Has there been an update to the dimensions of the teams backgrounds? March 13, 2025

Anonymous
2025-03-13T19:17:57+00:00

We are trying to upload 1920 x 1080 custom backgrounds and we are getting an error message saying invalid size. Testing other sizes, anything square 1:1 works but gets cropped in the viewer. We also tried 1280 x 800, but same gets cropped. There isn't mention of this update in any of the update logs. What is the correct size, is there a template to follow to know what gets cropped?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T15:12:10+00:00

    Reverting back to an older version of teams worked for you? I did mention in my reports that it was with the new update.

    Unfortunately we can't revert back versions, our corporate way of working is locked down.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T15:13:30+00:00

    I have not received an official MS solution to this issue as if yet, March 20, 2025.

    We are still receiving the error when trying to upload 1920 x 1080. For a temporary fix, our team is exporting images out in the 1200 pixel size (1200 x 675, 1280 x 720). The viewing window is in 16:9 ratio and these smaller sizes are uploading without issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T17:29:14+00:00

    Agreed, downgrading to an older version should not be a fix. With our environment and patching regularly with thousands of computers; it doesn't work for us. Microsoft needs to fix the bug.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T20:45:42+00:00

    I talked with Microsoft support today, and they are aware of the issue, which was caused by their latest update. They haven't bothered to show it in M365 as a current issue, but they said that it will be fixed in the next Teams update. No timeframe on that.

    John

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-20T20:56:41+00:00

    lol.. hopefully it is not like the OneDrive sync issue at the beginning of the year where they said the same thing... then 3 updates later it was still broken! I don't understand why they can't just create a service health issue when they know an issue is occuring! It is impossible to explain these issues to users that insist on seeing official documentation that there is a known issue.

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