Bedrock Beta/Preview 26.70.23

• https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-preview-26-70-23

Drop 4 of 2026 Features

Block set

• Introduced Calcite Blocksets
• Calcite Stairs, Slab and Wall are added matching the already existing Calcite Block
• Added Polished Calcite Blockset
• Added Polished Calcite Brick Blockset
• Added Calcite Pillar Block
• They are all Decorative blocksets
• They are all Building blocks

Blocks

• Jukeboxes no longer emit vibrations when taking or swapping a Music Disc from their playlist
• Packed Ice Bricks and Chiseled Packed Ice now conduct redstone signals
• Packed Ice Brick Walls no longer prevent Chests from opening
• Packed Ice and Packed Ice Bricks can now be used in a Stonecutter to make Packed Ice Bricks, Packed Ice Brick Slabs, Packed Ice Brick Stairs, Packed Ice Brick Walls, and Chiseled Packed Ice
• Brittle Ice, Packed Ice Bricks, Chiseled Packed Ice, and Snow Bricks now block light correctly, so mobs underneath no longer burn in daylight
• All parts of the Packed Ice Bricks set now play the correct sounds

Freezing Mob Effect

• Being on fire now prevents freezing from building up until the fire goes out
• Standing in fire or lava while freezing no longer plays the fizz sound and particles continuously

Ice Ball

• Being killed by an Ice Ball now shows the correct death message

Items

• Added a new music disc with the song "flurry" by composer Hyper Potions
• This music disc has a 30% chance to be found inside Igloo chests

Features and Bug Fixes

Accessibility

• Added tab description to narration context of all tabs in Create New World menu
• Narration of template cards now reads the number of ratings on the offer
• Screen narration now includes focusable, non-interactive list rows in item positions and group counts
• Fixed an issue where FAQ accordions are not enumerated correctly when expanded
• Realms AdminLog items now narrate correctly when Text-to-Speech is enabled
• Fixed options on the choose Realm screen not being enumerated properly
• Fishing bobbers now display the appropriate subtitle when hooking fish
• Leads now display the appropriate subtitle when tied, untied, and broken

Blocks

• Added a new decorative block to the game... somewhere
• Fixed two inconsistent pixels in the Jukebox side texture and updated the Jukebox MERS textures to match
• Tuff blocks now display the appropriate subtitle when mined and when broken
• Fixed hoppers and other containers losing their items when replaced using the /fill or /setblock commands
• Hanging signs now display the appropriate subtitle when being mined
• Icicles now show the correct color on Explorer Maps
• Frosted Ice and Cracking Ice now push items out of them
• The Brittle Ice now respect the "mob_griefing" gamerule when a mob steps on it
• Ice and Frosted Ice now reduce light by 1 instead of 3, aligning them with their intended design
• Sulfur and Cinnabar Walls no longer prevent Chests from opening

Character Creator

• Classic skins equipped from the Dressing Room now update the player's in-world appearance

Controls

• You can now swap available items between your main hand and off-hand.
• On keyboard and mouse, press F by default.
• On controller, the Crafting button now swaps items instead of opening your inventory
• You'll see a "Swap off-hand" hint when holding an item that can be held in either hand.

Dedicated Server

• Bedrock Dedicated Server now defaults NetherNet UDP connections to a shared port matching server-port and correctly advertises configured public addresses and port mappings
• Invalid network settings now prevent server startup; legacy IP prefixes in server-udp-ports remain supported but are deprecated in favor of server-public-ip

...And many more!
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