Beta Minecraft Bedrock 1.26.40.20

The latest Minecraft Bedrock Beta & Preview 1.26.40.20 has been released, bringing another round of bug fixes, performance improvements, visual enhancements, and gameplay adjustments. This update focuses on polishing recently introduced features while improving overall stability across supported platforms.

Sulfur Caves Improvements

Several changes have been made to the new sulfur-themed content:

• Water fog in Sulfur Caves now appears more blue and natural
• Potent Sulfur can erupt through flowing liquids
• Sulfur-related blocks have received inventory and behavior improvements
• Sulfur Spikes now feature dedicated sound effects and interactions

Gameplay Changes

The update includes various gameplay fixes and quality-of-life improvements:

• Minecart entity separation now behaves correctly again
• Player names appear blue when members of the same party
• Fixed issues involving mobs, buckets, and status effects
• Captured mobs no longer retain movement, fire, damage, or potion effects after being released

Graphics and Visual Fixes

A large portion of the update focuses on graphical improvements:

• Guardian and Elder Guardian beams display correctly
• End Crystal beams render properly
• Enchantment glint no longer disappears unexpectedly
• High-resolution texture packs appear sharper when Texture Streaming is enabled
• Fixed fullscreen anti-aliasing issues
• Improved custom dimension fog rendering
• Fixed several Vibrant Visuals rendering problems

Sound Updates

Audio has also received attention:

• Fixed missing sounds for several mobs
• Updated some creature hurt and death sounds
• Main menu music now starts after loading to reduce stuttering
• Background music fades when approaching an active Jukebox
• Added unique sounds for sulfur-related blocks

Performance and Stability

The beta introduces several technical improvements:

• Fixed memory leaks that could cause crashes
• Improved Character Creator stability
• Resolved various interface and Realms issues
• Enhanced overall game performance on low-memory devices

User Interface Changes

Additional interface improvements include:

• Better error messages for duplicate external servers
• Fixed missing translations for several emotes
• Restored the Storage Location option on Android
• Improved accessibility and text-to-speech functionality

Various Realms Hub interface refinements

Summary

Minecraft Bedrock Beta 1.26.40.20 is primarily a stability and polishing update that improves Sulfur Caves content, fixes numerous graphical and gameplay bugs, enhances audio, and delivers better overall performance. While it doesn’t introduce major new gameplay features, it lays the groundwork for future updates by refining recently added mechanics and experimental content.