Minecraft 26.2 Release Candidate 1

Today we are shipping the first release candidate for 26.2 and the Chaos Cubed game drop! If no critical issues are found, this will be the version that we ship for the eventual full release.

Happy mining!

Fixed bugs in 26.2 Release Candidate 1

• MC-308716 - Pressing the "Friends Screen" key bind while in a world doesn't bring up the friends list

Get the Release Candidate

Release Candidates are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Release Candidate, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:

• Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

Want to give feedback?

• For any feedback and suggestions, head over to the Feedback site. If you're feeling chatty, join us over at the official Minecraft Discord.