How to download the update Once the update has been released, players can follow these steps to download the Java Edition of Minecraft 1.18: Step 1: Launch the Minecraft launcher.

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What you need to know Minecraft: Java Edition players everywhere can now download and play the 1.18.2 patch update.

Minecraft runs on Java version 17 as of this pre-release – and you can expect the same to be true of the live version of Java Edition once 1.18 officially lands.

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.2 Pre-Release 1 includes a handful of technical changes and a couple of bug fixes, but isn't terribly exciting overall.

Minecraft has two different versions: Bedrock and Java Edition. Java Edition is for PC players (most of them), and Bedrock Edition is available to just about everyone else.