{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-release 3
|image=1.16.2-pre2.jpg
|image2=Java Edition 1.16.2 Pre-release 3.png
|edition=Java
|type=Pre-release
|date=August 6, 2020
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|parent=1.16.2
|prevparent=1.16.1
|prev=1.16.2 Pre-release 2
|next=1.16.2 Release Candidate 1
|nextparent=1.16.2
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'''1.16.2 Pre-release 3''' (known as '''1.16.2-pre3''' in the [[launcher]]) is the third and final pre-release for [[Java Edition 1.16.2]], released on August 6, 2020,<ref>{{Mcnet|minecraft-1-16-2-pre-release-2|Minecraft 1.16.2 Pre-Release 3|August 6, 2020}}</ref> which fixes bugs.

== Changes ==
=== Mobs ===
; [[Wolves]]
* Now render correctly in dark areas.

== Fixes ==
{{Fixes|fixedin=1.16.2 Pre-release 3
|;From released versions before 1.16
|105248|Wet wolves become nearly black in dark areas.
|107529|{{cd|Marker:1b}} armor stands render themselves and their equipment dark if inside solid blocks.
|167756|Wolf is rendered too dark when not directly affected by skylight.
|;From 1.16
|191388|"No key position_predicate in MapLike" console spam.
|;From 1.16.1
|197049|Pending messages are saved after relogging, while normal messages are not.
|197053|Pressing {{keys|F3+D}} clears the pending lines message, but does not clear the pending messages.
|;dev
|196534|Game does not recognize custom dimension type: {{cd|java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unregistered dimension type}}.
|197242|Crash with custom multi-noise dimension: {{cd|java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unregistered dimension type: cha@90d4173}}.
|;prev
|197122|Game crashes after entering a Debug Mode world.
|197152|Ghost blocks can be generated in some piston setups.
|197218|Piston arm appears twice during retraction in some mechanisms.
|197223|Game crashes after creating or entering a custom world with no defined biomes or issues with the configuration files.
}}</onlyinclude>

== Video ==
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== References ==
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