Bedrock Edition Preview 26.10.25

Beta 26.10.25 (ChromeOS, Android) or Preview 26.10.25 (Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox, PlayStation) is the fifth beta/Preview for Bedrock Edition 26.10, released on February 24, 2026,^[1] which makes some minor changes, updates the panorama, and fixes bugs.

Drowned, husk, and zombie

• Reduced the head size of the baby mob models.

Name tag

• Can no longer be bought from librarians.
• Can now be sold by wandering traders as a common trade for 1 emerald with a 7% chance, and 5 trades in stock.
• Can no longer be found in chests in woodland mansions and ancient cities.

Controls

• Updated the name for the Describe control to Identify.

Graphical

• Added static/colorized block light shading to particles in Vibrant Visuals.

Panorama

• Updated the panorama to reflect Tiny Takeover.

AI Goals

• The minecraft:behavior.panic goal has been made more robust in how it calculates an entity's desired path.

API

• Moved the interface TickingAreaOptions from beta to V2.6.0.
• Moved the class TickingAreaManager from beta to V2.6.0.
• Moved the interface TickingArea from beta to V2.6.0.
• Moved the error TickingAreaError from beta to V2.6.0.
• Moved the enum TickingAreaErrorReason from beta to V2.6.0.
• Camera:
  • Released playAnimation method from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released attachToEntity method from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released EntityAttachPoint from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released CatmullRomSpline from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released LinearSpline from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released AnimationOptions from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released CameraAttachOptions from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released ProgressKeyFrame from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released RotationKeyFrame from beta to v2.6.0.
  • Released SplineAnimation from beta to v2.6.0.
• World:
  • Moved the property readonly tickingAreaManager: TickingAreaManager from beta to V2.6.0.

Blocks

• Added some JSON constraints for blocks with trait minecraft:multi_block:
  • Component minecraft:movable must be defined and cannot be defined in permutations.
  • Valid values for movement_type are popped or immovable.
  • Component minecraft:placement_filter cannot be defined in permutations.

Entity components

• Split the minecraft:pushable component into two new components:
  • minecraft:pushable_by_block is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable_by_piston": true.
    • If minecraft:pushable_by_block exists on the entity, then pistons and shulker boxes can attempt to push it.
    • Removing minecraft:pushable_by_block is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable_by_piston": false.
  • minecraft:pushable_by_entity is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable": true.
    • If minecraft:pushable_by_entity exists on the entity, then other entities can attempt to push it.
    • Removing minecraft:pushable_by_entity is the equivalent of setting "is_pushable": false.
  • The component minecraft:pushable will no longer be parsed.

These additions and changes are accessible by enabling the "Beta APIs", "Upcoming Creator Features", and "Experimental Voxel Shape Features" experimental toggles.

API

• TickingAreaManager:
  • Changed createTickingArea() to return Promise<void> instead of Promise<TickingArea> in beta.
• Added locatorBar property to beta:
  • Manages the collection of waypoints displayed on the player's locator bar.
• Added Waypoint class to beta:
  • Base class for waypoints displayed on the player's locator bar.
• Added EntityWaypoint class to beta:
  • Waypoint that tracks an entity's position.
• Added PlayerWaypoint class to beta:
  • Waypoint that tracks a player's position with player specific visibility rules.
• Added LocationWaypoint class to beta:
  • Waypoint that points to a fixed location in the world.
• Added WaypointTexture enum to beta:
  • Enum representing different texture icons for waypoints.
• Added WaypointTextureBounds interface to beta:
  • Defines a texture and distance range for waypoint display.
• Added WaypointTextureSelector interface to beta:
  • Defines how waypoint textures change based on distance.
• Added EntityVisibilityRules interface to beta:
  • Controls waypoint visibility based on entity state.
• Added PlayerVisibilityRules interface to beta:
  • Controls waypoint visibility based on player-specific states.
• Added LocatorBar class to beta:
  • Manages the collection of waypoints displayed on a player's locator bar.
• Added LocatorBarError error class to beta:
  • Error thrown when a locator bar operation fails.
• Added LocatorBarErrorReason enum to beta:
  • Enum representing reasons why locator bar operations fail.
• Added InvalidWaypointError error class to beta:
  • Error thrown when attempting operations on an invalid waypoint.
• Added InvalidWaypointTextureSelectorError error class to beta:
  • Error thrown when using WaypointTextureSelector size over limit.

Blocks

• Added minecraft:chest_obstruction component under the Upcoming Creator Features toggle.
  • It defines how a block placed above a chest or ender chest should obstruct their opening.
    • obstruction_rule specifies how the block is evaluated during opening if placed above; shape is the default when not specified.
    • always: Will always obstruct a chest from opening.
    • never: Will never obstruct a chest from opening.
    • shape: Will use the Blocks AABB shape to determine if the chest is obstructed from opening.
  • Blocks prior to 26.10 will behave as expected based on their defined geometry and material instances.

21 issues fixed

From released versions before 26.10

• MCPE-104070 – Water leaks through stair blocks when not all of same type.
• MCPE-186092 – Trial chambers are over spawning mobs.
• MCPE-232505 – Cannot download the add-on “RealismCraft 2.2” from the "Create from template" screen.
• MCPE-233116 – Incorrect or Missing Closed Captions.
• MCPE-233144 – Sounds played through entity or attachables animations do not produces subtitles.
• MCPE-234709 – Subtitles text slightly offset to the right when showing subtitle with "<" direction.
• MCPE-234792 – The UI looks small even if GUI Scale is set to max.

From the 26.10 development versions

• MCPE-235469 – Baby glow squid is not emissive.
• MCPE-235739 – Golden dandelions can't be used on squid and baby squid.
• MCPE-236101 – Baby Leather armor lacks from its not tinted leather overlay from Java.
• MCPE-236105 – Armor Trims not showing.
• MCPE-236401 – Cobblestone recipes incorrectly appear for other stone types in stonecutters.

Other

• Fixed an issue that could cause invalid classic skins to be shown as blank skins.
• Fixed an issue where some players on PS5 had vertical sync disabled, causing image tearing.
• Fixed a hole in the snifflet texture.
• Fixed broken modals shown when client attempts to play on a Realm.
• Fixed placement_filter and block_placer components to support placing on liquid blocks when used with liquid_clipped.
• Fixed rare crash on PS5 native due to inconsistency of packet ordering.
• Fixed content warnings for unit cube and empty shapes that appear when joining a voxel shape enabled world as a client.
• Fixed a missing pixel in the robe of the baby plains zombie villager texture.
• Mirrored baby hoglin and baby zoglin left ear texture.