How to Change Your Google Profile Picture

Last Updated: March 7, 2022

Want to change the photo on your Google profile? When you add a profile photo to your Google account, that image will represent you in all Google apps, including Gmail, Google Meet, and Google Duo. Adding or changing a Google profile photo is easy, and we'll show you how!

Steps

1
Open any browser and go to www.google.com. Log in to your account.
2
Click your picture. This should be on the top right hand corner, in the shape of a circle. A small box containing your name, picture, two links, a button saying "My Account", another button saying "Add Account", and finally, your Log Out button.

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3
Click your picture in the small box. This picture should be in a circle, and have a little "Change" in the bottom of the circle.
4
Choose your method of selecting a picture. A large box will pop up after your click your picture, and will have four tabs: "Upload photos", "Your photos", "Photos of you", and "Web camera". There are three methods to selecting a picture.
- Uploading a photo from your computer. For this option, stay on the "Upload photos" tab and click the button "Select a photo from your computer", or you can just drag the photo onto the box as it directs you to.
- Choosing photos from Google Plus. For this, click on either "Your photos" or "Photos of you". These tabs will give you photos you have shared on Google Plus or saved to Google, OR photos you have been tagged in.
- Take a picture. For this, click on the tab "Web camera". This will only work if you have a web camera, so make sure you have one before clicking on this tab. This tab allows you to take a picture using your web camera right there on the spot.
5
Check how it looks. Do you like it? If you don't, you can always have another go at editing the image and re-uploading it. Enjoy your new profile picture!

Community Q&A

Question

What do I do if my Google profile picture doesn't show?

Community Answer

Changing the profile picture means that Google has to update all of your photos across multiple websites (Google, Gmail, YouTube, Drive, etc.). Sometimes it takes up to a week or so for all the pictures to change.
Question

What if it didn't change?

Malena Erez

Community Answer

Give it some time. If you don't reload the page, it won't show up, though. Sometimes it doesn't change right away.
Question

What size does the picture have to be to change your profile picture?

Community Answer

The picture can theoretically be as big as you want, but keep in mind that Google will automatically crop it to a roughly square shape. The ratio of length to width matters more than the size in pixels.