# Football Manager 26 FM26 (26.1.2) Update Out Now - Product: Football Manager 26 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/football-manager-26) - Vendor: Sports Interactive - Date: 2026-01-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3551340/view/494966082124120956 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/football-manager-26/releases/2026-01-19-fm26-26.1.2-update-out-now What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Redesigned Stages tile to be full screen - **added** — Redesigned Season Preview tile to be full screen - **added** — Further navigation enhancements including additional drop-down options in the main and secondary nav bars - **added** — Knowledge column can now be added on the Shortlist screen - **added** — Added scroll bar to Team/Player Analytics within the Data Hub - **changed** — Improved functionality of customising and rearranging column placement on the first team squad view - **changed** — Tweaks to the amount of money spent on ageing players by Premier League and High Profile clubs - **changed** — Tweaks to player reputation boosts following matches - **changed** — When offering a player out via an Intermediary, users should receive more appropriate offers from AI Clubs - **changed** — Tweaks to AI player asking prices - **changed** — Staff will now better action Opposition Instructions if set to do so via Staff Responsibilities - **changed** — Player Milestones now better reflect their actual achievements - **fixed** — Fixed game freezing when using Instant Result during hotseat mode - **fixed** — Stadium size now displays correctly regardless of the graphics quality set - **fixed** — Transition speed preference no longer resets upon game restart - **fixed** — Continue Game Timeout preference option now functions as intended - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Squad Registration for continental competitions would appear as closed despite the deadline yet to pass - **fixed** — The squad list now updates in real-time if making changes while the Pkd column is selected - **fixed** — Fixed At Club Since column showing random numbers instead of years - **fixed** — Fixed issue where the Set Pieces and Opposition Instructions buttons were greyed out in the Pre-Match Team Selection screen 2026's first FM26 update (26.1.2) is now available via Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store. This update includes a wide range of improvements, with key changes including global navigational enhancements, a new-look Stages screen, functionality fixes to column sorting and a host of stability fixes. **FM26 Console and FM26 Touch** Updates for FM26 Console and FM26 Touch (Apple Arcade) will follow later this week. We’ll confirm via (https://x.com/FM_Assist) once they’re live. An update for FM26 Touch (Nintendo Switch) is scheduled for early February, containing all applicable FM26 Touch fixes to date. **FM26 Mobile** The latest FM26 Mobile update containing save and crash related fixes was released on 15th January. FM26 Mobile’s next update is due in late February. **Our Next Update** The next update for FM26 is scheduled for 2-3 weeks’ time as [previously outlined](https://community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic/599266-our-intended-approach-to-fm26-updates-in-2026/). Pass Maps are scheduled to return then, subject to passing QA checks and approvals. The changelist for today's update is available below. **FM26 (26.1.2) Changelist (non-exhaustive)** **Technical Issues** - Various Crash and Stability fixes - Fixed game freezing when using Instant Result during hotseat mode - Stadium size now displays correctly regardless of the graphics quality set - Transition speed preference no longer resets upon game restart - Continue Game Timeout preference option now functions as intended **User Interface (UI)** - Redesigned ‘Stages’ tile to be full screen _(shown at the end of the changelist)_ - Redesigned ‘Season Preview’ tile to be full screen - Further navigation enhancements, including additional drop-down options in the main and secondary nav bars - Improved functionality of customising/rearranging column placement on the first team squad view - Fixed an issue where the Squad Registration for continental competitions would appear as closed despite the deadline yet to pass - The squad list now updates in real-time if making changes while the ‘Pkd’ column is selected - Fixed ‘At Club Since’ column showing random numbers instead of years - ‘Knowledge’ column can now be added on the Shortlist screen - Fixed issue where the 'Set Pieces' and 'Opposition Instructions' buttons were greyed out in the Pre-Match Team Selection screen - Fixed functionality for comparison between Coaching, Recruitment, and Medical staff when on the Club Site screen - Staff attribute colouring remains constant when scrolling - Filtering players by dates (such as contract expiry) now functions as intended within the Player Search - Latest season is now selected to display by default within the player Career Stats - Fixed issue causing the Play/Pause button to stop working as intended if skipping a replay - Added a scroll bar to Team/Player Analytics within the Data Hub - Viewing Past Seasons within the Stages card now functions correctly - When signing multiple players who are eligible to be sent on an intensive language course, the player names are now better displayed to highlight who is being sent - “Set for Next Match” button now highlights when selected within the Tactics screen - Fixed an issue that was causing a cut off on the inbox items when continuing with the New tab selected - Reasons given for certain achievements not yet unlocking has been reworded to prevent any ambiguity - Squad depth will now display when requesting a team report from an AI club - XG in the player form tile now reflects the true figure - Removed duplicated responses within conversation with Agent if asking about player availability - League history graph no longer defaults to any specific team initially **Gameplay** - Tweaks to the amount of money spent on ageing players by Premier League/High Profile clubs - Tweaks to player reputation boosts following matches - When offering a player out via an Intermediary, users should receive more _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3551340/view/494966082124120956]_