If you’re running a YouTube channel or commenting on the videos, your name with your profile picture will appear on the comment. YouTube is directly linked with the Google account. Therefore, if you don’t have any profile picture on Google account, your comment will also show with a blank profile picture. Want to add a photo or change your old YouTube profile picture, here is how.
You have two options to change the YouTube profile picture, either open Google account and update it from there or change directly from YouTube. The methods given below are to update profile picture right from YouTube.
How to add or change the profile picture of your YouTube account
On PC or Mac:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. Go to ‘www.youtube.com.’
3. If ‘SIGN IN’ option is appearing at the top-right side of the page, then you need to sign in with your YouTube account.
4. Select your Google account or enter your YouTube account email address and password.
5. After login, click the ‘Profile’ icon.
6. Click ‘Settings’ in the account menu.
7. Click on blue color ‘Edit on Google’ text. The option is next to your account name at the top of the settings page.
8. You’ll see the ‘About Me’ page of Google account on your screen.
9. Now, click the round ‘Camera/Profile picture’ icon in the middle of the page.
10. Pick a Photo window will pop up on the screen, here you can choose an image to set as your YouTube profile picture.
11. Click the first ‘Upload Photo’ square to open the file browser.
12. Navigate to the folder contain the images.
13. Click the image you want to use as a profile picture.
14. Click ‘Open.’
15. Click the ‘Done’ button at the top right corner of the pop-up.
The image you selected will get applied as the profile picture of your Google as well as YouTube account.
On Android:
1. Open app drawer or Google apps folder.
2. Launch the ‘Google’ app.
3. Open ‘… More’ tab from the bottom.
4. Click your ‘Google accounts’ name at the top of the menu.
5. Select the Google account linked with the YouTube account you want to change the profile picture of.
6. If the account is not listed, click ‘Add another account’ and sign in into it.
7. Click on the big ‘Manage Google Account’ button.
8. Open the ‘Personal info’ tab.
9. Click ‘PHOTO’ at the top of the menu.
10. Click the round ‘Camera/Profile picture’ icon.
11. Pick a Photo window will pop up on the screen, here you can choose an image to set as your YouTube profile picture.
12. Click the first ‘Upload Photo’ square to open your device storage.
13. Click ‘Capture image’ to take a photo or tap ‘Files’ to select a picture from your gallery.
14. Click ‘Allow,’ if Google asks for access.
15. Click ‘Done’ to upload the picture.
The image you selected will get applied as the profile picture of your Google as well as YouTube account.
On iOS:
1. Open the ‘Google’ app.
2. Tap ‘… More’ tab at the bottom menu.
3. Tap on your account name and email.
4. Select the Google account linked with the YouTube account you want to change the profile picture of.
5. If the account is not listed, click ‘Add another account’ and sign in into it.
6. Tap on the big ‘Manage Google Account’ button.
7. Select ‘PHOTO’ in the personal info tab.
8. Tap on ‘Camera/Profile picture’ icon.
9. Select a photo or tap on ‘Upload Photo’ for more option.
10. Select ‘Capture image’ or ‘Files’.
11. Capture or select an image from the device gallery.
12. Tap ‘Done’ to upload.
The image you selected will get applied as the profile picture of your Google as well as YouTube account.
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