Your google profile picture is displayed on all google services like gmail, google chrome, google meet and even the google play store on android. you can easily change your photo once in your google account and it will appear on all these services.
we’ll show you how to change your current profile picture on your google account.
how to change google profile photo on the web
For most people, the fastest way to add a new profile picture is through the Google Account page on the web. You can use any desktop browser on your Microsoft Windows, Mac, or Linux machine for this method.
To change your google profile photo, visit https://myaccount.google.com and sign in. You will now see your google account home page with your photo at the top. hover your mouse cursor over your profile picture, click the camera icon, and then select change.
You can now add a new photo from your computer, choose one of the illustrations provided by Google, or choose an image from your Google Photos account. If you have a fast Wi-Fi connection, you’ll be able to see thumbnails of all your photos almost instantly.
once you have selected a profile picture, google will ask you to crop and rotate the photo. you can edit it if needed and then click save as profile picture.
that’s it! Now you have successfully changed your google profile picture. These steps are the same for Google Workspace and regular Gmail accounts. The new profile picture will appear in all Google apps on iOS and also on your Android phone.
In case you want to select an older profile picture, you can click the three dots icon in the top right corner of the change profile picture dialog. then you can select previous profile pictures.
this will open an album file with older google profile pictures. click the three dots icon in the top right corner and select download to save the image to your computer. now you can upload it to your google account easily.
how to change gmail profile picture on android
You can also easily change your gmail profile picture on your android phone. to do this open settings in android and go to google > manage your google account and select the personal information tab. tap the camera icon under basic info and select set profile picture.
now you can take or choose a photo from your android phone. this photo will appear in the gmail app, youtube and all other google services.
how to change google profile picture on iphone and ipad
on your iphone or ipad, you can open any google app, like google, gmail or google maps. tap your profile icon in the top right corner, tap the photo or profile icon again, and select change.
Once you’ve taken or chosen a profile picture, you can crop or rotate it if necessary and select save as profile picture.
browse your google accounts
With a new profile picture, your google account will look totally different. You can also refer to how to set a default google account. this will make it easier to manage the synchronization of your data between devices.
While you’re at it, it’s a good idea to take a look at automatically logging out of your google account and fixing your locked amazon account.