26.2-pre-5 is the fifth pre-release for Java Edition 26.2, released on June 8, 2026[1], which fixes several bugs.
Changes
Mobs
Sulfur Cube
- Elastic prototype Sulfur Cubes now play the correct hit sound.
General
User Interface
- The "Game Mode" and "Allow Cheats" buttons are no longer available in Hardcore mode worlds.
Other Changes
- When the world host changes the game mode using F3 + F4 or commands, the world's default game mode is now updated accordingly.
- If the game crashes on startup while using the "Prefer Vulkan (Experimental)" setting, this setting will automatically revert to "Default".
- When set to "Default", the game will still attempt to retrieve Vulkan system information upon startup.
- If the game crashes on startup while using the "Default" setting, this setting will automatically change to "Prefer OpenGL".
- When using the "Prefer OpenGL" setting, the game no longer interacts with the Vulkan system to prevent crashes.
Fixes
Fixed 12 bugs
Bugs from before 26.2 pre-releases
MC-308575 — Features flower_default and flower_warm only generate a single flower instead of a patch.
Bugs from 26.2 development versions
MC-308470 — Elastic prototype Sulfur Cube sounds play at a significantly higher volume.
MC-308587 — Using a spear dash on a geyser causes the player to dash downwards.
Bugs from the previous development version
MC-308619 — Players could change the game mode in Hardcore worlds via the world options screen.
MC-308620 — Pressing a key bound to the friends list while in the username input box of the friends list closes the interface instead of inputting the character.
MC-308622 — Custom dialog buttons break the game menu layout.
MC-308630 — Modifying whether cheats are allowed does not synchronize the availability of the game rules button in the world options screen.
MC-308633 — Changing the game mode via commands does not synchronize with the world options screen.
MC-308648 — The statistics button shifts to the right when a server link button is present.
MC-308657 — The string gui.friends.error.unauthorized has a comma adhesion issue.
MC-308674 — Re-entering a save resets the game mode to Survival.
MC-308686 — Death in Hardcore mode could be bypassed by re-entering the world.
