Teams Profile Card Badges Are Coming in October: Feature Overview

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Microsoft 365 Data Integration, User Visibility, and Pre-Rollout Governance

Microsoft is updating Microsoft Teams profile cards to display Awards and Certifications data starting in October 2026.

Teams profile card badges integrate existing Microsoft 365 profile properties directly into the daily collaboration workflow. The read-only Awards and Certifications section already surfaces in Outlook and the Microsoft 365 Copilot application. Microsoft Teams represents the next endpoint in this experience rollout. If your organization has never populated these specific attributes, the section remains invisible to users. However, if these fields contain data, those details become searchable and visible across the tenant.

Interface Details and Visibility Mechanics

Understanding where and how these badges appear helps administrators prepare internal communications:

  • Placement: The new section displays immediately below the Skills category on both the Overview and Contact tabs.
  • Metadata display: Clicking or selecting a badge reveals granular details, including the issuing entity, description, and issue date.
  • Admin controls: The feature operates as a read-only section without field-level administrator toggles to disable display.

Strategic Checklist for IT Admins and People Ops

Because profile visibility impacts employee experience, IT and HR leaders should complete three key preparation steps:

  • Audit existing profile data: Review what information currently exists within the tenant’s Awards and Certifications fields.
  • Determine data cleanup needs: Decide prior to October whether current records are accurate, up-to-date, or require remediation.
  • Coordinate internal communications: Brief HR leads and line managers to ensure employees understand where profile data originates.

How our team supports your tenant rollout:

  • Profile Data Auditing: We assist IT teams in running tenant-wide reports to identify populated profile properties before updates go live.
  • User Experience Alignment: We help align M365 profile settings with internal communication policies to prevent governance surprises.

Teams profile card badges offer an opportunity to highlight organizational expertise across your digital workplace. Connect with our experts to audit your profile setup before the update rolls out.

Graphic with text: Teams Profile Card Badges Are Coming in October. Simple SharePoint, a division of Rego Consulting.

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