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Minecraft

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.40

Jul 31, 2026 · Developer update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

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Posted: 4 August 2026 It's time for another Minecraft: Bedrock Edition update! This release brings a wide range of bug fixes, gameplay improvements, accessibility updates, and technical enhancements for creators. From boats requiring fewer hits to break, to minecarts back in order, there's plenty packed into this release. If you're keen to see what's coming next, you'll also find experimental features to try out, including the dappled forest, abandoned camps, cushions, and more. Let's dive in. Known Issues Arrows shot downwards get stuck in the player's own hitbox ( MCPE-240527 ) Drop 3 Experimental Features Abandoned Camp The Abandoned Camp structure is a new kind of structure which can be found in the following biomes: Meadow Cherry Grove Forest Birch Forest Old Growth Birch Forest Flower Forest Windswept Forest Dappled Forest Taiga Snowy Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Old Growth Pine Taiga Sparse Jungle Bamboo Jungle Swamp Savanna Wooded Badlands Pale Garden Each of these biomes has its own variant of the structure with design based on that biome Certain structure pieces are generic for all biome variants of the structure Various Chests and Barrels with loot can be found at Abandoned Camps Abandoned camp now generates in Pale Garden and Flower Forest biomes ( MCPE-240024 ) ( MCPE-240045 ) Straw Beds can now be found in Abandoned Camps Updated Abandoned Camps to place procedural trees Fixed wrong potion names in the loot tables for the Abandoned Camp Dappled Forest The Dappled Forest is a new type of forest biome which can be found near cold biomes Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees generate here Shelf Mushrooms can be found here, placed on Poplar Trees and fallen Poplar Trees Red Shrubs generate here The following passive and neutral mobs spawn in the Dappled Fores

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