Bedrock crossplay works again on 26.60

If your friends on phones or consoles couldn't join your server after their Minecraft updated to Bedrock 26.60, it wasn't your config. Bedrock 26.60 stopped speaking the transport that Geyser servers had been using, and crossplay servers we host went quiet for Bedrock players at once. That's fixed now, and most of you don't need to do anything.

What changed in 26.60

Bedrock clients used to reach a server over RakNet: plain UDP on port 19132. Since 26.60 they connect over NetherNet instead. The client first contacts the server over TCP to set up the connection, then plays over UDP.

Our crossplay setup opened only UDP 19132 and left Geyser on RakNet, so a Bedrock 26.60 client had nothing to talk to. When we looked at one of our crossplay servers, Geyser's own log said NetherNet support was not enabled, and the last Bedrock join was from before the update.

What we switched on

For every server with Bedrock crossplay turned on:

• The same public port now carries both TCP and UDP. The Bedrock address on your Connect line doesn't change.
• Geyser is set to NetherNet on every start, and told which public address to advertise: the IP of the node your server runs on, plus your Bedrock port. You don't need to touch Geyser's config.

Before shipping it, we joined a test server from a Bedrock 26.60 client. Then we rolled it out to every node and restarted the crossplay servers that were running at the time.

What you might need to do

• Server was stopped or asleep during the rollout? You don't need to do anything. It picks up the new setup on its next start.
• Crossplay on but Bedrock players still can't join? Restart once from the panel, then try again.
• Your Bedrock players will see a "Trust on First Use" prompt the first time they join. That's NetherNet asking whether to trust the server. This is expected, and they only need to confirm it once.

Crossplay itself works the same as before: it's a one-click toggle under Settings → Bedrock crossplay on the flat plan, for plain Paper or Purpur servers (no modpack). Bedrock joins can't wake a sleeping server, which is why it's flat-only. It installs Geyser and Floodgate and opens the Bedrock port. The details are in Connect and share.

Happy Halloween

One more thing while you're here: until Nov 2, 23:59 UTC, the code HALLOWEEN26 gives $2 of credit in Wallet. One per account, first 100 redemptions. Spend it on a spooky build night with your Bedrock friends, now that they can get in again.