Add or change a user's profile photo

As your organization's administrator, you can add photos of users to easily recognize the people in your organization. You can do this either when you create the new user account or later. You can also change or remove a user's photo at any time.

You can also let users:

• Change their own profile photo
• Add a photo to their Gmail signature

Where a user's photo appears

• A user's profile photo shows up whenever you view the user in the Google Admin console, when the user communicates or shares content, and when another user hovers over their name in their inbox, Google Contacts, or Google Chat list. 
  
• If you add a profile photo to a user’s account, the photo is visible only to users in your organization and to external users they talk to in Google Chat. If a user changes their profile photo, they can choose who can see the photo.
• If you turn off the Directory for your organization's Google Workspace account, you and your users won’t see any users' profile photos. For more information, go to Turn Directory on or off.

Where a user's profile photo is stored

A user’s profile photos are stored in the Past profile pictures section of their Google Account. This includes photos added by an administrator or user. You can view only past profile photos; a user’s current profile photo won’t appear in this section. To view past profile photos:

1. Go to your  Google Account and click your profile photo.
2. In the panel that opens, click Camera in your profile photo. 
3. Click MorePast profile pictures.

Profile photo requirements

• The file format is JPEG or PNG only.
• The maximum file size is 5 MB.
• The maximum pixel count is 20 million.
• Photos don't have to be square; they are scaled automatically.

Add, change, or remove a user's profile photo

To complete these steps, you need the appropriate User management privilege. Without this privilege, you won't see all the controls needed to complete these steps.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. In the Admin console, go to Menu  DirectoryUsers.
3. In the Users list, find the user.
   If you need help, go to Find a user account.
4. Click the user’s name to open their account page.
5. Choose one:
   • To add a photo, click the profile avatar .
     
   • To change a photo, click the profile photoselect Change photo. 
   • To remove a photo, click the profile photoselect Remove photo. 
6. If you are adding or changing a photo, select the image file on your computerclick Open.
   Changes are saved automatically.