How to Change Your Profile Picture in Teams (2026)
Your Teams profile picture shows up next to your messages, in meetings, and across Microsoft 365. You can swap it for a photo or remove it to fall back to your initials. Here’s how on every platform — and what to do when the option is locked.
Change Your Picture on Desktop
- Click your profile picture (or initials) in the top-right corner.
- At the top of the menu, click your picture again to open the editor.
- Choose Upload picture (or the camera/edit icon).
- Select an image from your computer, adjust the framing, and click Save.
To remove it, open the same editor and choose Remove picture — Teams reverts to your initials.
Change Your Picture on Mobile (iOS/Android)
- Tap your profile picture (top-left).
- Tap the picture/avatar at the top, or Edit image.
- Choose Take a photo or Choose from gallery, frame it, and Save.
Why It Updates Everywhere
Your Teams photo is your Microsoft 365 account photo. Change it in Teams and it propagates to Outlook, SharePoint, and the rest of Microsoft 365 — and vice versa. That’s also why changes aren’t always instant: the photo syncs across services on a delay.
Troubleshooting
The profile picture option is greyed out
Many organizations lock profile photos by admin policy (often to keep them consistent with the HR directory). If you can’t change it, your IT admin controls the photo — ask them to update it or lift the restriction.
My new picture isn’t showing up
Photo sync across Microsoft 365 can take a few minutes to several hours. Try signing out and back in, or clearing the Teams cache. Others may keep seeing the old one until their client refreshes.
The upload fails or the image is rejected
Use a standard format (JPG/PNG) and a reasonable size. Very large files or unusual formats can fail — crop or compress the image and try again.
It changed in Teams but not Outlook (or vice versa)
They share one photo but refresh on independent schedules. Give it time; they’ll match once sync completes.
I want to use an avatar instead of a photo
Some tenants enable Avatars for Teams, a separate app for a 3D character you can use in meetings. That’s distinct from your account profile photo.
Quick Reference
| Goal | What to do |
|---|---|
| Change your picture | Profile picture > picture > Upload picture > Save |
| Remove your picture | Picture editor > Remove picture |
| Update on mobile | Profile picture > Edit image > choose/take photo |
| Fix a greyed-out option | Ask your admin (policy-locked) |
| Speed up a stuck update | Sign out/in or clear the Teams cache |
Related Teams guides: How to change your name on Teams · How to change your status in Teams · How to turn on dark mode in Teams · How to blur your background in Teams · How to set out of office in Teams
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