beta 26.50.22 (ChromeOS/Android) and Preview 26.50.22 (Windows/Xbox/iOS/iPadOS/PlayStation) is the second beta and preview version for Bedrock Edition 26.50, released on July 28, 2026 [1], which moves all features of the third minor update of 2026 out of Experimental Features and fixes several bugs.
Changes
Blocks
General
- Aspen Leaves, Aspen Log, Aspen Wood and its stripped variants, Aspen Planks and its variants, Aspen Sapling, Red Bush, Tinder Fungus, Straw Bed, Wool Slabs, and Wool Stairs are no longer experimental.
Items
Aspen Boat and Aspen Boat with Chest
- No longer experimental.
Mobs
Bat
- Can now spawn in all Overworld biomes except the Deep Dark, matching Java Edition.
Non-Mob Entities
Cushions
- No longer experimental.
World Generation
Mottled Forest and Aspen
- No longer experimental.
Abandoned Camp
- No longer experimental.
- Modified the structure.
- Added more camp structure variations.
General
Experimental Features
- Removed the "Third Update of 2026" toggle.
Fixes
Abandoned Camp
- Cushions in abandoned camps no longer generate inside other objects. (MCPE-240911)
Blocks
- Held Aspen Leaves no longer display black pixels when using Simple Graphics with the "Fancy Leaves" option enabled.
- Tinder Fungus is now destroyed immediately when lava flows into it.
- Double Wool Slabs can no longer be obtained via commands. (MCPE-240016, MCPE-240050)
Cushions
- The English name of the cushion item group in the Creative Inventory is now correctly named "Cushions". (MCPE-240906)
Items
- Aspen Leaves, Aspen Bookshelf, Aspen Boat, and Wool Slabs in the Creative Inventory are now sorted consistently. (MCPE-240031, MCPE-240792, MCPE-240464)
- Projectiles now only hit the entity that fired them or an entity on the same tier (such as the shooter's mount) after spatially leaving that tier. (MCPE-240527)
- This prevents players from being damaged by their own arrows fired with a slight draw.
Gameplay
- Fixed a bug where players falling from certain heights through a single block of water did not calculate fall damage correctly.
- Fixed an issue where players who died inside a Nether Portal could respawn in the Nether.
- Fixed an issue where End Portals generated by the same world seed would have an inconsistent number of Eyes of Ender. (MCPE-227980)
- Fixed an issue where entities would teleport to unintended locations when teleporting between dimensions using the teleport command. (MCPE-181173)
Graphics
- Fixed a bug where translucent effects had cracks when viewed through models with Dynamic Lighting enabled.
Mobs
- Armor Stands and Drowned are now harder for other mobs to detect when invisible.
Realms
- Fixed an issue where trying to download a copy of a Realm world after changing settings would result in the download never progressing.
- Fixed the height issue for the member search bar.
- Introduced a localized loading spinner to replace the Play button on the Realms tab while the client fetches additional information from the service, along with a reload button that players can use to reload the tab if the fetch fails.
- Fixed an issue where the strings "Core" and "Plus" in other languages were sometimes translated.
Performance and Stability
- Fixed a crash that could occur when changing control modes in touch settings after deleting a world.
- Fixed a memory leak when blocks were moved by pistons outside of simulation distance. (MCPE-238926)
User Interface
- The furnace recipe book preference is now saved after reloading a world. (MCPE-239320)
- Fixed screen reader repetition on the vertical menu in the settings screen.
- Fixed a game crash caused by repeatedly pressing the Tab ↹ key upon death. (MCPE-239639)
- Japanese symbols in region-specific UI no longer display in a different font. (MCPE-239802)
- Text strings on world card buttons in the "Minecraft", "My Templates", and "Servers" menus are no longer truncated with ellipses.
- Screenshots can now be set as world thumbnails without triggering an assertion.
- Fixed an issue where capes caused visual discrepancies between the in-game model and the Dressing Room model.
- Trusted servers no longer prompt the player for confirmation after the client restarts.
- Fixed the error message displayed when Marketplace favorites fail to load, ensuring players receive proper feedback regarding connection and service issues.
- Updated the Adjust Brightness screen in settings (both in-game and out-of-game) to use the new Ore UI design and technology.
- Added an empty state message for Marketplace favorites with a call-to-action to browse the Marketplace.
- Ported the delete modal used by storage lists to Ore UI.
