Java Edition 26.1 Release Candidate 2
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Minecraft 26.1 Release Candidate 2
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26.1 Release Candidate 2 (known as 26.1-rc-2 in the launcher) is the second release candidate for Java Edition 26.1, released on March 20, 2026,[1] which fixes a bug.
Fixes
From the 26.1 development versions
- MC-306928 – Switching to another window still forces the input method to English when no input field is focused.
References
- ↑ "Minecraft 26.1 Release Candidate 2" – Minecraft.net, March 20, 2026.
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Sources
- Java Edition 26.1 Release Candidate 2 — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3507756.