Minecraft 26.40 (1.26.40): What’s New & How to Download — Android 2026

Minecraft 26.40 (internal Android build 1.26.40.5) is the latest stable version of Minecraft Bedrock. It shipped on August 4, 2026 across all platforms at once, including Android. If you’re on 26.33 or any Chaos Cubed build, this is the update Google Play will offer you.

What Minecraft 26.40 brings

It’s a broad maintenance update — Mojang closes around 151 bugs — with several player-facing changes already live:

  • Boat health rebalanced: down from 40 to 4 hearts, now with regeneration, matching Java Edition.
  • Motion-sickness accessibility option: configurable screen distortion for the Nausea effect and Nether portals.
  • The Ender dragon deflects projectiles, and arrows no longer pass through the perched dragon.
  • Bed item sprites updated to match the placed block.
  • Realms improvements: refreshed UI and better storage management.
  • On Windows, cloud storage with automatic world syncing also arrives (on Android your worlds stay on-device).

Drop 3 of 2026 ships inside (experimental)

26.40 includes the third 2026 drop’s content behind the «Drop 3 of 2026» experimental toggle: the dappled forest biome, poplar trees with red/orange/yellow leaves and a full wood set, red shrubs, shelf mushrooms, wool stairs and slabs in 16 colors, the abandoned camp structure, the straw bed (sleep without moving your spawn) and sittable cushions. The full release (no toggle) is planned for 26.50 in Q3 2026.

How to download or update to Minecraft 26.40 on Android

  1. Open Google Play on your Android device.
  2. Search for Minecraft and open Mojang’s official listing.
  3. Tap Update (or Install).
  4. Settings → Profile will show version 1.26.40.5.

Full guide on our Minecraft APK download page. Requirements unchanged — see system requirements.

Quick questions

Coming from 26.33 — worth it? Yes: 151 fixes plus the boat/accessibility changes are live, and it’s required for up-to-date multiplayer (protocol 2168).

Where can I try the full Drop 3? Enable the experiment in a test world, or join the Preview program, already on the 26.50 cycle.

What did earlier versions bring? See the full version history.