How do you change your profile picture on youtube

The first thing you should do when building a YouTube channel is give it a recognizable profile picture. The first thing people see when clicking on your video is the thumbnail. After opening your video, their eyes will likely wander down to the channel the video was posted on. If you have a generic profile picture that hasn’t been changed, it says you’re either too lazy to change it or don’t know how to change your YouTube profile picture. Let’s change that!

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To change your profile picture on YouTube, click your profile picture > Your channel. Click your profile picture to be redirected to Channel customization, then click UPLOAD under Picture. Upload a new profile picture, then save your changes by clicking PUBLISH.

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Changing your YouTube profile picture (desktop)

Go to YouTube and click your current profile picture in the top right. If you’ve never changed it before, it should appear as a letter with a plain background.

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From the subsequent dropdown menu, click Your channel.

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Next to your channel name, a camera icon should appear when you move your mouse over your profile picture. Click it.

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Clicking that camera icon on your profile picture will redirect you to Channel customization in YouTube Studio. This is the quickest way to reach this page; otherwise, you can manually open YouTube Studio and navigate to Channel customization.

Under Picture, click the UPLOAD button.

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On the Customize picture pop-out, you can crop your image and zoom in or out on certain parts of the image until you’re satisfied. When finished, click DONE.

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Click the blue PUBLISH button at the top to finish changing your YouTube profile picture.

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Changing your YouTube profile picture (Android and iOS)

Open the YouTube app on your Android or iOS device and tap your profile picture in the top right. From the subsequent menu, press Your channel.

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On your channel, tap the pencil-shaped EDIT CHANNEL button.

Press the camera icon above your profile picture. Select either Take a photo or Choose from your photos to add a new profile picture, then press SAVE.

This guide explains how to change your YouTube profile picture, covering how to make the change on desktop and laptop computers, and also on smartphones.

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Change Your Profile Picture on YouTube in a Browser

Changing your YouTube profile picture is as easy as logging into your YouTube account.

For desktop and laptop users (Windows and Mac), here's how to change it via YouTube:

1. Go to youtube.com in a computer's browser.

2. Click your YouTube profile picture, in the upper-right corner of the screen.

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3. Click My channel.

4. Click your profile picture.

5. Click Edit.

6. Pick the image you'd like to use as your profile picture, or select Upload photo to choose a photo saved to your computer.

7. You should keep in mind that it may take anything from several minutes to several hours for the change to register across all relevant accounts (e.g. it's also your picture for Gmail and Google Chat).

How to Change Your YouTube Profile Picture Using a Smartphone or Tablet

Assuming that you don't have a desktop or laptop computer readily to hand, you can change your YouTube profile picture using your smartphone or tablet. Regardless of whether you use iOS or Android, here's what you do if you have the YouTube app downloaded on your device:

1. Open the YouTube app.

2. Sign in to your YouTube account.

3. Tap your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the page.

4. Tap Manage your Google Account.

5. Tap your profile picture.

6. Tap Set Profile Photo.

7. Tap Take photo or Choose photo.

   
   

8. Either take a photo and tap the check mark, or pick a photo saved to your device and then tap Accept.

   Why can't I change my YouTube profile picture?

   Generally, the changes will be taken effect from several minutes to serval hours. If you find that this new profile picture just appears in some places on YouTube, not including your channel, you can try clearing your browser cache and cookies. This fix is quite useful, which has been proved by lots of YouTube users.

   How do I change my YouTube profile picture on my phone 2022?

   YouTube Studio app for Android.

   Tap your profile picture ..

   Tap Edit channel profile..

   Next to your handle, tap Edit ..

   Click Save..

   How do I change my YouTube name 2022?

   Changing your YouTube username: steps.

   Sign in to your account on YouTube..

   Go to Settings by clicking on your avatar in the top right corner..

   In the Overview section, click Edit on Google next to your username..

   Update the YouTube username and click OK..