Minecraft 26.30.25/26

Developers have released a test version of Minecraft Beta & Preview 26.30.25/26. This update introduces geysers — vertical streams of sulfur water that launch players upward. Sulfur cubes can now absorb TNT and explode. Four sulfur spikes can be crafted into a sulfur block, and wandering traders now sell sulfur spikes. Over 30 bugs have also been fixed.

Note for PlayStation: The Preview version for PlayStation will be released later and will have version number 26.30.26.

Known Issues

• Geysers currently have no sound effects.
• Geyser particles may appear choppy.

Geysers

A geyser forms when a magma block is placed under a block of active sulfur that is submerged under 1–4 blocks of water.

• Use geysers to quickly launch yourself upward or as a dramatic terrain feature.

Changes

• Sulfur Cubes:
  • Can now absorb TNT.
  • TNT inside the cube can be activated by redstone, fire, or nearby explosions.
  • When activated by fire or redstone, the fuse lasts 6 seconds.
  • When activated by an explosion, the fuse is random: 0.75 to 3 seconds.
  • A cube with active TNT cannot be picked up with a bucket.
  • While TNT is active, the cube takes no damage.
  • Active TNT cannot be removed with shears.
  • No small cubes spawn after the explosion.
• Small sulfur cubes no longer occasionally appear from a bucket due to a bug.
• Using a water bucket on a small cube no longer causes water to appear at world spawn.
• Using a sulfur cube bucket no longer breaks block targeting.
• Wandering traders now sell sulfur spikes.
• Sulfur vents now generate above sulfur caves again.
• They now destroy trees less often.
• Canyons now correctly cut through sulfur and cinnabar.
• Sulfur spikes have been returned to the Creative inventory.
• 4 sulfur spikes can now be crafted into 1 sulfur block.
• Iron doors and stone buttons now generate in strongholds.
• Wooden doors in strongholds are no longer placed incorrectly.
• Added a panorama rotation speed slider in Video Settings.
• Added icons for Realms tabs (Story, Members, Slots, Saves).
• Copper note block horn sounds have been adjusted to match other variants.
• The EULA link has been updated to minecraft.net/eula.
• Updated the store name on Switch.
• Improved text editing (selection, cursor movement, word deletion).
• Added a new ContentCard UI element for the Marketplace.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where pistons could pull players through walls.
• Items no longer duplicate at chunk borders in the End.
• Entities at the edge of shallow water or lava are no longer affected by it.
• Bees can now pollinate more types of plants.
• Strider drops are now affected by the Looting enchantment.
• Fixed offline multiplayer loading issues.
• Boats no longer jitter when switching between them.
• Fixed animation issues on some Android devices.
• Dropped items no longer render behind objects in ray tracing mode.
• Snow golem heads no longer disappear at close range.
• Fixed graphical issues (including Z-fighting).
• Fixed crashes and world loading issues.
• UI is now more stable (buttons, scrolling, text input).
• Crafting now correctly shows material variations.
• Resource packs now apply and save correctly.
• Fixed localization and profile issues.
• Players are now warned about incompatible skins in multiplayer.

Technical Updates

Changes useful for map makers and addon developers.