default namespace
Enabled the Biome Replacement feature in the Nether
- Using Biome Replacement for Overworld and Nether for the same Biome is discouraged but not prohibited
- Biome Replacement in Nether can only be used with minecraft:surface_builder of types: minecraft:overworld, minecraft:frozen_ocean, minecraft:capped, minecraft:the_end

Blocks

Updated minecraft:redstone_consumer renamed field propogates_power to propagates_power
The option alpha_masked_tint in minecraft:material_instances no longer requires “Upcoming Creator Features”
Released minecraft:redstone_consumer from experimental for format_version >= 1.26.0
Added use_liquid_clipping field to the detection_rules in minecraft:liquid_detection (MCPE-191655)
- “true” means the block will use the “collision_box” to visually clip the water
- “false” ignores liquid clipping, which will render water across the whole block
- Defaults to true prior to format_version 1.26.0
- Defaults to false for format_version 1.26.0 and after
Released the component minecraft:connection_rule from experimental for block format versions 1.26.0 or higher
Released the component minecraft:support from experimental for block format versions 1.26.0 or higher
The block component minecraft:leashable can be used with format_version 1.26.0 and higher without the “Upcoming Creator Features” toggle
The Block Trait minecraft:connection can now be used without the Upcoming Creator Features toggle
minecraft:corner_and_cardinal_direction in minecraft:placement_direction can now be used without the Beta APIs toggle
- There is a known issue with the inside corner state not being set properly, MCPE-232019, that will have a fix in the next full release of 26.10
Updated documentation for the “use_liquid_clipping” field in “minecraft:liquid_detection” to better explain its use.
Updated minecraft:geometry block component to fix (MCPE-231979)
- Changed minecraft:geometry.full_block so DOWN face is rotated 180 degrees, this brings it in parity with non data driven full blocks and Java full blocks.
- Creators can still use the old geometry by explicitly using the identifier minecraft:geometry.full_block_v1.
- Any existing blocks using minecraft:geometry.full_block that have a format_version less than 1.26.0 will look the same and internally be considered as minecraft:geometry.full_block_v1.
Released minecraft:collision_box improvements from experimental and removed requirement of format version 1.21.130 or higher for those improvements.
- Can now have an array of collision boxes
- Max height has been increased from 16 to 24
Game no longer crashes on initializing minecraft:collision_box component when the server sends invalid packets
Custom blocks intersecting with other blocks will have a better ambient occlusion

Camera

Provided the script API for supporting entity type families in the aim assist

Components

Fixed bug with minecraft:behavior.fire_at_target where the max_head_rotation_x and max_head_rotation_y were applied inversely
Updated the various “minecraft.behaviour.look_at_X” behavior components
- Made schemas stricter when parsing and will fail to load an entity json that has invalid data in versions 1.26.0 and newer
  - “min_look_time” and “max_look_time” – deprecated and has been replaced properly with “look_time”
    - Uses of “min_look_time” and “max_look_time” will get upgraded automatically
  - “look_time” – takes “min” and “max” as a range
- These changes affect the following behavior components:
  - “minecraft.behaviour.look_at_entity”
  - “minecraft.behaviour.look_at_player”
  - “minecraft.behaviour.look_at_target”
  - “minecraft.behaviour.look_at_trading_player”
- Previous usage of the following definitions will not be automatically upgraded to preserve old behavior
  - “look_time” – this was not correctly parsed prior to version 1.26.0, and always resulted in default values being assigned to “min_look_time” and “max_look_time”
  - “target_distance” – was used in some definitions and it was never passed to the component
    - This would just silently fail and assign default values to the component

Editor

Added Edit Tags menu item in the structure panel, so tags for one or more checked structures can be edited
Added modal popup ‘Edit Tags’ to add new or remove existing tags from the selected structures
Added isActive property to IModalTool to check for the active state
Added onSelectedToolChanged property to IModalToolContainer to listen for global modal tool change events
Added settings persistence for the scripted extensions
Updated Elevation icons for Terrain Tool
Updated selected modal tool to toggle off when changing out of Tool mode, then toggle on after returning back
Fixed a bug where enabling “restrict smart fill to selection” in Smart Fill caused the project to crash and exit for large selection areas
Fixed a bug where cursor bound widgets triggered state change events while hidden
Fixed a bug where the game would freeze when using the Terrain Tool’s Elevation mode to Lower the terrain near the bottom of the world
Fixed the cursor distance limit to match the spherical view distance setting
Fixed a bug that caused Selection/quick-move mode to get into a bad state if you tried to use “enter” to make a selection while in Quick Move mode
Fixed an issue where opening the Vibrant Visuals pane and selecting a setting would not display the selected setting
Fixed an issue when Quick Move was used on a large brush selection, the client would freeze and crash
Fixed Vibrant Visual mode in the Editor not rendering water correctly
Added getDefaultProperties, popPropertiesById, pushPropertiesById and updatePropertiesById functions to Cursor API to manage stateful properties
Added dimensionId and ignoreEditorModeVisibilityOverride to the Widget API to control widget visibility without manual handling
Added a drawerPane API property to IRootPropertyPane for displaying a split-view drawer overlaid on the root pane’s contents
Added a style API property to IPropertyItemOptionsBase for overriding default styles of items
Added 3-point selection mode enabled by default (shift-click to make a 3D volume selection), added ‘2-Point Selection’ toggle to disable
Updated IListPanePropertyItem to dynamically adjust its size based on the number of entries until the maximum height is reached, unless the optional fixedHeight property is set
Updated LayoutAlignment API enum values to be Start and End, instead of Left and Right
Updated LayoutDirection API with PaneLayoutType, and Horizontal property will now be treated as a single row
Updated Grapple tool so it will work within the full view distance
Fixed a bug that caused Navigation panel selected location to not mark the list entry
Fixed a bug that caused the input field focus highlight to remain after a drag operation
Added Chunk Management panel to World menu for regenerating or deleting chunks.
Adds a dynamic limit for selection volumes that limits the volume to 1,000,000 blocks. This allows for non-cube rectangular volumes larger than the previous 100x100x100 cube limit. A larger cube limit is still present at 1024x1024x1024
Added Cinematic Tool for creating camera animation paths;
- Create paths using control points with spline interpolation (Catmull-Rom or Linear).
- In-game visualization of control points and spline paths with interactive gizmos.
- Play/stop animation preview for camera movement along the spline path.
- Export TypeScript code with validation for duplicate timestamps.
Added Flood Tool to Editor – a new tool for efficiently flooding or draining water and lava across large areas
The Vibrant Visuals Settings panel now supports editing settings for each biome
Blocks that leverage the minecraft:connection block trait now will connect when used in the Editor

Entity

All projectiles now deflect “reflect_on_hurt:true” projectiles on hit as outlined in the documentation (MCPE-232731)
- This is in addition to damage causing these projectiles to be deflected

Entity Components

Changed the swing field to default to true in the minecraft:interact component
Fixed an issue where ‘on_equip’ and ‘on_unequip’ events on the ‘minecraft:equippable’ entity component would be executed on world load
- The ‘on_equip’ and ‘on_unequip’ events now only execute as a result of an interaction in the game world
Split the minecraft:breedable component into two:
- minecraft:offspring_data which defines how an offspring of an entity is born, it contains the following fields moved from minecraft:breedable
  - blend_attributes
  - inherit_tamed
  - mutation_factor
  - mutation_strategy
  - random_variant_mutation_interval
  - random_extra_variant_mutation_interval
  - deny_parents_variant
  - breeds_with
  - combine_parent_colors
  - property_inheritance
  - parent_centric_attribute_blending
- minecraft:breedable now only contains data about how an entity uses breeding behavior
  - Such as how it enters the “love” state such as the items it requires, if it must be tamed, or at full health
  - How it handles the pregnancy system and fires those events
  - The way it spawns the child entity is via the minecraft:offspring_data component which an entity must have

General

minecraft://connect?localLevelId=<level id> launch protocol requires the level id to be a url encoded value
Fixed an issue where development resource packs enabled globally would not reload when leaving and re-entering a world or using the /reload all command (MCPE-232054)
Added minecraft:village_type biome component that determines the type of the village in the biome
Added new Biome tags
- “slime” tag allows Slime to spawn higher than usual
- “swamp_water_huge_mushroom” tag allows huge mushrooms to spawn in shallow swamp water
- “fast_fishing” tag increases Fishing speed
- “high_seas” tag alters Salmon behavior
- “surface_mineshaft” tag changes Surface Mineshaft blocks to Dark Oak
Changed so that it is possible to reuse a keybinding for normal actions, macros, and coordinates

Graphical

Introduced new parameter biome_water_color_contribution to the Vibrant Visuals water effects configuration file. This new parameter controls the contribution of per-biome water colors provided by *.client_biome.json files.
- Range: [0.0, 1.0]
- Default value: 0.0
Fixed attachables not rendering correctly when the game is paused or when rendered in an NPC UI window.

Items

The item component minecraft:damage now supports values between 0 and 32767 (MCPE-180073)

JSON Schema

Fixed an issue where generated JSON Schemas included superfluous _array fields (e.g. on_bred_array, on_death_array) for certain components such as experience_reward

Molang

The pre_animation and initialize fields in minecraft:client_entity and minecraft:attachable\ now properly support {} brace scope delimiters across multiple lines
- This change applies only when using format version 1.26.0 or higher

Network Protocol

ActorDamageCause modified: deprecated ActorDamageCause::Dehydration
ActorType modified: added ActorType::Undead
ActorType modified: renamed ActorType::UndeadMob to ActorType::UndeadMonster
ActorCategory modified: renamed ActorCategory::UndeadMob to ActorCategory::UndeadMonster
Added new Level Sound Event “saddle_in_water”
- Levelsoundevent modified: added unique sound events for every spear type

Packs

Fixed issue on Windows where skin_packs and custom_skins weren’t migrated (MCPE-230229)
Added a migration step to move skin_packs, custom_skins, and development_skin_packs from user to Shared storage
Added a migration step to move development_resource_packs and development_behavior_packs from user_id to Shared storage (MCPE-230229)

Sounds

Every spear type now has its own unique sound event, allowing creators to define dedicated custom sounds

Stability and Performance

Fixed a bug where some low memory Android devices would crash at startup
Fixed a bug that was causing crashes when using the NPC component
Fixed might occur crash when suspended title during “Syncing user data” UI is running
Fixed a rare crash when trying to breed animals

Storage

Fixed an issue on Windows where the resource_packs and behavior_packs folders weren’t migrated to the new file directory (MCPE-230229)
Temporary files on Windows will now write to %LocalAppData%\Temp\Minecraft Bedrock Preview and %LocalAppData%\Temp\Minecraft Bedrock respectively (MCPE-232633)
Fixed issue where worlds in the “Shared” folder could not be duplicated or exported. (MCPE-231970)

User Interface

Updated the priority of stack_panel children to be bindable

UI Scaling

Consolidated JSON UI and Ore UI under one scaling approach
Ore UI screens use full-integer scaling for sharper visuals
Revised scaling range: new defaults, new min/max
Default scale uses DPI-based detection on handheld devices
Minimum scale set to half the maximum scale value

Experimental Technical Updates

API

Added @minecraft/server version 2.6.0-beta
Added localizationKey property to BlockType and BlockPermutation
Added the /packstack command to the command window that allows users to see what packs they have installed and their world template data if one is in use
Added localizationKey property to EntityType
Added localizationKey property to ItemType
Added class EntityHurtBeforeEvent to beta
Added class EntityHurtBeforeEventSignal to beta
Added interface EntityHurtAfterEventOptions to beta
Added interface EntityHurtBeforeEventOptions to beta
Added WorldBeforeEvents.entityHurt to beta
Changed EntityHurtAfterEventSignal to use EntityHurtAfterEventOptions in beta
Added enum EntityHealCause to beta
Added class EntityHealSource to beta
Added class EntityHealAfterEvent to beta
Added class EntityHealBeforeEvent to beta
Added class EntityHealBeforeEventSignal to beta
Added class EntityHealAfterEventSignal to beta
Added property WorldAfterEvents.entityHeal to beta
Added property WorldBeforeEvents.entityHeal to beta
Added interface EntityHealEventOptions to beta
Added getTags() to BiomeType in beta
Added hasTags(tags: string[]) to BiomeType in beta
Added containsBiomes(volume: BlockVolumeBase, biomeFilter: BiomeFilter) to Dimension in beta
Added BiomeFilter interface to beta
Added the easing type parameter to camera splines API for rotation and position
Added the privilege with which a closure will be called to API metadata
- Adding World.seed as a property to expose the world seed to beta
Added before & after script events for when an entity picks up an item in the world
- Added class EntityItemPickupAfterEvent to beta
- Added class EntityItemPickupBeforeEvent to beta
- Added class EntityItemPickupAfterEventSignal to beta
- Added class EntityItemPickupBeforeEventSignal to beta
- Added interface EntityItemPickupEventOptions to beta
- Added interface ItemFilter to beta
- Added property WorldAfterEvents.entityItemPickup to beta
- Added property WorldBeforeEvents.entityItemPickup to beta
Added attachedTo property to DebugShape which specifies an Entity that this shape should be positionally attached to.
Added visibleTo property to DebugShape which specifies an (optional) array of players that this shape should be visible to.
Debug Shapes no longer have a maximum render distance.
Added EntityItemDropAfterEvent to beta
Added EntityItemDropAfterEventSignal to beta
Added EntityItemDropEventOptions to beta
Added previousPowerLevel to BlockComponentRedstoneUpdateEvent behind BETA

Blocks

Blocks can handle the entity execute_event_on_home_block event via custom components in scripting, being beta features

system.beforeEvents.startup.subscribe(init => {
        init.blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent('sample:my_custom_block_component', {
            onEntity: (e: BlockComponentEntityEvent) => {
                if (e.name !== "sample:my_entity_named_event") return;
                const block = e.block;
                const source = e.entitySource;
                ...
            },
        });
    });

Camera

Behavior packs for custom camera splines can be created in the camera/splines/ directory. Splines will only play on the minecraft:free camera preset
Added the play_spline keyword to the /camera command for playing a spline loaded from behavior pack. Enabled with the Experimental Creator Camera toggle
Added enum EntityAttachPoint to beta
Added interface CameraAttachOptions to beta
- Added method attachToEntity(attachCameraOptions?: CameraAttachOptions): void to beta. This can be used to attach third-person camera to an entity

Graphical

The colors of block lights in the RenderDragon Features for Creators experiment have been slightly adjusted; local_lighting.json colors are expected to be in sRGB space
RenderDragon for Creators Experiment
- Static colored lighting has been adjusted to dim block light color relative to the max block light emission level, similar to standard, non-colored lighting (MCPE-231639)
- Static colored lighting on flowing lava and other blocks no longer appears too dark
- Fixed cases of static colored lighting leaking through corners
- Added static lighting shading support to data driven entities and items
- The number of analytic/point lights in the scene is now limited according to resource availability
- Analytic/point lights will now phase in or out according to their importance to the scene’s lighting
Fixed a crash that can occur with specific blocks in worlds using the Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment
Fixed a brief flash when removing lights when using static colored lighting
Updated MERS of the following Baby Mobs:
- Wolf
  - Baby tamed wolf now has MERS maps

Items

Fixed bug where custom components used by older versions of item definitions were not being properly loaded.

Molang

Added query.get_level_seed_based_fraction molang function behind the Upcoming Creator Features toggle

Technical

Added the new tag minecraft:metal_nuggets item tag to Copper, Iron and Gold Nuggets

User Interface

When you’re disconnected from a server, third-party and external servers will use the same design as the screen for other types of servers. The screen shows the message sent by the server more prominently

Minecraft – Ver. 1.21.132

Release date: January 8th/9th 2026 (initial release)
Patch notes:

Fixes:

Graphical

Fixed an issue where textures would not be correctly reloaded when changing between graphics modes in the main menu
Fixed an issue where add-on resources disappeared after a second Player joined a split-screen session (MCPE-233369)

General

Fixed a bug that could cause players to get disconnected if “/effect @e” command is used on too many entities (MCPE-233598)

Items

Fixed issue where compass sprite was occasionally invisible (MCPE-232933)

Realms

Fixed a freeze that could happen when buying a Realm on Nintendo Switch

Technical Updates

Graphical

Fixed attachables not rendering correctly when the game is paused or when rendered in an NPC UI window.

Additional notes: none.
Source: Mojang

Minecraft – Ver. 1.21.114

Release date: October 16th/17th 2025
Patch notes:

Fixes:

Fixed several crashes that could occur
Fixed various issues related to player skins and character creator

Editor

Fixed a bug that prevented Summon tool from spawning custom entities

Additional notes: none.
Source: Mojang

How to download updates for Minecraft and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates manually, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet