26.4 Snapshot 1 (known as 26.4-snapshot-1 in the launcher) is the first snapshot for Java Edition 26.4, released on September 22, 2026, which switches the default game renderer to Vulkan, makes minor changes and fixes bugs. Full changelog: https://minecraft.wiki/Java_Edition_26.4-snapshot-1

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Big Picture Mode

• Using a physical mouse to click on text input will no longer bring up the On-Screen Keyboard

Steam Input

• Fixed showing doubled Xbox style controllers on Windows

• Fixed showing doubled Steam Controllers on macOS

• Fixed regression with rumble on 3rd party SteamOS Handhelds

• Improved the styling of multibinding rows in the configuration mapping screen

Remote Play

• Added an experimental video codec, Pyrowave, which allows high bandwidth, low latency video streaming. You can find out more on the Steam Remote Play discussion group.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Using a physical mouse to click on text input will no longer bring up the On-Screen Keyboard

Steam Input

• Fixed regression with rumble on 3rd party SteamOS Handhelds

• Improved the styling of multibinding rows in the configuration mapping screen

Remote Play

• Added an experimental video codec, Pyrowave, which allows high bandwidth, low latency video streaming. You can find out more on the Steam Remote Play discussion group.