Minecraft New Update 3.31/1.041 Released for Bedrock 26.1
Following the major patch that ushered in new experimental features for Minecraft last week, Mojang has released Bedrock version 26.1 on all platforms today.
Console gamers will see this download appear as Minecraft update 3.31/1.041 (complete version 1.041.000), and this is a minor patch that fixes a specific issue.
This isn’t the last fix we’ll see for last week’s update, I gather, so don’t get bummed out if today’s changelog is on the short side.
Minecraft’s Update for February 19 Fixes Scaling Values
FIXES:
User Interface
- Fixed scaling values on certain devices (MCPE-234792)
That’s about it for today’s patch. If you haven’t logged in since last week, Bedrock 26.0 added new experimental features and even improvements to the overall user experience.
Some of the new features include:
New Version Numbering System
- Going forward, we’ll be numbering our versions based on the year. So, for both Bedrock and Java Edition, version numbers in the year 2026 will begin with ‘26′
- For a deeper look into the changes, check out aka.ms/MinecraftVersionUpdate
Accounts
- Fixed player data becoming disconnected from account for Xbox players in split-screen mode (MCPE-233088)
Accessibility
- The new Gameplay subtitles (closed captions) will remain in the Beta and Preview versions only for a while longer, while we work on polishing and bug fixing
Blocks
- Bamboo Stalks no longer pop in as obviously, from a distance they have no transparency instead (like Sugar Cane and Cactus) unless on Simple graphics
- Rotated Y axis orientation of blocks in hand rendered in third person to match Java (MCPE-231979)
Creator
- Added command macro support
- Adds toggle to the Creator Settings screen, which when enabled adds 10 new key mappings to the keyboard/mouse controls settings screen which each have a text input for what command to run when the input is pressed
- Commands can only be run while in game
- All re-mappable keys are coordinates of Alt plus the chosen key
- Added guard to prevent mapping a command macro key to Alt, as Alt is the coordinates key already
Dressing Room and Character Creator
- Fixed upgrade from UWP to GDK causing corrupt skin states
- Updated Android Photo Picker instead of requesting media permissions.
- While in a world, classic skins equipped within the marketplace will now be reflected in game after exiting the marketplace and unpausing
- Loading cached appearances works while offline
- Prefer loading cached appearance over random skin
There’s a lot more connected to that in the official patch notes for last week’s significant update.
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