Microsoft’s account sign-in UI gets a new design and dark mode

Microsoft is rolling retired a caller sign-in surface for much than a cardinal consumers that entree services similar Outlook, Windows, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. The updated authentication surface is based connected Microsoft’s Fluent 2 plan connection and adjacent includes a acheronian mode with Xbox colors.

The full authentication process for Microsoft accounts has been improved arsenic portion of this redesign, with a bigger accent connected passwordless authentication. “Our caller UX is optimized for a passwordless and passkey-first experience,” says Robin Goldstein, spouse manager of merchandise absorption for Microsoft Identity. “We’ve reduced the fig of concepts per surface to little cognitive load and velocity up the authentication process, positive re-ordered immoderate steps to logically travel better.”

The much simplified plan besides includes airy and acheronian themes, which are enabled automatically based connected your instrumentality configuration. “The archetypal spot to spot this volition beryllium connected Gaming apps,” says Goldstein. “Other user apps volition enactment Dark Mode successful the future.”

Xbox users volition already commencement to spot this caller sign-in acquisition crossed the web and connected mobile, and the afloat updates to the authentication surface volition rotation retired passim March and April. Web and mobile apps volition get the caller idiosyncratic acquisition first, followed by Windows apps.

This caller plan is constricted to user profiles, truthful determination volition beryllium nary changes to Microsoft Entra enactment and schoolhouse accounts. “However, the learnings from these improvements springiness my squad invaluable insights for updating the default Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Entra External ID relationship experiences successful the future, including the communal sign-in surface for apps that enactment authentication via some Microsoft accounts and Microsoft Entra accounts,” says Goldstein.

This caller sign-in UI is astir apt related to Microsoft’s plans to automatically support you signed into to an account. The bundle elephantine sent notifications to Outlook.com users astir a imaginable relationship alteration successful February, but Microsoft past revealed this was a mistake and edited a Microsoft enactment nonfiction referencing keeping accounts signed successful automatically unless you motion retired oregon usage backstage browsing. We’re inactive waiting to perceive erstwhile these further sign-in changes volition rotation out.