Minecraft: Bedrock 26.0.27 Preview

Almost all major mobs have recieved new models, textures, animations, and collision zones. Cows, pigs, wolves, cats, rabbits, chickens, and sheep now look diferent, and young animals can be summonned directly using eggs.

Crafting name tags and saddles

Name tags can now be crafted from paper and any metal nugget. Saddles are also now craftable-a long awaited change.

Sounds and atmosphere

Mob babies now have unique sounds, and many old issues with sounds and the interface have been fixed.

Graphics and Vibrant Visuals

Fixed flickering, shadows, map markers, and texture errors. Added dithering for many items and blocks, which can be enabled or disabled in the accesibility settings.

Technical and QoL fixes

Fixed bugs with skins, items, mobs, lighting, and resource packs. This is a major step forward for stability and modding.

Update 26.0.27 Preview sets a very strong start to 2026. The changes are significant, especially visualy, and it’s clear that Bedrock Edition is actively moving forward.