Java 26 New Features With Examples – What's New In JDK 26 Java 26 was officially released on March 17, 2026. It is a non-LTS (short-term support) release and delivers 10 JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) spanning language improvements, security enhancements, performance/runtime advancements, library improvements, and platform clean-up. Oracle will provide six months of Premier-level support for Java 26, after which developers are encouraged to migrate to Java 27. 10 JEPs of Java 26 span five categories: Core Java Library, HotSpot, Java Language Specification, Security Library, and Client Library. All new features are introduced via JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs), so each section lists the JEP, summarizes the upgrade, and provides practical code samples or use cases. JEP 530: Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof and