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Retires in 3 months Microsoft 365 Message Center · Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Entra Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication retired

Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

Microsoft 365 Message Center announced it on 27 Oct 2026; the deadline is 1 Feb 2027 (in 3 months).

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  1. 1 Mar 2026 Product newsGeneral Availability - Enabling Email and SMS OTP MFA in Entra External ID Native Authentication
  2. 9 Mar 2026 Product newsGeneral Availability: Email and SMS OTP as Second‑Factor MFA for Native Authentication in Entra External ID
  3. 15 Sep 2026 Message Center noticeMC1426371: (Updated) Microsoft Entra: Passkeys by default and retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  4. 27 Oct 2026 Announced · Microsoft 365 Message CenterMicrosoft Entra ID: Reminder to migrate from Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  5. 27 Oct 2026 Message Center noticeMC1528000: Microsoft Entra ID: Reminder to migrate from Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  6. 29 Oct 2026 Message Center noticeMC1518029: Microsoft Entra ID: Risk-based anti-bot verification (CAPTCHA) for SMS and voice authentication Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  7. 31 Oct 2026 Documentation pageNew page in the Entra authentication documentation: Troubleshoot SMS and voice
  8. 31 Oct 2026 Documentation pageNew page in the Entra authentication documentation: Set up SMS and voice
  9. 3 Nov 2026 Message Center noticeMC1536049: Microsoft Entra ID: Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication to retire for self-service password reset (SSPR) Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  10. 3 Nov 2026 Documentation pagePage moved in the Entra authentication documentation: Set up SMS and voice
  11. 13 Nov 2026 Message Center noticeMC1551151: Microsoft Entra ID: Risk-based anti-bot verification (CAPTCHA) for SMS and voice multi-factor authentication Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando
  12. 1 Feb 2027 DeadlineThe date in the announcement Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando

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  1. 11 Nov 2026 · 03:42:51 UTC Link: Message Center notice: MC1518029: Microsoft Entra ID: Risk-based anti-bot verification (CAPTCHA) for SMS and voice authentication/message-center/MC1518029
  2. 3 Nov 2026 · 05:01:52 UTC Link: Message Center notice: MC1528000: Microsoft Entra ID: Reminder to migrate from Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication/message-center/MC1528000
  3. 28 Oct 2026 · 19:05:35 UTC Link: Message Center notice: MC1474104: Microsoft Entra ID: Follow-up on SMS first-factor sign-in retirement and upcoming changes/message-center/MC1474104
  4. 28 Oct 2026 · 08:37:56 UTC Link: The announcementhttps://admin.microsoft.com/#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC1528000 → https://mc.merill.net/message/MC1528000
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