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MICROSOFT & GOOGLE CHANGES

Keep Your Phone & Email Systems Working Seamlessly

Microsoft and Google are retiring Basic Authentication by April 2026, a change that could affect how your phone and email systems work together. If you rely on voicemail-to-email, fax-to-email, or system alerts, these updates could stop those messages from sending, unless your system is modernized. Check out the rest of this page to learn more about this important update! 

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What Is Happening &
Why It Matters for Your Business

Starting March 2026, Microsoft and Google will discontinue support for Basic Authentication, the legacy username-and-password method used by many email servers. Full deactivation can be expected by April 30, 2026. This update impacts systems that connect to Outlook, Exchange, or Gmail, including voicemail, printer, and alerting integrations.

Without an update, those systems may no longer reliably deliver messages.

Voicemail-to-Email Delivery

If your phone system sends voicemails to your inbox, this change could interrupt delivery. Gibson Teldata can reconfigure your system to use secure, supported authentication. 

Printers, copiers, and other applications that use SMTP may fail to send messages after the update. We’ll help you implement modern, secure connections.  

Modern authentication protects your network, aligns with Microsoft and Google standards, and ensures continuous, secure communication.  

When Changes Are Expected to Roll Out

Now

Word is spreading about upcoming changes. Review your phone and email integrations for any use of legacy authentication

March 2026

Microsoft begins the deactivation process for Basic Authentication.

April 2026

Basic Authentication is fully retired. Legacy systems must be updated to maintain service.

In the Future

All new devices and apps will require modern, secure authentication methods.

How Gibson Teldata Can Help

Our Technology Sales Consultants specialize in keeping your business communication systems secure, connected, and compliant; here’s how. 

Review Your Setup

We’ll audit your current voicemail, fax, and alerting systems for compatibility.

Update Authentication

Our experts reconfigure SMTP settings and ensure secure communication between systems.

Unified Communications Expertise

We help you integrate voice, video, and messaging for stronger business continuity.

Local, Responsive Support

You’ll always talk to real people who understand your systems and respond fast.

Helpful Q&As

Here’s what our customers are asking about the upcoming Microsoft and Google authentication changes.

Will my voicemail-to-email stop working?

It may if it uses Basic Authentication. We’ll help update your system, so voicemail continues delivering seamlessly.

Yes, any device that sends email through your server could be impacted. We’ll verify and reconfigure them for you.

Now is the time to review and update. Early preparation avoids service disruptions in 2026.

Not necessarily. Most systems can be updated without replacement.

Let’s Keep Your Systems Running Smoothly

Gibson Teldata can help your business transition smoothly to modern, secure authentication, keeping voicemail-to-email, faxing, and alerts running without interruption. Stay connected, secure, and ahead of the curve.