Modify your Google Account picture, name & other info

Y'all tin update, add, and remove some basic info on your account.

Your name and profile film tin can be viewed past other people who use Google services, including when you communicate or share content. Larn more than about how to control what others run into about you lot beyond Google services.

Note: If you lot employ a different name on your YouTube channel, whatever change you brand to your Google Business relationship name will not be reflected on YouTube. Larn more about your YouTube channel name here.

If you change your Google proper noun or profile picture, it won't change your YouTube name or contour picture.

Add or alter your contour picture

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device'south Settings app .

  2. Tap Google and then Manage your Google Account and then Personal info.

  3. Under "Bones info," tap Photo. You may be asked to sign in.

  4. Tap Set Contour Picture. Take or choose a new contour picture, then drag your profile picture to the center of the foursquare.

Tip: Y'all tin tap and edit your contour picture in most places where your film shows up.

Edit your name

You can change your name as many times equally you want.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open up your device's Settings app .

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Account.

  3. At the summit, tap Personal info.

  4. Under "Basic info," tap Name and then EditEdit. You may exist asked to sign in.

  5. Enter your name, then tap Done.

Fix an old name that even so shows

If you lot changed your proper name, simply the sometime proper noun notwithstanding shows up, clear your cache and cookies.

Important:When yous clear your cookies, y'all might be signed out of non-Google sites.

Alter personal info

You lot can edit personal info similar your birthday and gender. You can also modify the email addresses and telephone numbers on your account.

  1. On your Android telephone or tablet, open your device's Settings app .

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Account.

  3. At the superlative, tap Personal info.

  4. Under "Basic info" or "Contact info," tap the info you lot want to change.

More details

Name

Yous can change your name every bit many times as you want.

Nickname

Altogether

Subsequently you add your altogether to your account, you tin't delete it. However, you can edit information technology and change who sees it.

Note: Your altogether may be used for account security and personalization across Google services.

Who tin view your birthday

By default, your altogether isn't shared with other people who use Google services. To control who sees your birthday, go to the About me department of your Google Business relationship.

Some ways Google uses your birthday

Google tin use your birthday to:

  • Make sure you're one-time plenty to apply certain services and features. For case, YouTube videos with age restrictions aren't available to kids.
  • Know when to evidence a altogether theme on the Google Search page.
  • Determine your historic period group for personalized recommendations and ads. Y'all tin plough off personalized ads.

Gender

Y'all have a few options in the Gender section of your Google Account. You tin can:

  • Specify your gender
  • Choose non to specify your gender
  • Add a custom gender and choose how Google refers to yous

Who can view your gender

Past default, your gender isn't shared with other people who use Google services. To control who sees your gender, go to the About me department of your Google Business relationship.

How Google uses your gender

Nosotros use your gender to make Google services more personal. When you specify your gender, you lot assist united states of america to:

  • Personalize messages and other text that refer to you. For example, people who tin can see your gender will come across text like "Send him a message" or "In her circles."
  • Provide more than relevant, tailored content you might be interested in, like ads.

If you lot don't specify your gender, nosotros'll refer to you lot in gender-neutral terms, like "Send them a bulletin."

Modify other info

Related manufactures

  • Content policy for "About me" information

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