The documentation now explains how to create custom task extensions and extensibility workflows through Microsoft Graph, including required permissions and example requests and responses. The workflow example is labeled Preview.
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Entra ID documents SMS and voice MFA deadlines for public-cloud tenants
The substantive change on 4 August is an Entra ID MFA retirement and behavior timeline: the updated documentation says passkeys will be automatically enabled for users using SMS or voice on 1 September 2026, and tenants without a customer-managed telecom provider will lose SMS and voice MFA from 1 February 2027. Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID are excluded. The other three updates are documentation and reference changes, including Preview provisioning guidance, revised licensing identifiers, and a link-only clarification for attribute mappings; there is no evidence of a general-availability launch.
- SMS and voice MFA retirement timeline is now explicit
Entra ID · AuthenticationThe updated Entra ID fundamentals documentation states that passkeys will be automatically enabled for users using SMS or voice on 1 September 2026. From 1 February 2027, public-cloud tenants without a customer-managed telecom provider will no longer be able to use SMS or voice for MFA. Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID are excluded. This is a documented behavior and retirement change, not a new general-availability feature.
- Provisioning guidance adds Graph-based custom task extensions
Entra ID · ProvisioningThe Extend Application Attributes article now explains how to create custom task extensions and extensibility workflows through Microsoft Graph, including required permissions and request/response examples. The workflow example is labeled Preview, so the supplied evidence does not establish general availability. It also describes linking the extension to an extensibility workflow and target attribute.
- Licensing reference updates service-plan identifiers and adds Agent 365
Entra ID · DeveloperThe Entra ID licensing reference now links to license management in the Azure portal, updates its table as of 3 August 2026, adds Agent 365, and revises service and plan identifier entries. This is a reference-data update rather than an indicated licensing behavior change; administrators using licensing APIs, PowerShell, or CSV data should review the revised entries.
- Attribute-customization guidance adds an LCW workflow linkEntra ID · Provisioning
The Customize Application Attributes article now links to guidance on extending attribute mappings with LCW extensibility workflows. This is an ordinary documentation clarification, and the supplied evidence explicitly indicates no product behavior change.
For Entra administrators
Public-cloud Entra ID administrators should review users who rely on SMS or voice and their transition plans. The documentation identifies moving users to another method or using the temporary opt-out while configuring a customer-managed telecom provider as available paths. Teams using Graph-based provisioning extensibility should review the new permissions and examples, while licensing automation using APIs, PowerShell, or CSV should check the revised identifiers. The attribute-mapping link update indicates no product behavior change.
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4 updatesThe application attribute customization article now links to guidance on extending attribute mappings with LCW extensibility workflows.
Sms Voice Retirement
UpdatedThe updated documentation says passkeys will be automatically enabled for users using SMS or voice on September 1, 2026. From February 1, 2027, tenants without a customer-managed telecom provider will no longer be able to use SMS or voice for MFA. The timeline applies to public cloud; Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID are excluded from this announcement.
The reference now links to license management in the Azure portal, updates the table as of August 3, 2026, adds Agent 365, and revises service and plan identifier entries.