Minecraft Bedrock beta live
Minecraft Bedrock beta build 26.20.23/24 went live March 31 and adds a Sulfur Cave biome plus a new Sulfur Cube block for testers to try in preview builds now (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (minecraft.net). If you mod or run servers, the beta is accessible now for early testing of biome mechanics and block behaviour. (minecraft.net).
The Sulfur Cube in this preview acts as a block‑absorbing entity that adopts different physical properties based on the block it ingests and can be used to move or interact with blocks in physics‑based ways revealed during the preview demos. (youtube.com) Mojang shipped the drop as two pieces: Preview 26.20.23 for Windows, iOS/iPadOS, Xbox and PlayStation, and Beta 26.20.24 for Android and ChromeOS, reflecting the current Preview/Beta split across platforms. (minecraft.wiki) Access routes differ by device — Preview users install the separate Minecraft Preview app on supported consoles and Windows, while Xbox/Windows Preview spots use the Xbox Insider Hub and Android users opt into the Beta via Google Play; Mojang and community docs explicitly warn betas can be unstable and recommend backing up worlds. (minecraft.wiki) Technical identifiers in the release notes list Windows build 42731723 and Android build 42812087, with the server version shown as 1.26.20.24 and protocol version 972, details server operators and modders should check for compatibility. (minecraft.wiki) Mojang framed these changes as the first experimental drop from the upcoming Chaos Cubed game drop announced at Minecraft Live (March 2026), with the full update planned to arrive as Java 26.2 and Bedrock 26.30 in Q2 2026. (minecraft.wiki)
