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Simple Voice Chat: versions and interface changes

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Notes on these entries

The running panel release contains a change to this tool. Recorded field differences show new, removed or changed settings. The date identifies when the deployed state was checked; existing game and plugin installations are not updated by this interface change.

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for the game updates on this page unless a plugin says otherwise. Check affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

All settings shown here take effect after saving and restarting the server.

Setting Deployed state checked

Simple Voice Chat

Changed settings (6)
  • Voice codec: Changed codec

    Before

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY

    After

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY
  • Allow voice groups: Changed enableGroups

    Before

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true
  • Allow recording: Changed allowRecording

    Before

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true
  • Require the client mod: Changed forceVoiceChat

    Before

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false

    After

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false
  • Whisper range in blocks: Changed whisperDistance

    Before

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512
  • Hearing range in blocks: Changed maxVoiceDistance

    Before

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512
Setting Deployed state checked

Simple Voice Chat

Changed settings (6)
  • Voice codec: Changed codec

    Before

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY

    After

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY
  • Allow voice groups: Changed enableGroups

    Before

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true
  • Allow recording: Changed allowRecording

    Before

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true
  • Require the client mod: Changed forceVoiceChat

    Before

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false

    After

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false
  • Whisper range in blocks: Changed whisperDistance

    Before

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512
  • Hearing range in blocks: Changed maxVoiceDistance

    Before

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512
Setting Deployed state checked

Simple Voice Chat

Changed settings (6)
  • Voice codec: Changed codec

    Before

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY

    After

    Setting
    codec
    Default
    VOIP
    Range / options
    VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY
  • Allow voice groups: Changed enableGroups

    Before

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    enableGroups
    Default
    true
  • Allow recording: Changed allowRecording

    Before

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true

    After

    Setting
    allowRecording
    Default
    true
  • Require the client mod: Changed forceVoiceChat

    Before

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false

    After

    Setting
    forceVoiceChat
    Default
    false
  • Whisper range in blocks: Changed whisperDistance

    Before

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    whisperDistance
    Default
    24
    Range / options
    1 – 512
  • Hearing range in blocks: Changed maxVoiceDistance

    Before

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512

    After

    Setting
    maxVoiceDistance
    Default
    48
    Range / options
    1 – 512
Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Game update Source entry dated

Minecraft Java Edition - 26.3

Effects on plugins

Not checked yet: Simple Voice Chat

Open original source
Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: revised

Interface Change documented

Simple Voice Chat: added

The guided tools were added to the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Changed interface controls

Added

  • codec
  • maxVoiceDistance
  • whisperDistance
Game update Source entry dated

Minecraft Java Edition - 26.2

Effects on plugins

Not checked yet: Simple Voice Chat

Open original source
Game update Source entry dated

Minecraft Java Edition - 26.1.1 Hotfix

Effects on plugins

Not checked yet: Simple Voice Chat

Open original source

What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Hearing range in blocks

Normal hearing range for voice chat.

Setting
maxVoiceDistance
Default
48
Range / options
1 – 512
Whisper range in blocks

Whisper range; cannot exceed normal hearing range.

Setting
whisperDistance
Default
24
Range / options
1 – 512
Voice codec

Codec used for voice transmission.

Setting
codec
Default
VOIP
Range / options
VOIP, AUDIO, RESTRICTED_LOWDELAY
Allow voice groups

Allows separate voice groups.

Setting
enableGroups
Default
true
Allow recording

Controls the voice chat client recording feature.

Setting
allowRecording
Default
true
Require the client mod

Determines whether clients must have the matching voice chat mod.

Setting
forceVoiceChat
Default
false