--- title: OpenJDK 26 Released With The Java Applet API Finally Removed description: OpenJDK 26 has been released as the newest GA reference version for Java SE. Key changes include the long-awaited removal of the Java Applet API (deprecated... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openjdk-26-released-with-the-java-applet-api-finally-removed-emjs9izx8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenJDK 26 Released With The Java Applet API Finally Removed | daily.dev og:description: OpenJDK 26 has been released as the newest GA reference version for Java SE. Key changes include the long-awaited removal of the Java Applet API (deprecated... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openjdk-26-released-with-the-java-applet-api-finally-removed-emjs9izx8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eMjS9IzX8.png og:image:alt: OpenJDK 26 Released With The Java Applet API Finally Removed og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenJDK 26 Released With The Java Applet API Finally Removed **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenJDK 26 has been released as the newest GA reference version for Java SE. Key changes include the long-awaited removal of the Java Applet API (deprecated since Java 17 in 2021), addition of HTTP/3 support to the HTTP Client API, improvements to the AOT cache to work with any garbage collector including ZGC, G1 GC synchronization reductions for higher throughput, and continued progress on structured concurrency, lazy constants, and the Java Vector API. Eclipse OpenJ9 v0.58 supporting OpenJDK 26 is also available. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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