Java Edition field instrument

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Repair bench version core

Compatibility is a recorded fit, not a promise.

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Manual
VERSIONS/JAVA/1.16
Record
Java Edition
Edition
2.0.0
Protocol735network stratum

Accession 1.16 Java Edition release

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.16

Stable release in the dated protocol record.

Published
2020-06-23
Network protocol
735
Evidence
published / high

Fit / protocol 735

Who shakes hands with 1.16

No other published release in this dated record shares protocol 735. A published protocol equality still does not guarantee login: authentication settings, allowlists, mods, and proxies are separate constraints.

Core / neighbors

Position in the record

  • Previous plug← 1.15.2 (2020-01-21)
  • Next plug1.16.1 (2020-06-24) →

Procedure / 03

Safe next steps

  1. Want to run 1.16 today? Follow the launcher isolation guide.
  2. Opening an existing world in a different version? Copy it first; format upgrades are one-way.
  3. Compare this era against another on the workbench or the timeline.

Compiled 2026-07-14 from Mojang version manifest v2, minecraft.wiki protocol version record, PrismarineJS minecraft-data.Record 1.16; last substantive change 2026-07-18; publication state published.