What's New in Microsoft Entra: July 2026
The July Microsoft Entra newsletter summarizes recent general availability releases and public previews. General availability features include Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery, which restores tenant objects, and direct admin assignment to external users via email. BYOD support for Global Secure Access Windows client now allows access from Microsoft Entra-registered devices, while Kerberos key rotation improves authentication reliability. Domainless SAML federation simplifies external user access by removing email domain matching requirements. New public previews enhance AI agent security with Conditional Access and restrict Active Directory group changes to Microsoft Entra provisioning. Generating unique aliases with custom call-outs for attribute transformations is also in preview. Announcements include jailbreak/root detection in Microsoft Authenticator for enhanced security and an improved backup/restore experience for iOS users via iCloud. SCIM APIs are now available in the U.S. Government Cloud, enabling standards-based user and group management. Feedback is encouraged via a Microsoft Form, and readers are directed to blogs and release notes for more information. The newsletter also promotes Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator certification.