Do you want to add a new picture to your WhatsApp profile? Here’s a detailed guide on how to change Whatsapp profile picture in a few steps.
Adding a picture to your profile on any social media or a messaging app like Whatsapp makes you seem more real to people online.
Imagine an old friend or family trying to find you by searching for your profile. A clear and attractive profile picture will help you get found easily.
Profile pictures aren’t just there for fancy, they also increase your visibility and chances of being found by customers, especially if you have an online business.
These are some other important reasons you need to add a profile picture or change the default one with a cat face or blank image.
To add, remove, or change your WhatsApp profile picture is easy, and can be done in a few simple steps.
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How to change Whatsapp profile picture
Are you an Android or IOS user?
It doesn’t matter.
WhatsApp on Android and IOS comes with the same features, settings, and similar layout. This means the steps on how to change Whatsapp profile picture works for both android and IOS.
To change your WhatsApp profile photo, you will have to either upload a new photo from your gallery or take a new one with your phone camera.
Step 1: Open WhatsApp
Go to your menu, scroll through your phone list of apps, find WhatsApp and click to open the app.
Remember that WhatsApp is a free messaging app that requires an internet connection to work.
Make sure you’re connected to the internet all through the steps.
Step 2: Go to settings
On the top right side are three vertical dots, click on them.
Find and click on settings from the drop-down list.
Step 3: Open your profile
At the top of the settings page is your profile; an image box with a short description of yourself. Click on the profile icon.
Step 4: Change profile photo
Now you can change your WhatsApp profile picture by clicking on the small camera icon beside your profile.
WhatsApp allows you to either upload a picture from a gallery or take a picture with your phone camera.
Whichever option you go with, make sure your phone is connected to the internet, else, your profile picture won’t be uploaded.
When uploading a profile picture from your gallery, choose an attractive photo with good quality, as WhatsApp by default will reduce the quality of your photo. This helps you manage your data usage.
However, you can change the default settings to upload the best quality of your image.
How to change Whatsapp image quality
Step 1:
First, you have to open your WhatsApp settings. You can follow the steps given earlier.
Step 2:
Then click on storage and data on the settings page.
Step 3:
Now at the bottom of the storage and data settings page is the settings for media upload quality. Click on it and choose the quality you like.
To make your profile picture more vivid when you upload, I recommend selecting the best quality option.
Can I hide my profile picture on WhatsApp?
Yes, you can hide your profile picture on WhatsApp from anyone. WhatsApp gives you the luxury of choosing who can see your profile picture.
So, do you want to hide your WhatsApp profile picture from someone, some people, or everyone?
Whichever one you want, here is how to do so in four simple steps.
How to hide WhatsApp profile picture
Step 1: Go to settings
First, open the settings page. You can do this by clicking on the three dots at the top right side of the page, then clicking on settings from the drop-down list.
Step 2: Open account settings
Click on “Account” to open the account settings. Under it is the “privacy, security, change number” description.
Step 3: Open privacy settings
On the next page is a list of settings including two steps verification, change number, security, and privacy at the top. Simply click on privacy.
Step 4: Hide your profile picture
Now you can change your profile picture privacy by clicking on the profile photo option under the description “Who can see my personal info.”
Here you get to choose who can see your profile picture; Everyone, your contacts, some of your contacts, or nobody.
If you want to hide your WhatsApp profile picture from everyone, you can select the “Nobody” option. However, your WhatsApp profile picture will be hidden from everyone except you.
The Bottom line on how to change Whatsapp profile picture
Aside from reducing your image quality to help you manage your data usage, WhatsApp also reasonably crops your photo to the best fit for the profile.
In short, changing your WhatsApp profile photo is easy when you properly follow this step-by-step guide.