beta 26.40.31 (ChromeOS/Android) and Preview 26.40.31 (Windows/Xbox/iOS/iPadOS/PlayStation) are the 6th beta versions of Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on July 14, 2026[1], which fix several bugs.
Changes
Technical
Networking
- When connecting to a dedicated server, the client will now probe whether the server supports NetherNet after a 3-second timeout. WinHTTP will not follow this timeout in the following cases:
- The client connects to the server via a URL instead of an IP address.
- The DNS for the server hostname contains multiple IP addresses.
- The server is behind a firewall that drops the client's probe TCP packets instead of responding with an RST.
- WinHTTP now enforces a timeout of
(3秒) * (DNS记录中的IP地址数量)instead of a 3-second timeout for the entire connection attempt.- This bug has been fixed by enforcing a total timeout of 3 seconds.
Fixes
Items
- Arrows of Harming no longer bounce off entities and will now correctly be removed upon impact. (MCPE-239756)
Performance and Stability
- Fixed several crashes that could occur during gameplay.
- Fixed a bug where an incorrect device tier was selected on some devices, preventing players from enabling Deferred Technical Effects. (MCPE-239742)
