https://noirsms.com/news/Changes in how apps verify phone numbers.en-us https://noirsms.com/news/discord-global-age-assurance-rollout-2026/https://noirsms.com/news/discord-global-age-assurance-rollout-2026/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOn September 22, 2026, Discord began a global rollout that places every account in an adult, teen or unconfirmed group based mainly on account signals. Discord says more than 90% of users won't be asked to confirm their age manually. https://noirsms.com/news/whatsapp-multiple-passkeys-and-two-step-password/https://noirsms.com/news/whatsapp-multiple-passkeys-and-two-step-password/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTOn August 25, 2026, WhatsApp said over a billion people now sign in with passkeys, let accounts add more than one passkey, and replaced the six-digit two-step verification PIN with a longer password. None of it is applied automatically. https://noirsms.com/news/microsoft-phasing-out-sms-codes-personal-accounts/https://noirsms.com/news/microsoft-phasing-out-sms-codes-personal-accounts/Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTIn August 2026, Microsoft said it will start phasing out SMS as a sign-in and recovery method for personal Microsoft accounts, pushing passkeys, verified email and Apple or Google sign-in instead. It has not published a final cutoff date for consumers. https://noirsms.com/news/uk-sim-farm-ban-crime-and-policing-act-2026/https://noirsms.com/news/uk-sim-farm-ban-crime-and-policing-act-2026/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe UK's Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on April 29, 2026, creates offences for possessing or supplying SIM farms without good reason. Home Office guidance published July 27, 2026 says penalties apply from October 29, 2026. https://noirsms.com/news/ofcom-new-rules-scam-texts-sender-ids-2026/https://noirsms.com/news/ofcom-new-rules-scam-texts-sender-ids-2026/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTOn July 15, 2026, Ofcom finalized rules requiring UK mobile operators to block scam numbers and messages and limit how many texts pay-as-you-go SIMs can send, plus checks on business senders and sender IDs. They take effect in January and July 2027. https://noirsms.com/news/india-sim-binding-deadline-messaging-apps-extended/https://noirsms.com/news/india-sim-binding-deadline-messaging-apps-extended/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTIndia ordered messaging apps in November 2025 to stay linked to the active SIM in the device. In April 2026, PTI reported that the compliance deadline was extended to December 31 and that the six-hour web logout rule was dropped. https://noirsms.com/news/telegram-adds-passkeys-instead-of-sms-login-codes/https://noirsms.com/news/telegram-adds-passkeys-instead-of-sms-login-codes/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTOn December 12, 2025, Telegram added passkeys so users can log in with Face ID, a fingerprint or a PIN instead of an SMS code. A phone number is still required to create an account. https://noirsms.com/news/x-security-key-passkey-reenroll-deadline-november-2025/https://noirsms.com/news/x-security-key-passkey-reenroll-deadline-november-2025/Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMTOn October 24, 2025, X Safety told users who use a security key or passkey for two-factor authentication to re-enroll it by November 10, 2025, because of the move from twitter.com to x.com. Accounts that didn't would be locked until they re-enrolled or switched methods. https://noirsms.com/news/facebook-messenger-passkeys-rollout-2025/https://noirsms.com/news/facebook-messenger-passkeys-rollout-2025/Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTMeta announced passkeys for Facebook on mobile on June 18, 2025, and began rolling them out to Messenger on September 23, 2025. Passwords and other methods remain available. https://noirsms.com/news/gmail-moving-from-sms-codes-to-qr-codes/https://noirsms.com/news/gmail-moving-from-sms-codes-to-qr-codes/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMTIn February 2025, a Gmail spokesperson told Forbes that Google would move away from SMS verification codes, citing global SMS abuse, and replace them with QR codes scanned by your phone. Google described the rollout as gradual.