[MCPE-241108] Graphical problems appear if Vibrant Visuals Display Brightness is not set to 100% and Anti-Aliasing is set to 1

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When I received 26.50.22 Previews for my Apple phone (iPhone) and tablet (iPad), graphical issues in the game appeared:

OreUI screens (including Play, Settings, Profile, and more) do not show at all, which makes picking worlds difficult
Snow layers and cobwebs appear invisible in the inventory
Character model (the skin) appears invisible in the main menu, Dressing Room, pause menu, inventory, and as a paper doll
Tooltip backgrounds are not shown
Blocks in the structure block preview are not shown
Loading screen (the one after Mojang Studios logo) does not show
In game touch controls do not show

Steps to reproduce:

Open Minecraft
Click Play, which uses OreUI

Expected result: There should be no problems

Observed result: There are graphical problems, includes but not limited to, OreUI screens don’t show at all. (see “UI bug in iOS Preview.mov“ for iOS and “UI bug in iPad Preview.mov“ for iPadOS)

Workarounds (either one can be done):

Rolling back to 26.40.31 Preview or earlier (iOS Preview only):

Open Testflight
Click “Previous versions”
Select a version that is earlier than 26.50.22

Wiping settings (please note that this is permanent and the game will need to be set up again):

Sign out of the Microsoft Account if signed in (Optional but recommended, however skip this step if OreUI Play / Settings screen refuses to be shown)
Close Minecraft
Open Flies app
Go to “My iPhone / My iPad”\Minecraft\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe for Minecraft, or “My iPhone / My iPad”\Minecraft Preview\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe for Minecraft Preview
Delete / move options.txt out of minecraftpe

Setting gamma_calibration (Vibrant Visuals Display brightness) to 1:

Close Minecraft
Open https://vscode.dev/
On the site, select the hamburger menu, then click Open file from Files tab
If there’s a pop-up “Opening Local Folders is Unsupported“, select “Open Files…”
Select “Select files” from the selection
In the file picker, Go to “My iPhone / My iPad”\Minecraft\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe for Minecraft, or “My iPhone / My iPad”\Minecraft Preview\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe for Minecraft Preview
Select options.txt
Select Find from Edit tab in the hamburger menu
Look for gamma_calibration
Set gamma_calibration to 1
Download the file by selecting the hamburger menu, then click Save from Files tab
Open Flies
Go to a place where the new options.txt is downloaded at
Replace the old options.txt from minecraftpe with the new one that is just downloaded (see step 5 for where)

Setting Vibrant Visuals Display Brightness back to 100% (without adjusting Anti-aliasing):

Go to Settings
Go to Video
Select Vibrant Visuals in Graphics mode
Set Display Brightness to 100% (no less than or above), it can be set by clicking “Reset”
Click Confirm
Select Fancy back (if Fancy were selected before step 3) in Graphics mode
Leave the Setting Screen

Note: For the same problem but outside iOS and Windows, or if it can’t be solved by working around from above / uninstalling and reinstalling, please check MCPE-239281 / MCPE-236703

Specs for reference: Apple iPhone 15 Pro (A17 Pro, 256GB) and Apple iPad Air 5 (M1, 256GB), both running iOS / iPadOS 26.5.2

Linked issues

is duplicated by 128

MCPE-241433 OreUI interface is being invisible on iPadOS 26.5 Resolved

MCPE-241734 Minecraft oreui doesn’t render in the latest preview (iOS) Resolved

MCPE-242227 UI buttons become fully transparent and character preview flickers constantly Resolved

MCPE-242281 UI is not working Resolved

MCPE-242365 Certain block models become invisible during rendering Resolved

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Attachments

bad options.txt

character model never appear with bad options file in Windows Preview.png

snow block not showing with bad options file Windows Preview.png

tooltip background not rendering with bad options file iOS.PNG

Comments 29

Automation for Jira 2026-07-29T04:35:19Z

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frankiedauser 2026-07-29T05:27:42Z

After some investigation, I found that replacing bad options.txt back causes this issue to come back.

To reproduce this issue on your device, simply download this file, rename “bad options.txt” to options.txt and put it to the minecraftpe folder.

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frankiedauser 2026-07-29T07:14:20Z

Can somewhat reproduce in Windows via previous comment. Symptoms I found on Windows and iOS include:

On both Windows and iOS, some blocks’ model in Inventory do not appear (i.e. Snow)

On iOS, tooltip background refuses to be put.

On Windows, character viewpoint in JSON UI looks so bad they look like they never appear

On iOS, skin / character models are only rendered on small parts (seen on “UI bug in iOS Preview.mov”), with some extra layers of the skin / characters only being rendered in a frame

frankiedauser 2026-07-29T07:23:50Z

For “On Windows, character viewpoint in JSON UI looks so bad they look like they never appear“ and “On iOS, skin / character models are only rendered on small parts“, the character / skin still appears in normal gameplay (the HUD, except the paper doll). But please take this as a grain of salt because I only tested it once.

[MCQA] EmA 2026-07-29T10:30:42Z

Hi!
Thank you for your report!

Can you record a video of the issue for windows and upload it?
Are you using any add-ons or resource packs?
Have you tried reinstalling the launcher and the Minecraft game? (Remember to create backup files before doing so.)
Did the issue happen only once, or does it occur consistently?
Are there any background processes or applications running that might interfere with the game's performance?

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frankiedauser 2026-07-29T11:29:35Z

Issues in Windows are way less problematic than that of iOS, and that of Windows requires me to import the settings from one of my comment (because some of them got reset by MCPE-235907).
No resource packs were used, even before getting the issue fixed.
I didn’t reinstall the game even after doing my workaround, Just resetting settings without deleting worlds works around the issue, but importing options.txt from my first comment for this issue reproduces this issue
It happened consistently until I rolled back (iOS only) or wiped the settings and redid all the configurations after updating it again.
The issue can still be reproduced with no other apps running.

For the first point, I have photo proofs for Windows:

Tooltip background not being put (iOS):

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frankiedauser 2026-09-03T03:34:07Z

I think if this issue was not fixed in the release version, players complaining about this issue (specifically UIs not showing, or even the character above the Dressing Room button not appearing) will skyrocket.

If you were affected by this issue on iOS, you could try the second workaround from the Description.

Negaduck9 2026-09-15T19:51:48Z

Confirmed in the 26.50 release. I started in Fancy graphics, and the shelf mushrooms were invisible in my inventory. They appeared when I switched to Vibrant Visuals, and stayed when I switched back to Fancy graphics.

Perth plotless. 2026-09-15T21:44:09Z

This bug will affect me when I update, so I will not update to this version.

frankiedauser 2026-09-15T22:52:52Z

@Negaduck9 Done, but for some reason, I had to intentionally import the bad settings to my device, however I can reproduce the issue you’re having just like me on the Preview.

frankiedauser 2026-09-15T22:58:08Z

If you’ve mistakenly updated the game to 26.50, but know how to surf the files (i.e. Finder in MacOS or File Explorer in Windows), then I’m sure you could work around this issue by following the second workaround from the description.

Also seeing how many duplicates just today, I think my theory is true.

If you’re affected by this bug, upvote this issue.

D4DJTohou20 2026-09-16T01:50:15Z

The same phenomenon is happening to me. However, I can't use the countermeasures because it's a smartphone version.

frankiedauser 2026-09-16T02:49:30Z

There are two workarounds (or solutions or whatever you try to redefine a word), and basically doing just one, solves the issue.

If you’re talking about first workaround, it’s never doable on the release version, it’s specific to Preview for iOS.

If you were talking about the second, Was the Files app uninstalled? because I performed the second workaround to my phone during Preview, I didn’t do it to release version because I wasn’t affected.

Oitswilliam Pang 2026-09-16T02:58:08Z

Mine’s using iPhone 17 Pro (A19 Pro, 256GB), iOS 27, game version 26.50, not affected, probably because I do not use it often. May investigate it further on my other hardware.

frankiedauser 2026-09-16T03:48:19Z

I found a cause of this issue, it was caused by malfunction if gamma_calibration being set less than 1, the setting can be adjusted from Settings > Video > Display brightness (assuming you’re on Vibrant Visuals mode), meaning I could reproduce this issue without having to import “bad options.txt”, but by just calibrating Vibrant Visuals brightness, and then setting it back to fancy. Might need a summary change, “Graphical problems appear if Vibrant Visuals Display Brightness is not 100%“.

frankiedauser 2026-09-16T03:50:04Z

I mean “If gamma_calibration is not 1” (therefore Vibrant Visuals Display Brightness is not 100%), I hope it helps working around issues.

frankiedauser 2026-09-16T05:23:27Z

More investigation: in Windows, it not only needs Vibrant Visuals Display Brightness to not be 100%, but also needs Anti-aliasing scale to be set to 1.

Oitswilliam Pang 2026-09-16T14:09:43Z

But anyway, yea! I’ve jinxed it! After adjusting the Vibrant Visuals brightness to above 100% and setting it back to non-Vibrant graphics, the glitch on the skin (usually seen in the main menu, pause menu and skin manager menu) happens. Same applies to even below 100%. Some items in the inventory rendering issues also can be easily reproduced, and so can shelf mushroom. They can be worked around with the reset button resetting to 100% in Vibrant Visuals brightness. But for OreUI interfaces not showing, that’s a rarity. By the way I am using the same hardware as I have said, iPhone 17 Pro. Just after archiving and reinstalling it.

For some items' rendering issues in the inventory, it can be reproduced when setting Vibrant Visuals brightness to not 100%, and by re-opening the app.

Alexis Zephyra 2026-09-16T15:16:48Z

I used the “moving options.txt out” method and it completely fixed my issues immediately, thank you!!!

D4DJTohou20 2026-09-16T22:42:40Z

This bug has not been cured even in 26.51

Bobby D 2026-09-17T00:53:55Z

I did the option 2 workaround it fixed it, thank you so much!

Yuzucreampuff 2026-09-17T17:20:17Z

The Wipe Settings workaround worked perfectly for me. Thank you

K 2026-09-18T08:05:18Z

This worked! I set the gamma calibration to 1 and it fixed my invisible UI issues (on ipad) The UI is noticeably slower than before ( idk why), to exit the game the time between clicking the button and the loading page is noticeably longer (about 1.5 seconds) but i’m overjoyed that I can access my worlds again at all!

xX_d3stroy3r_Xx 2026-09-18T23:37:09Z

I got this bug on PC, It seems to not be as severe on pc, all the UI related issues didnt apply whatsoever (aside from the touch UI since I dont have a touch screen to test that with) I am not sure if theres another criteria that causes only certain parts of the bug to happen. Could be the platform youre on.

I do however get the invisible skin issues (including an invisible paper doll which isnt in this bug report. it was enabled but entirely invisible), invisible cobwebs and snow layers, and invisible blocks in structure block previews.

frankiedauser 2026-09-19T03:12:53Z

Done, I didn’t add “Paper doll” as an issue because it’s just like enabling Hide Paper Doll (except the position in the HUD not being shifted upwards when players experience this bug), and I kept forgetting to add it as part of symptoms while adding contexts / workarounds.

frankiedauser 2026-09-19T04:12:01Z

As much as I wanted to add more steps so curious players can guarantee the issue, I don’t want to add clutter to the description as it’s already cluttered by amount of symptoms and workarounds.

Steps to reproduce (guaranteed):

Make sure you’ve backed up the options.txt so it can be restored after reproducing
Open Minecraft
Go to Settings
Scroll and click Video
Select Vibrant Visuals as the graphics mode
Click Adjust on Display brightness setting
Adjust the display brightness so it’s not 100%
Save the value
Windows only, skip this step if using a mobile device, adjust Anti-Aliasing so it is set to 1
Set graphics mode back to Fancy
Leave the Settings screen
Restart Minecraft
Click Play, which uses OreUI

Expected result: There should be no problems

Observed result: As soon as steps 6 to 11 are done, graphical problems with the character model (skin) appears, on some iOS devices (like mine), after restarting the game (or if closed and resumed), graphical problems extend to game loading screen and OreUI screens (see “graphical issues in the game appeared“ from Description for symptoms), which causes them to not show at all. (see “UI bug in iOS Preview.mov“ for iOS / “UI bug in iPad Preview.mov“ for iPadOS for references, both from the first activity), This is also why step 1 in this comment is very important.

James scarpa 2026-09-25T16:08:17Z

They need to release a fix for this most of us out here are not tech enough to be able to alter the programs ourselves and until it’s fixed, I’m unable to reach my realm. I’m expecting a reimbursement of some sort soon.

frankiedauser 2026-09-27T14:07:47Z

Will be fixed in 26.52, based of https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/49175370527501-Minecraft-Bedrock-Edition-26-52-Hotfix-Changelog:

Fixed some inventory items appearing invisible with non-default Display Brightness and anti-aliasing set to 1 (MCPE-241108)

Please wait for 26.52 to be released.