Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.60 arrived on October 27, 2026. This is a large update bringing experimental features from the upcoming game drop, plus more than 600 bug fixes, 89 of which came from community reports.
New Experimental Features (Drop 4 of 2026)
- Ice Cave biome: A new underground biome that generates beneath cold Overworld biomes. It is made mostly of Packed Ice and Calcite, with patches of Snow, Stone and Deepslate ore pockets, and no Glow Lichen.
- Icicles: A new speleothem-like block that hangs from Packed Ice on cave ceilings. They can grow up to 5 blocks long, fall when exposed to enough light, and deal damage on impact. They break in the Nether or near light sources.
- Ice Crystals: The only light source in Ice Caves. They grow on top of Packed Ice, emit light, can be placed in any direction, and break if their support block is removed. Note: they are currently smaller than intended.
- Frostbite mob: A new Zombie variant that spawns in cold and icy biomes. It switches between melee attacks (which apply the Freezing effect) and throwing Ice Balls. It stands on Powder Snow, is immune to freezing, and drops Rotten Flesh and Ice Balls. Zombies and Husks now transform into Frostbites when inside Powder Snow.
- Ice Ball: A new throwable projectile used by Frostbites. It deals 4 damage (scaling with velocity), has knockback, and breaks on impact.
- Freezing mob effect: Causes affected players to shake, reduces jump height, and eventually deals damage. Leather Armor prevents players from becoming frozen, similar to Powder Snow. Potions, Lingering Potions, Splash Potions, and Arrows of Freezing can be brewed or crafted using Ice Balls.
Gameplay and Content Changes
- Minecraft is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, with Vibrant Visuals support.
- Several Explorer Maps have been renamed for consistency: Ocean Explorer Map is now Ocean Monument Map, Swamp Explorer Map is now Swamp Hut Map, Trial Explorer Map is now Buried Trial Chambers Map, Woodland Explorer Map is now Woodland Mansion Map, and Jungle Explorer Map is now Jungle Pyramid Map.
- Trapdoors now have snappable placement: holding the place control locks the placement direction until released.
- Shulkers are now pushed by Pistons and blocks moved by Pistons, matching Java Edition behavior.
- Players no longer stop sneaking when touching water.
- Large Fireballs no longer ignite targets on hit.
- Red and Brown Mushrooms can now be placed on any block with a solid top face regardless of light level.
- Effects with weaker strength but longer duration now correctly resume after a stronger but shorter effect of the same type expires.
- Worlds that had achievements incorrectly disabled due to add-on use will have them re-enabled on first play after this update.
Notable Bug Fixes
- Fixed Redstone not visually connecting to custom blocks with a Redstone producer component (MCPE-242204).
- Fixed commands kicking players when using selectors that match no entities (MCPE-241436).
- Fixed blocks replaced by /fill or /setblock not having correct Redstone functionality (MCPE-240207).
- Fixed Bundle contents disappearing when placed in a Double Chest (MCPE-188043).
- Fixed Villagers becoming unresponsive when interacted with while the inventory is opening (MCPE-138181).
- Fixed Regeneration from Axolotls stacking infinitely (MCPE-183841).
- Fixed Drowned helmets not being visible (MCPE-153500).
- Imported custom skins no longer reset to default after relaunching (MCPE-241720).
- Fixed Character Creator items not being hidden under equipped armor.
- Major improvements to Realms world upload and download speed and reliability.
What this means for your server
New server settings were added related to entity attack request compatibility and targeted-actor range. Server owners should review these dedicated server settings after updating.
Players must be on version 26.60 to join a server running this update. Players on older versions will not be able to connect.
If your server runs add-ons and achievements were incorrectly disabled, they will be automatically re-enabled the first time the world is loaded after this update.
The new experimental Ice Cave features are opt-in and will not affect existing worlds unless you enable them. Explorer Map renames may affect any command scripts or signs that reference the old map names.
Updating your RiverHosting server
- Make a backup of your server before you update.
- Update your server to
26.60. If you are not sure how, or your server still shows the old version, our support team can update it for you. - If you use add-ons, check they work with this version. Our guide on managing add-ons shows how to update or remove them.
If you run into any issues, our support team is happy to help at riverhosting.com/support.
Read the full patch notes on the official announcement.
- Switch games anytime
- Automatic backups
- DDoS-protected NVMe
