Mojang’s latest Java snapshot arrived on October 13, 2026, and it adds a block that betrays you and a jukebox that finally does its own job. If you’ve wanted a reason to explore the new Ice Caves, this is it.
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Brittle Ice: Beautiful, but Don’t Trust It
Brittle Ice is a new block found in Ice Caves, where it generates as part of the crevasse feature. Step on it and it cracks in stages, then breaks. Most players and mobs fall through, but the Frostbite mob walks over it without a problem.
It also forms naturally where water touches Blue Ice. A pickaxe breaks it fastest, but you’ll need Silk Touch if you want to keep the block.
Jukebox Playlists: Your Base Gets a DJ
You no longer have to swap discs by hand. Place a single Chest, Trapped Chest, or Copper Chest directly above a Jukebox and fill it with music discs. When one track ends, the jukebox moves on to the next disc in slot order and loops back to the start after the last one. If the chest holds no discs, the disc already in the jukebox just repeats.
Minecraft Snapshot 4 at a Glance
| Feature | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Brittle Ice | Cracks and breaks underfoot; found in Ice Cave crevasses |
| Jukebox Playlists | Chest above a jukebox plays discs in order |
| Freezing tweaks | Zombies, Drowned and Husks are now immune to Freezing damage |
| New sounds | Ice, Packed Ice, Blue Ice and Frosted Ice get their own audio |
| Visual polish | Adjacent ice blocks no longer show inner faces |
| Bug fixes | 34 fixes included |
Smaller Changes Worth Knowing
- Frosted Ice now emits a vibration event when it changes state.
- Jukeboxes have updated textures.
- Brittle Ice comes with four new textures for its cracking stages.
How to Try It?
Open the Minecraft Launcher, go to Installations, and enable snapshots. Remember that snapshots can be unstable, so test them in a backup world, not your main save.
FAQs
How do I make a jukebox playlist?
Put one chest directly on top of a jukebox and fill it with music discs. It plays them in order and loops.
Can I collect Brittle Ice?
Yes, but only with a Silk Touch tool. Otherwise it simply breaks.
