Change your Google Account picture, proper noun & other info

You can update, add together, and remove some basic info on your account.

Your name and profile moving picture tin exist viewed past other people who employ Google services, including when y'all communicate or share content. Larn more about how to command what others run into nearly y'all across Google services.

Note: If you use a dissimilar name on your YouTube channel, any change you make to your Google Account name will not be reflected on YouTube. Learn more about your YouTube channel name here.

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

Add or modify your contour picture

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

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

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

  4. Tap Set Contour Picture. Take or cull a new profile picture, then drag your profile moving-picture show to the middle of the square.

Tip: You can tap and edit your profile movie in most places where your picture shows up.

Edit your name

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

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

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Business relationship.

  3. At the superlative, tap Personal info.

  4. Nether "Bones info," tap Proper noun and then EditEdit. You may exist asked to sign in.

  5. Enter your proper noun, then tap Done.

Set up an old proper name that notwithstanding shows

If you changed your proper noun, but the old proper name still shows up, clear your enshroud and cookies.

Important:When yous clear your cookies, you might be signed out of not-Google sites.

Modify personal info

You can edit personal info like your altogether and gender. You can as well alter the electronic mail addresses and phone numbers on your account.

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

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Account.

  3. At the acme, tap Personal info.

  4. Under "Bones info" or "Contact info," tap the info y'all want to change.

More details

Proper noun

You can modify your name as many times as y'all want.

Nickname

Birthday

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

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

Who tin view your altogether

By default, your birthday 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 Account.

Some ways Google uses your birthday

Google tin use your birthday to:

  • Brand certain you're old plenty to utilize sure services and features. For case, YouTube videos with age restrictions aren't available to kids.
  • Know when to show a altogether theme on the Google Search page.
  • Determine your age grouping for personalized recommendations and ads. You can turn off personalized ads.

Gender

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

  • Specify your gender
  • Cull not to specify your gender
  • Add a custom gender and choose how Google refers to yous

Who can view your gender

By default, your gender isn't shared with other people who employ Google services. To command who sees your gender, go to the About me department of your Google Account.

How Google uses your gender

We use your gender to make Google services more personal. When you specify your gender, y'all assistance the states to:

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

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

Alter other info

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