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PNG with clear background for profile pictures
We are in the process of updating photos for all employees and I have noticed that if I have a PNG with a clear background it is displayed as black in Teams. (I do not have a dark theme selected) but...
Great spot: and can confirm from testing. There aren't any settings for this, it's as designed so I have raised a feedback which you can vote up on here
Clear Backgrounds for Profile Picture · Community (microsoft.com)
Would recommend to vote up and get others to vote. Following the item should mean you are contacted if Microsoft pick it up.
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
The product is used by near 300,000 users in our organization. PNG and GIF pictures/photos uploaded to MS Teams with an alpha channel (transparent background) appear with a solid black or white background, but work correctly in other products such as Powerpoint, Word, Libre Office, Edge, Chrome, etc. This bug has not been fixed for a long time and may damage the product's reputation. A workaround solution should be welcomed in the meantime.
Same issue with O365 Organization theme logo. Add a transparent logo and the background is always black even if the user has Light theme for his desktop.