Minecraft Bedrock 26.44 Is Reaching Platforms With Seven Targeted Fixes

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.44 is reaching platforms as approvals are completed, bringing seven fixes for commands, visuals, input, items, stability, the user interface, and technical content. Players may receive the hotfix at different times depending on their platform.

Mojang posted the official 26.44 hotfix changelog on August 14, 2026. The update follows the previous Bedrock 26.41/42/43 hotfix, which focused on crashes and missing assets during world loading.

The new fixes clean up a few especially awkward problems. Non-operator players will no longer get extra self-selection behavior from commands, Android’s Back button now stays inside the game as expected, and a slightly charged bow shot will not hit the player who fired it. Creative-mode players using Pocket UI also get a safer way to move items around without accidentally deleting them.

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.44 Patch Notes

The changelog contains six player-facing fixes and one technical correction. Alongside the command, input, item, and inventory changes, the hotfix restores Vibrant Visuals for worlds using Education features, prevents certain add-on worlds from disconnecting players during loading, and fixes ignored values in dimension JSON files.

Fixes

Commands

• Removed self selection expansion when using commands (i.e. /tell) for non-operator players. (MCPE-241436)

Graphical

• Vibrant Visuals are no longer disabled when loading a world with Education features enabled (MCPE-240476)

Input

• Pressing the Back button on Android now performs the expected in-game back action instead of moving the game to the background (MCPE-241324)

Items

• Arrow shot by a slightly charged Bow no longer hits the shooting player (MCPE-240527)

Stability and Performance

• Fixed an issue that could disconnect players while loading worlds with certain add-on content (MCPE-241505)

User Interface

• Shift-clicking items in Creative mode while using Pocket UI no longer deletes them and instead quick-moves them to available inventory slots (MCPE-241415)

Technical Updates

Dimensions

• Fixed a bug where minecraft:dimension_bounds and other values defined in a dimension JSON file were ignored (MCPE-241528)

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Minecraft

Developed by Mojang Studios

Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.

• Genre Simulator, Adventure, Arcade
• Platforms Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
• Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release December 19, 2016
• Publisher Mojang Studios
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