Minecraft Bedrock Beta 26.40.30 Released

beta 26.40.30 (ChromeOS/Android) and Preview 26.40.30 (Windows/Xbox/iOS/iPadOS/PlayStation) are the 5th beta versions of Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on July 7, 2026 [1][2]. This update introduces straw beds and cushions in Experimental Features and fixes several bugs.

Changes

Blocks

Material Reducer

Can now reduce Glyphed Cinnabar, Glyphed Sulfur, Cinnabar, Cinnabar Bricks, Polished Cinnabar, Polished Sulfur, Volatile Sulfur, Sulfur, and Sulfur Bricks.

Sulfur Spire

Slightly updated the texture of the upward stone pillar tip.

Gameplay

Motion Effects

Updated for supported Android devices.

Experimental

The content in this section requires enabling the "Update 3 of 2026" sub-option under Experimental Features.

Blocks

Straw Bed

Allows players to skip the night by sleeping, but does not set a spawn point.
Single-use; destroyed after being used.
Cannot be used in the Nether or the End; it will be destroyed if an attempt is made to sleep there.
Crafted using 3 Hay Bales to create 4 Straw Beds.
Can be used for composting, with an 85% chance to increase the compost level by one.

Poplar Leaves

Updated MERS textures.
Updated ambient sounds.
Added custom sound events.
Added opaque texture versions to fix black background issues. (MCPE-240020)

Poplar Door

Changed item texture.

Hanging Poplar Sign

Changed item texture.

Poplar Sign

Changed block texture.

Red Shrub

Added custom sound events.

Wool Stairs and Wool Slabs

Added missing crafting recipes. (MCPE-240040)
- Can now be crafted using Wool.

Non-Living Entities

Cushion

An entity that can be placed and interacted with to sit down.
Available in 16 colors.
Crafted using 3 Wool Slabs of the same color.
Can be destroyed by pistons.
Can be destroyed by projectiles that deal damage.
Can be placed on any upper surface of a block's bounding box and is always centered horizontally within the block space.
- Destroyed after a few seconds if the supporting block is removed or if the entity's bounding box is completely covered by blocks.
- Has no collision volume and can overlap with other non-solid blocks.
- Cannot overlap with other cushions.

World Generation

Abandoned Campsite

Now generates in Pale Garden and Flower Forest biomes. (MCPE-240024, MCPE-240045)
Significant changes to structure files.
- Most plants in the structures are now spawned via sub-structure calls rather than being embedded directly in the structure.
- Tent structures now contain Straw Beds.
- More campsite structures now contain Oxidized Copper Chests, and these chests are no longer exposed on the surface.
Fixed incorrect potion names in loot tables.

Mottled Forest

Changed fog settings to match Java Edition.
- Fog color changed from #44AFF5 to #CCD8E2.
- Underwater fog color changed from #1E97F2 to #375154.

Fixes

Accessibility

Fixed the focus indicator on the "More Options" button on the start screen so it no longer relies on color, adding an underline when the button is focused.

Blocks

Azalea and Flowering Azalea leaves are no longer transparent when viewed from below. (MCPE-217896)
Brown and Red Mushrooms can no longer be placed in open areas at night.
Charcoal can once again be placed in the crafting table when Education Edition features are enabled. (MCPE-240097)
Fixed an issue where a texture of the Sulfur Spire contained pixels with incorrect colors.

Gameplay

Fixed an issue where structure loot could vary for the same seed. (MCPE-239951)

General

Brown and Red Mushrooms now ignore light levels when generating on Warped Nylium and Crimson Nylium.

Graphics

Fixed a Motion Effects rendering issue where some items and text might be invisible on certain Android GPUs.

Items

Fixed an issue where Books and Quills from worlds before 26.30 caused the game to freeze. (MCPE-239753)
Arrows of Harming no longer bounce off entities and are now correctly removed upon impact. (MCPE-239756)

Character Creator

The player's character is no longer automatically saved upon exiting the Dressing Room if there are no unequipped color changes.

Performance and Stability

Fixed a crash that could occur when spawning more than one Iron Golem.
Game servers now attempt to self-repair certain player connection issues.
Fixed a crash that could occur when placing structures containing large chests during world generation.
Fixed a potential crash related to the conversion of Concrete Powder to Concrete.

User Interface

Fixed a bug where text formatting codes in resource pack names would transfer to the remainder of the pop-up notification when activating or deactivating packs. (MCPE-182130)
Added missing preview images for the Desert Superflat preset. (MCPE-194395)
Updated the network disconnection message to guide players to enable "Use Mobile Data" in General settings rather than Profile settings.
Fixed an issue where button touch areas were misaligned in Android windowed modes with title bars (e.g., Samsung DeX and Pop-up View).
Pause game settings are now rendered in the main menu. (MCPE-237101)
The "Game Unpaused" notification now appears on all screens even when the pause menu is open. (MCPE-229796)
Fixed a soft-lock issue where a captain's experience join being blocked by team eligibility checks would prevent further join attempts.
Fixed an issue where the "How to Play" button was missing from the Minecraft Education settings menu.
Fixed an issue with cloud-synced storage banners to prevent redundant "Cloud Storage Full" and "Almost Full" messages when storage is full. (MCPE-240036)
Fixed an issue where the Beacon screen in Pocket UI would display duplicate headers.
The world list now loads correctly after deleting a world via the "Manage World" button. (MCPE-239804)
Updated Nintendo Switch terminology for local wireless multiplayer.
Fixed an issue where the scroll bar in the Creative inventory would become unresponsive to touch. (MCPE-236783)
Fixed an issue where split-screen players could not interact with game settings. (MCPE-237830)
Updated Marketplace badges to use semantic tag styles for bordered and spacious variants, including revamped tag documentation and testing.
Fixed an issue where the skin pack info button did not work on the expanded skin pack page.
Characters no longer rotate on their own after entering the sidebar while rotating the character.
Players with multiplayer-restricted skins can now enter worlds where multiplayer is disabled.
Removed the empty space between the chat tab and the social drawer. (MCPE-239456)