G Suite Accounts No Longer Able To Gear Upward Kind Gmail Profile Picture

If y'all direct hold a locomote or schoolhouse Google account, the alternative to laid a unlike profile photograph for Gmail is beingness removed. You tin select to role your Gmail profile photo, electrical current Google profile photo, or upload a novel profile photograph inward your account's "About Me" settings.

By default, Gmail uses your Google delineate concern human relationship profile photo. G Suite accounts for locomote or schoolhouse too had the alternative to role a unlike profile photograph for Gmail than the residuum of their Google account.

These Gmail "My Picture" settings are going away.

Note that if y'all direct hold a consumer Google delineate concern human relationship alongside a @gmail.com e-mail address, Gmail is already using your Google delineate concern human relationship picture.

Select a Profile Photo for your G Suite Google Account

You tin laid a profile photograph inward your Google account's About Me settings. Note that this profile photograph is used across Google services including your Gmail picture, YouTube channel icon, in addition to profile epitome for Hangouts, Chat in addition to Meet.

1. Sign inward to Google in addition to open About Me (aboutme.google.com)

2. If y'all direct hold unlike profile photograph laid for Gmail, y'all volition run into a let on that y'all involve to Choose Picture for your account.

"You direct hold multiple profile pictures. Choose a unmarried motion painting to help people recognize you."

3. Click Choose Picture

4. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 box volition popular upward alongside your profile photograph choices.

Options y'all may select from:

• Use your Google profile picture
• Use your Gmail picture
• Don't role a profile picture: people volition run into a circle alongside your showtime name's showtime initial. 
• Pick a novel picture

If y'all direct hold a Gmail profile photo, only non a Google delineate concern human relationship profile photo, y'all may run into the alternative to "Convert gmail photograph to Google delineate concern human relationship profile photo."

5. Click Continue

6. When the procedure is complete, y'all volition run into a confirmation popup at bottom left.

"Profile motion painting updated. It volition direct hold some fourth dimension for changes to seem everywhere."

What happens if y'all don't update your photo? 

According to Google:

Note that users who create non catch their "About me" settings volition non live on prompted to select a unmarried profile motion painting in addition to volition maintain to direct hold unlike profile pictures.

However, in that place volition no longer live on an alternative to alter the profile photograph inward Gmail. Any changes volition involve to live on made inward the About Me settings, in addition to volition apply to the entire Google account.

The Gmail My Picture settings volition straight y'all to the About Me page.

Learn more 

• Gmail Help: Change your Gmail profile picture
• Google Accounts Help: Control what people run into virtually y'all across Google services
• Announcement: Set profile photograph for Gmail in addition to all Google apps 

More information for G Suite administrators:

• Add a user's profile photo
• Let users alter their photograph in addition to profile information