Bedrock Preview 26.70.21 (released October 18–20, 2026) headlines Packed Ice Bricks plus a full ice sound rework — everything in the changelog and how to play the preview.
Preview 26.70.21 turns packed ice into a full building set. Packed Ice Bricks — plus slab, stairs, wall, and chiseled variants — are crafted from 4 packed ice, don't melt, aren't slippery, and don't need Silk Touch to harvest. The same build adds ambient ice sounds and gives packed, blue, and frosted ice their own audio.
| Variant | How to get |
|---|---|
| Packed Ice Bricks | Craft 4 packed ice → bricks |
| Slab / Stairs / Wall / Chiseled | Craft from bricks, or cut on a stonecutter |
Known issues in this preview: naming, creative inventory placement, and waterlogged behavior are still being finalized.
| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| Music Features add-on | Built-in — disc press, craftable blank discs, pocket jukebox |
| Frost Walker | Freezes water in a circle around you; only while on ground (no more mid-dive fall damage) |
| Ice caves | Brittle ice over crevasses breaks — you can now fall through; crevasse density is more consistent |
| Ice Ball | Base damage raised to 2, decreasing as it slows |
| Potions | Potions of Freezing can be extended with Redstone Dust |
| Mobs | Cold variants spawn from eggs in ice caves; polar bears, snow golems, strays get ice-related immunities; wither skeletons pick up Ice Balls |
| Textures | Jukebox and icicle MERS texture updates |
When does 26.70 hit stable? Mojang doesn't announce dates — packed ice bricks and friends arrive with the full 26.70 drop after preview testing wraps.
Is this on Java? No — 26.70.21 is Bedrock-only. Java gets equivalent features through its own snapshot cycle.