Minecraft 1.26.0.27 for Android

Developers have released a test version of Minecraft 1.26.0.27 for Android. This update adds Name Tag crafting, makes 10 changes and fixes 45 bugs.

Changes

Made 11 changes. Important ones:

• Added experimental toggle for Drop 1 of 2026
• Name Tags are now craftable, using paper and any metal nugget
• Baby Mobs
  • Using a Spawn Egg on the corresponding Mob will now spawn the Baby form of that Mob
  • Updated the models and textures
  • Both adult and baby Rabbits also received new animations
  • Baby Pigs, Cats, and Wolves now have a unique set of sounds
• Added underwater saddle sound for the Nautilus and the Zombie Nautilus
• Added dithering to items, blocks and mobs
• Added the ability to specify ambient light colors, illuminances and sky light intensity in the Vibrant Visual lighting configuration files
• Improved swimming animations for all three Nautilus variants
• Equipping Nautilus Armor through the UI now plays the equip sound

Bug Fixes

Fixed 45 bugs. Details:

• Saddle equip sound is no longer played twice
• Fixed player data becoming disconnected from account for Xbox players in split-screen mode
• Fixed a bug preventing on-screen keyboard from closing in certain UI screens
• Rotated Y axis orientation of blocks in hand rendered in third person to match Java
• Updated Android Photo Picker instead of requesting media permissions
• The textures of Stripped Spruce Logs and Stripped Spruce Wood are now in parity with Java
• Fixed an issue where textures would not be correctly reloaded when changing between graphics modes in the main menu
• Vibrant Visuals
  • Fixed shadow stripes appearing on the ground during sunset and sunrise with high FoV on low quality settings
  • Fixed an issue which was causing textured items held-in-hand to be double-tinted
  • Fixed an issue where the screen would be completely black when the camera was inside of a block
  • Fixed an issue that caused banner poles to appear darker
• Fixed user interface bugs
• Mobs no longer randomly flicker every few seconds
• Fixed shields with banner designs rendering incorrectly when equipped in first person
• Carried item models will no longer be larger when using a HD texture pack
• Equipping an item with a storage item component in an armor or hand slot will no longer delete storage contents
• Zombies can now ride mobs again
• Zombie horses and Zombie Nautiluses no longer occasionally burn while swimming in water
• Fixed a bug where most mobs would stare at players, mobs or targets for an excessive amount of time
• Fixed bug where several mobs would look at players from a further distance than intended
• Nautilus and Zombie Nautilus no longer have permanently increased movement speed after becoming hostile
• Skeleton Horse, Zombie Horse, Zombie Nautilus, and Husk Camel no longer prevent the Player from sleeping when nearby
• Fixed issue on Windows where skin_packs and custom_skins weren't migrated
• All projectiles now deflect Ghast fireballs and other deflectable projectiles on hit
• Fixed Realms saves and errors in Minecraft

Technical Changes

Added 56 technical changes for addon development and testing.