Microsoft Entra ID: Follow-up on SMS first-factor sign-in retirement and upcoming changes
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft 365 roadmap signals
Entra in Message Center
Announcements where the service or title includes Microsoft Entra, presented beside related documentation changes.
18 September 2026
15 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys by default and retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
14 September 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Passkey support for B2B users
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Users can register a passkey or passwordless sign-in as their first multifactor authentication method
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
11 September 2026
Microsoft Graph: User.ReadBasic.All will no longer allow reading user app role assignments and license details
Microsoft Entra ID › Microsoft identity platform
Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layer
Microsoft Entra Internet Access › Conditional Access
9 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Optimized passkey registration campaign experience
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
4 September 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Optimizations for passkey registration experience
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
1 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Improved restore experience for Authenticator passkeys on iOS
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Viva Engage: Microsoft Entra permissions required for community and membership administration
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
26 August 2026
Microsoft Entra: Domain update for My Account and identity self-service experiences
Microsoft Entra ID › General
24 August 2026
Microsoft Entra: System-preferred authentication now applies to first-factor authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
21 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of custom CSS layout and positioning properties in company branding
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 August 2026
Microsoft Entra: Upcoming changes to federatedTokenValidationPolicy default settings
Microsoft Entra External ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
13 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of SMS first-factor sign-in for Entra ID Free tenants
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
12 August 2026
Dynamics 365 Commerce – On-behalf-of support now available in Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID › General
5 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Replace MemberOf rules by November 3, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Migrate GitHub Actions federated identity credentials to immutable subjects
Microsoft Entra Workload ID › Authentication
4 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID SSPR will require registered authentication methods starting November 9, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
31 July 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of custom CSS positioning properties in custom branding
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Upcoming Conditional Access change: Improved enforcement for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
23 July 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passwordless password change in My Sign-Ins
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
20 July 2026
(Update)Microsoft Entra ID: General Availability of passkey profiles and migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenants
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention - Extend Purview data security to the network layer via Entra GSA integration
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Self-service password reset CAPTCHA protection updated
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
General Availability: Microsoft Entra passkeys on Windows
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
17 July 2026
Retirement of SharePoint One-Time Passcode (SPO OTP) and transition to Microsoft Entra B2B
Microsoft Entra External ID › Conditional Access
9 July 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of Custom Controls in Conditional Access and migration to External MFA
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Manage users through Microsoft Entra security groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
6 July 2026
Completed: Conditional Access enforcement update for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
29 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: Blocking new assignments to partner tier support roles
Microsoft Entra ID › Governance
25 June 2026
Microsoft Teams for the web will respect Microsoft Entra “Keep Me Signed In” (KMSI) settings
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
24 June 2026
Required update for organizational authentication in Excel Power Query (Entra ID)
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
22 June 2026
Upcoming Conditional Access change: Improved enforcement for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
19 June 2026
Microsoft Authenticator app: Upcoming changes to jailbreak and root detection
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
17 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: New service plans for Conditional Access and ID Protection for agents
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Conditional Access
5 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: Web categorization changes for Entra Global Secure Access
Microsoft Entra Internet Access › General
29 May 2026
Conditional Access policies now apply to Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO registration
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
21 May 2026
Retirement of external access token for actionable messages – moving to Microsoft Entra authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
7 May 2026
Power Apps and Dynamics 365 Apps - An upcoming update to Entra Group controls for model driven app in-app skills
Microsoft Entra ID › General
5 May 2026
Power Apps - Dataverse Agent users with Microsoft Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Microsoft identity platform
4 May 2026
Microsoft Entra: App Instance Lock enabled by default for new applications
Microsoft Entra Workload ID › Authentication
23 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys in registration campaigns update
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
22 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Cross-tenant security group synchronization
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Fundamentals
21 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance Account Discovery
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Governance
16 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Azure subscription required to continue using guest governance features
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Governance
15 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys in Microsoft registration campaigns
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
9 April 2026
Simplifying agent management with Agent 365
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Microsoft identity platform
1 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Improved readability for Authentication Methods Policy Update audit logs
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
26 March 2026
New M365 group creation and editing in My Groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
25 March 2026
Notice: Security Copilot will be included as part of your Microsoft 365 E5 plan soon
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
18 March 2026
Microsoft Entra passkeys on Windows now support phishing-resistant sign-in
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Prevent/Fix: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode has automatically trigger Entra Conditional Access policy creation
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
6 March 2026
AI Admin RBAC updates
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Fundamentals
18 February 2026
Microsoft Rewards: Retirement of Azure AD Account Linking
Microsoft Entra ID › General
22 January 2026
Reminder: "Require approved client app" control in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access will be retired in June 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
21 January 2026
Custom greetings in voice call authentication will retire on Feb 28, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
16 January 2026
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention | Enforcement plane rename from Entra to Application
Microsoft Entra ID › Monitoring
12 December 2025
(Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
External authentication methods (EAM) – Public preview update
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
10 December 2025
Microsoft baseline security mode for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra
Microsoft Entra ID › Standards
3 December 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Enhance protection of the authentication experience by blocking external script injection
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
26 November 2025
Upcoming Changes to Entra Identity Protection Alert Settings in Defender XDR
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Monitoring
19 November 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of duplicative properties in passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 November 2025
Get ready for security agents: Microsoft Security Copilot will be included in Microsoft 365 E5
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
6 November 2025
Microsoft Entra: Soft deletion and restoration for cloud security groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Architecture
5 November 2025
Entra ID: Upcoming changes to support passkey profiles in the authentication methods policy (preview)
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
31 October 2025
Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery admin content access restrictions when not in compliance with Entra policies
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
29 October 2025
Microsoft Entra | Iteration 2 (beta): Privileged Identity Management (PIM) APIs to be phased out by Oct 28, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Fundamentals
13 October 2025
Microsoft Teams: Agent and bot support for Entra authentication in group chats
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
2 October 2025
Microsoft Entra: Cross-cloud synchronization now available
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
20 September 2025
Update: Rollout of the Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription
Microsoft Entra ID › Fundamentals
16 September 2025
Microsoft Entra | Streamlined Same-Device Number Matching and First Run Experience (FRX) in Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
5 September 2025
Azure Information Protection: Enable multifactor authentication for your Azure tenant by October 1, 2025
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
4 September 2025
Microsoft Entra: Action Required – Update Conditional Access Policies for Azure DevOps Sign-ins
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
25 August 2025
Microsoft Entra: Refreshed credential enrollment and management UX
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
24 July 2025
Microsoft Entra: Browser access will be enabled by default for all Android users
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 July 2025
Microsoft 365 Upcoming Secure by Default Settings Changes
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
8 July 2025
Improved backup and restore experience for Microsoft Authenticator on iOS
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
3 July 2025
Microsoft Entra | Update to default sign-in background for Work or School accounts
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
26 June 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Change in guest authentication experience for B2B collaboration
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Resharing to external users required after enabling Microsoft SharePoint integration with Microsoft Entra B2B
Microsoft Entra External ID › Troubleshooting
23 June 2025
Microsoft Entra ID access reviews: Updated historical data retention policy for access reviews
Microsoft Entra ID › Microsoft identity platform
8 May 2025
Microsoft Defender XDR services: Deploy the New Defender for Identity sensor on Microsoft Entra Connect servers
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
1 May 2025
Power Automate – Configure Entra hybrid join for hosted machine groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
24 April 2025
Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: New compromised user context in Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Authentication
22 April 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication