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How to change your Google profile picture and add a personal touch to your Gmail

Written by William Antonelli
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Your Google profile picture appears on all sorts of websites. Sam Diephuis/Getty Images
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Google is a massive company, and owns products and services across the internet. 

Luckily, this makes it so you can use one account for lots of different websites. But this also means that your Google profile picture will show up and look the same on YouTube, Gmail, and all the other websites that Google runs.

It's easy to change your Google profile picture. Here's how to do it in seconds on any desktop computer.

How to change your Google profile picture

1. Open any Google page — it can even be the Google homepage — and log into your account, if you aren't already logged in.

2. Click your profile picture in the top-right corner, and then click the camera icon underneath your current profile picture.

A screenshot of the Google's homepage with a red arrow pointing to a profile picture.
Make sure that you're logged into the Google account that you want to change the profile picture for.  William Antonelli/Insider

3. The "Select profile photo" menu will open. Click "Select a photo from your computer" to browse your files for a picture, or just drag and drop a picture from your computer into the window.

Google's profile image uploading page.
Either drop a picture into the window or pick it from your computer.  William Antonelli/Insider

4. Once the photo uploads, crop it, and click "Set as profile photo" in the bottom-left.

An uploaded profile photo is cropped.
Crop and save your photo.  William Antonelli/Insider

You've now got a new profile picture. Within a few minutes, it should take effect across all the websites and apps that you use your Google account for. This will include, but isn't limited to:

  • YouTube
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Play
  • Google Chrome

Melanie Weir contributed to a previous version of this article.

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ExperienceWilliam joined Business Insider in 2019 to help found Tech Reference, a vertical dedicated to answering the internet’s most common questions about the gadgets they buy. In that role, he helped grow the vertical into a powerhouse that attracted over 20 million pageviews a month. He also wrote and edited one of Business Insider’s most successful stories: How to take a screenshot on Windows.William later became one of Business Insider's lead consumer tech reporters, writing roundups and reviews about gadgets ranging from smartphones to gaming PCs. He also established key industry contacts at brands like Apple, Google, Nintendo, and more. He’s also cited on the Wikipedia page for Among Us, an honor above all others.William’s work for Business Insider has included reviewing the best gaming laptops, publishing previews of new Nintendo games and consoles, and comparing Apple’s latest releases so readers know what’s worth their money. Across all assignments, he’s been praised for his depth of knowledge and research skills.In addition to his work at Business Insider, William’s writing has appeared in outlets like The Guardian, Polygon, Thomson Reuters’ Context, and more. He's also a regular guest on TV stations like CBS and NBC, where he provides expert analysis on AI, consumer tech, and Silicon Valley moguls.Why you can trust WilliamWilliam believes the goal of journalism should be to tell the truth, not sell products. In his reviews, William never hesitates to call out a product’s flaws, but he also has no issue complimenting features that genuinely add value.When reviewing a product, William doesn’t test it in a vacuum. He tries to incorporate each product into his daily routine to get a better sense of how it’ll work for the everyday user. And when writing, he focuses on reader comprehension. He’s talented at explaining complicated concepts in ways that all readers can understand, without losing depth or nuance — or his distinctively engaging voice.Expertise
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