Minecraft Invisible Armor lets your character show off their skin without removing their protective gear. The setting arrived in Bedrock Preview/Beta 26.70.24 on 10 November 2026. Once it’s enabled, an eye button in the inventory shows or hides the armour you’re wearing.
There are a couple of catches. Elytra, mob heads and carved pumpkins stay visible, and getting hit reveals your hidden armour for five seconds. Here’s where to find the setting, how to use it and what it does not change.
How to enable Minecraft Invisible Armor
You need the Bedrock 26.70.24 Preview or Beta build that includes the option. Open the settings for the world where you want to use Minecraft Invisible Armor and switch on Invisible Armor.
For a new world, you’ll find it on the Advanced tab during world creation. For an existing world, use that world’s settings. You don’t have to start over with a fresh save.
How to hide equipped armor with the eye button
Once Minecraft Invisible Armor is enabled in the world, open your inventory. You’ll see an eye button that switches your equipped armor between shown and hidden. Select it once to hide the armor, and select it again to show your equipment.
The eye button doesn’t remove your chestplate, leggings, boots or helmet. You’re only changing their appearance, so you can keep the protection of your equipped gear.
If you don’t see the eye button, check that the world setting is enabled and that you’re actually running a version with the feature. Regular Bedrock builds do not automatically gain every option mentioned in a new Preview.
Does Minecraft Invisible Armor remove protection?
No. Minecraft Invisible Armor is a display choice, not an armor-removal mechanic. The whole point is to let your skin show while the equipment remains worn. It isn’t a substitute for a Potion of Invisibility either, because your character still appears normally.
When you take damage, the hidden armor temporarily appears for five seconds. After five seconds, the armour is hidden again. Taking damage does not permanently switch the setting off.
Don’t mistake this for a Potion of Invisibility. Your character is still visible, and Minecraft Invisible Armor doesn’t make you harder to hit or add any protection beyond the gear you’re already wearing.
Which items stay visible with Invisible Armor?
There are three exceptions in Mojang’s current Bedrock notes: Elytra, mob heads and carved pumpkins always remain visible. You cannot use the eye button to conceal those pieces in this test build.
If you put on Elytra or a carved pumpkin, you’ll still see it even with the armour toggle switched on. The same goes for mob heads. The setting hides ordinary armour, not every item that can be worn.
Can you use an invisibleArmor game rule?
Yes. Bedrock Preview 26.70.24 also introduces a game rule named invisibleArmor. The official changelog confirms its name, but does not give a complete command example or explain every permission condition.
For most players the world-setting switch is easier. Mojang hasn’t published a full command example or permission requirements in these release notes, so the confirmed option is the settings menu and inventory eye button.
Is Minecraft Invisible Armor available in Java Edition?
No Java version of Minecraft Invisible Armor is announced in the 26.4 Snapshot 8 notes. The new setting belongs to Bedrock Preview and Beta 26.70.24, and it should not be confused with Java snapshot changes to Freezing, Ice Balls or Ender Dragon behaviour.
Java 26.4 Snapshot 8 focuses on the Ender Dragon, undead Freezing immunity and Ice Ball damage. Read our Java Snapshot 8 guide if you want the exact changes for that edition.
When is Invisible Armor coming to regular Minecraft?
Mojang hasn’t announced a confirmed stable-release date for Minecraft Invisible Armor in the 26.70.24 changelog. For now, the feature is described in the test build available through Minecraft Preview on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows and iOS, or the Minecraft Beta on Android.
For the full Bedrock patch, including Windows startup fixes and Nintendo Switch 2 migration changes, read our Preview 26.70.24 guide. Back up any important world before testing new versions and features.
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Official source: Mojang Studios’ Bedrock Preview 26.70.24 release notes.
