Java Edition upcoming features

This page is about upcoming features that have been announced by Mojang employees.

Near future
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 * style="text-align: center;" | Music Update
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 * This is not an update, the music will be added silently through the launcher
 * New music.
 * Music for creative mode, for the menu, the Nether, and the End. See Minecraft - Volume Beta.
 * style="text-align: center;" | Unknown
 * style="text-align: center;" | 1.7.3
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 * One click broadcasting to Twitch.tv
 * Microphone can be recorded too.
 * Chat integration in the game.
 * style="text-align: center;" | Unknown
 * style="text-align: center;" | 1.8?
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 * style="text-align: center;" | 1.8?
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Bug Fixes

 * - All the textures are flipped/mirrored on north/east sides of blocks
 * - Flower duplication glitch
 * style="text-align: center;" | Unknown
 * style="text-align: center;" | 1.9 or later
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 * Rendering Engine Rewrite
 * First confirmed for 1.5, but not added yet. The features will require a OpenGL 2.1 feature-set and older hardware will be unsupported. The rewritten engine will allow for much faster overall rendering, resulting in higher FPS. This has partially been added in 1.7
 * style="text-align: center;" | Unknown
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 * }