Minecraft 26.20.4

On May 5, 2026, the developers released the Minecraft 26.20 update. The update adds closed captions with customizable position, duration, and sounds, introduces some features from the Chaos Cubed drop, and brings various improvements and bug fixes after the Tiny Takeover update.

Experimental

The features below are only available when the experiment is enabled. They are still in development and may change in future versions.

Sulfur Cubes

A new mob with an unusual appetite for blocks. The Sulfur Cube lives in Sulfur Caves and changes depending on which block it eats.

• The eaten block affects the mob’s behavior: it can jump, slide, and gain other properties.
• When hit by a player, the knockback direction depends on the attack angle, the player’s position, and the damage dealt.
• A hit from the left makes the cube move right, and a hit from the right moves it left.
• A hit from above moves the cube along the ground.
• A hit from below launches the cube higher.
• The higher the damage, the stronger the knockback.
• If the attacker is higher, the cube moves downward.
• If the attacker is lower, the cube moves upward.

Sulfur Springs

• Generate throughout the Overworld.
• They can be recognized by Sulfur blocks, Cinnabar blocks, and noxious gas.
• Sulfur Caves with new blocks and Sulfur Cubes can be found beneath Sulfur Springs.

Potent Sulfur

• A new block for creating bubbling hot pools.
• Placing Potent Sulfur under water creates bubble columns and puffs of noxious gas.
• Noxious gas causes nausea for players and nearby mobs.

Sulfur Caves

• A new cave type with shallow pools of water and glow lichen.
• Inside, you can find yellow Sulfur blocks, red Cinnabar blocks, and Sulfur Cubes.

New Block Sets

• Added two new block sets: Sulfur and Cinnabar.
• These blocks are useful for builds with rich yellow and red tones.
• The new materials include different variants, such as stairs, bricks, and other blocks.

Party System

• Players can create parties, chat with friends, and follow the leader between worlds.
• The system works in regular worlds, Realms, and featured servers.
• The feature is available on Xbox, Windows, Android, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
• iOS support is coming later.
• Party text chat works separately from regular in-game chat.

Realm Hub

Added a new Realms management hub, available from the Realms Play screen.

• Realm owners can assign trusted players as administrators.
• The Admin Log shows administrator actions.
• The world edit screen has been updated for managing worlds, add-ons, and resource packs.
• The Story Feed lets players share screenshots and celebrate major Minecraft milestones.
• The Timeline shows who has played on your Realm over the last month.
• Added Minecraft Realms subscription management.
• Players can now join Realms together with a party.
• Subscription tabs were removed from the in-game Realms settings.

Changes

The update also includes dozens of regular changes. Here are the main ones:

• Added closed captions with customizable sound, position, and display duration settings.
• Grass Blocks now create Tall Grass when Bone Meal is used.
• Smelting damaged armor now gives nuggets.
• Librarians no longer sell Name Tags. Instead, Red Candles or Yellow Candles are available at Master level.
• The Torch recipe unlocks after obtaining a Stick, Coal, Charcoal, or any Pickaxe.
• Furnace recipes unlock after obtaining the matching material. The feature is available under experiments.
• Adult Pigs and Baby Pigs now have eating sounds.
• The trumpet instrument has been added for all Copper variants of Note Blocks.
• Baby Bee textures were updated to better match adult Bees.
• The sleeping Baby Snow Fox texture was updated: the eyes are now dark blue.
• Baby Turtles received a swimming animation.
• Baby mobs no longer show growth particles when fed if their growth is stopped by a Golden Dandelion.
• Golden Dandelion particles now appear above baby mobs instead of inside them.
• Mobs now emit a vibration with frequency 2 when bouncing on Beds and Slime Blocks.
• Added Vibrant Visuals support for Shelves, Nautilus Armor, Happy Ghast Ropes, and new music discs.

Fixed Bugs

The developers fixed many issues with mobs, graphics, the interface, Realms, controls, and stability. Main fixes:

• Knockback now works closer to Java Edition.
• UI scale now changes correctly when switching resolution.
• Large player profile stat values now display correctly.
• The Achievements screen no longer briefly shows play time as “-1 hours” while loading.
• Tall Seagrass no longer breaks when generated with Bone Meal.
• Bone Meal no longer creates the upper half of Seagrass on top of other plants.
• The player camera no longer rotates when interacting with blocks in Full Keyboard Mode.
• Mouse camera sensitivity on Windows is no longer higher than expected.
• Minecarts on the same rail now transfer momentum correctly when colliding.
• Fall damage visual and sound effects now trigger when touching the ground.
• Offline multiplayer should no longer load endlessly in most cases.
• Player Bows and Crossbows no longer disappear when Texture Streaming is enabled.
• Textures no longer break or display incorrectly after loading a world.
• Mobs now bounce after touching Slime Blocks and Beds, not early in midair.
• Baby Striders no longer float above the ground.
• Villagers now move to workstations at the correct speed.
• Baby Zombies no longer levitate when riding baby mobs.
• Slime family mobs no longer have abrupt snapping in their bounce animations.
• Hitboxes for several baby mobs were adjusted closer to Java Edition.
• Realms Stories no longer crashes in Realms with many members.
• Players no longer get softlocked when trying to join a Realm they are not a member of.
• On iOS with a physical keyboard, the caret no longer moves twice and Backspace no longer deletes extra characters.
• The HUD now loads correctly after disabling Screen Animations in-game.
• The game no longer crashes when loading a level with an incomplete Explorer Map.

Technical Changes

The update also includes a large set of technical changes for map makers, add-on creators, servers, and development tools.