How to remove (hide) a caller’s photo in Zoom: during a meeting and webinar

Hiding a caller’s photo at meetings and webinars is a useful feature that is used for additional security, to prevent the display of distracting images, as well as to ensure privacy. In the article, we will consider the question of how to remove the caller’s photo in Zoom.

Conditions for hiding participant’s profile photos at a meeting

The conditions for hiding photos are possible with the following technical equipment:

1. Desktop scaling client: Windows: from 5.4.3, macOS: from 5.4.3, Linux: from 5.4.3.
2. Zoom Mobile app: Android: from 5.4.3, iOS: from 5.4.3.

How to hide participant profile photos for all meetings and webinars

Let’s look at the algorithms for hiding photos of accounts at a meeting.

Account

How do I remove a caller’s photo in zoom through my account? The following steps must be followed:

1. We go to the official zoom website. You must have administrator rights, otherwise nothing will work;
2. Find the account settings, click on the «Meeting» button;
3. Go to the «At the meeting» section. In the tab, click the switch to turn off according to the corresponding request;
4. When a dialog box appears, you must confirm the decision you have made.

To prevent other participants of meetings and meetings from having the opportunity to change this parameter, click on the lock icon.

Group

It is possible to hide photos of users from the group using the following algorithm:

1. Log in to the Zoom website as an administrator with editor rights;
2. Find the «User Management» section, then go to the «Group Management» tab;
3. Select the group from the list in which you want to delete user photos. Click on settings;
4. Select the «Meeting» item;
5. Click on the corresponding radio button.

If you notice that the option is colored gray, it means that the function has been blocked at the account level. Log in to your account settings and change your privacy.

User

In order to hide user photos for you personally, follow the instructions:

1. Log in to Zoom;
2. Click on the «Settings section»;
3. Go to the «Meeting» section, and then «At the meeting»;
4. Click on the radio button corresponding to the query;
5. A dialog box may appear, click «Turn On» or «Turn Off».

How to hide profile photos during a meeting or webinar

During the meeting

In order to remove the caller’s photo during a meeting in Zoom, you need to:

1. Be in the status of a moderator at a meeting;
2. Go to the security section;
3. Click the «Hide profile photos« button. After that, all user photos will be hidden from the meeting participants.

During the webinar

Hiding photos of webinar participants, meetings in zoom:

1. We go into the zoom. The option is available to the user in the presenter status;
2. Select the «Participants» section;
3. We find the settings tab;
4. Click on «Hide profile photos». The users’ photos will then be hidden.