This is the list of all development versions of Bedrock Edition 26.40.

26.40.20[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.20 is the first beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on June 2, 2026.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

• Potent Sulfur
  • Geysers now erupt through flowing liquids.
  • Is now located after sulfur instead of polished sulfur in the creative inventory.
• Polished Sulfur
  • Is now located after potent sulfur instead of sulfur in the creative inventory.
• Sulfur Spike
  • Now has its own dedicated block sounds and events.

Items[]

• Bounce Music Disc
  • Can now be found in abandoned mineshafts when "Villager Trade Rebalancing" experimental toggle is enabled.

26.40.22[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.22 is the second beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on June 9, 2026.

Changes[]

Mobs[]

• Slime
  • No longer plays step sounds when moving around.
• Sulfur Cube
  • No longer plays step sounds when moving around.
  • No longer considered hostile.

26.40.26[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.26 is the third beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on June 17, 2026.

Changes[]

Blocks[]

• Beds
  • Changed item sprites to match the block's appearance.
• Sulfur Spikes
  • Now sets limit how long the spikes can grow.

Mobs[]

• Players
  • Now deflects projectiles when in creative mode.
• Ender Dragon
  • Now deflects projectiles when perching.
• Sulfur Cubes
  • No longer absorb redstone lamps and observers.
    • This is likely due to being redstone blocks.
  • Now deflects projectiles when it has an absorbed block in it.

26.40.27[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.27 is the fourth beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on June 23, 2026.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

• Poplar Sapling
  • Can be used to grow poplar trees.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Poplar Wood set
  • A new desaturated, pale-brown colored wooden blocks that can be found in dappled forest.
  • These include:
    • Poplar Log
      • Stripped Poplar Log
    • Poplar Wood
      • Stripped Poplar Wood
    • Poplar Planks
      • Poplar Slab
      • Poplar Stairs
    • Poplar Door
      • Poplar Trapdoor
    • Poplar Fence
      • Poplar Fence Gate
    • Poplar Sign
      • Poplar Hanging Sign
    • Poplar Button
      • Poplar Pressure Plate
    • Poplar Shelf
  • Like most overworld wood sets:
    • Are flammable
      • Catches fire from lava
    • Gives a bouncy effect when a sulfur cube sucks up the block (except slabs, stairs, doors, trapdoors, fences, fence gates, buttons, pressure plates, signs, hanging signs, and shelves)
    • Can be used to craft:
      • Wooden tools
      • Planks
        • Wooden slabs
        • Wooden stairs
      • Wooden doors
        • Wooden trapdoors
      • Fences
        • Fence gates
      • Signs
        • Hanging signs
      • Wooden buttons
        • Wooden pressure plates
      • Shelves
      • Boats
        • Boats with Chest
      • Crafting tables
        • Cartography tables
        • Fletching tables
        • Smithing tables
      • Bookshelves
        • Chiseled bookshelves
      • Sticks
      • Beds
      • Chests
      • Jukeboxes
      • Note blocks
      • Loom
      • Barrels
      • Beehives
      • Composters
      • Bowls
      • Shields
    • Can be used as a fuel for smelting in the furnace
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Poplar Leaves
  • Generates as part of poplar tree.
  • Comes in red, orange, and yellow colors.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Red Shrub
  • Generates as part of dappled forest.
  • Like bushes and firefly bushes, they are not biome-tinted.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Shelf Mushroom
  • Can be found in the sides of any log blocks.
  • Are bouncy.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Wool Slab
  • Comes in 16 colors similar to sheep.
  • Can be crafted with 3 matching wool color.
    • Can produce 6 of them.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Wool Stairs
  • Generates as part of abandoned camps.
  • Comes in 16 colors, similar to sheep.
  • Can be crafted with 6 matching wool color.
    • Can produce 4 of them.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

Non-mob entities[]

• Poplar Boat
  • Can be crafted with 5 poplar planks.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Poplar Boat with Chest
  • Can be crafted with a chest and poplar boat.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

Biomes[]

• Dappled Forest
  • A new orange-tinted cold forest biome that mainly consists of poplar wood.
  • Poplar trees and abandoned camps generate in this biome.
  • Farm animals and foxes can spawn here.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

Structures[]

• Poplar trees
  • Generates as part of dappled forest.
  • Made of poplar logs and poplar leaves.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.
• Abandoned Camp
  • A new structure that mainly consists of wool stairs, fences, and various blocks.
  • Generates in the following overworld biomes:
    • Dappled Forest
    • Swamp
    • Old Growth Pine Taiga
    • Cherry Grove
    • Plains
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

26.40.30[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.30 is the fifth beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on July 7, 2026.

Additions[]

Blocks[]

• Straw Bed
  • A new bed variant that lets players sleep, but doesn't set their respawn point.
  • Can be crafted with 3 hay bales.
    • Can produce 4 of them.
  • Unlike beds:
    • One-time use, meaning it will break once used.
    • Does not trigger an explosion when attempting to use in the Nether or The End.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

Non-mob entities[]

• Cushion
  • Generates as part of abandoned camps.
  • Can be ridden on similar to minecart.
  • Comes in 16 colors, similar to sheep.
  • Can be crafted with 3 matching wool slabs.
  • Only available under "Drop 3 of 2026" experimental toggle.

26.40.31[]

Bedrock Edition 26.40.31 is the sixth and final beta and preview for Bedrock Edition 26.40, released on July 14, 2026.