Minecraft 1.26.30 (Chaos Cubed): What’s New & Release Date — Android 2026
Minecraft 1.26.30 «Chaos Cubed» was the major Bedrock update for Android in the second 2026 drop. The stable release landed on June 16, 2026. Here’s every feature it brought and how to get it safely. The current stable version is Minecraft 26.40 (August 4, 2026).
What’s new in Minecraft 1.26.30 (Chaos Cubed)
- New biome — Sulfur Caves: an underground biome with sulfur, cinnabar and geysers.
- New blocks: sulfur and cinnabar in every variant (block, stairs, slabs, walls, polished, bricks, chiseled).
- Potent sulfur: creates geysers when placed above magma/lava with water on top.
- Sulfur spikes: stalactite/stalagmite formations that deal fall damage.
- New mob — Sulfur Cube: a passive slime-like creature that absorbs blocks, changing its physics.
- Gameplay: bees now pollinate chorus flowers and spore blossoms; arrow-shooting mobs match Java fire rates; cave spiders spawn in sulfur caves.
- Music: new tracks and the «Bounce» music disc.
Release date & how to download 1.26.30
The stable version releases on June 16, 2026 on Google Play — if you already own Minecraft it updates automatically (My apps › Update) and keeps your worlds. Note that Google Play now installs the current stable version, 26.40. Avoid third-party APKs promising the «full free 1.26.30» — they are usually fake or malware.
FAQ
Is 1.26.30 out yet? Yes — the stable release arrived on June 16, 2026. It was followed by 1.26.32, 26.33 and 26.40, the current one.
Is it free? No — Minecraft is paid on Google Play; there is no legal free full version.
Will I lose my worlds? No, updating via Google Play keeps your worlds.
Changelog source: official Mojang notes (Minecraft Feedback) and Minecraft Wiki. Archive page: 1.26.30 is now a historical version.
