How to Change Profile Picture on Messenger?
Messenger is a communication app that keeps you in touch with your friends and family(if you’ve added them as your friends) via text messages, voice and video calls. And how do others find out if it is you and not someone else with the same name? Through your profile picture.
Keep on reading to find out how to change profile picture on Messenger if you want people to recognize you. You should have your own picture on your profile picture. If you aren’t there yet, it is a good option to change it.
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Quick Summary
To change profile picture on messenger, open Messenger app and go to 'Settings' Tap on the 'Camera icon' and select how you wish to import new profile picture. Select the image of your choice and crop it. Click on 'Done' and save the profile picture.
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Can you change your profile picture on Messenger without Facebook?
Yes, as of 2023, you can easily change Messenger profile picture without Facebook. You can do so simply by using the Messenger app on your phones. You can do so using your android as well as iOS devices that support the Messenger phone app.
How to Change Profile Picture on Messenger?
You can change profile picture on Messenger through the Messenger app on your phones. However, this process can only be carried out when you use the Messenger phone app on your devices and cannot be done using your desktop/PC or Messenger web. To change profile picture on the Messenger app, follow the given steps:
- Open Messenger and log into your account.
- Click on the ‘Hamburger icon‘ you see at the top left corner.
- Select the ‘Settings‘ icon.
- Tap on the small ‘Camera icon‘ on your current profile picture.
- Select from where you want to import the new picture. (Take photo, Choose from Library or, Use avatar)
- Select the picture you wish to set.
- Crop the portion to keep in the profile picture. Then, select ‘Done‘.
- Click on the ‘Save Profile Picture‘ button you see.
- The profile picture will have been changed and saved.
In this way, you can change Messenger profile picture using the app.
How to Change Profile Picture on Messenger using Facebook?
You can also use the Facebook app or web version to change your profile picture for Messenger. As your Facebook and Messenger accounts are interconnected, changing the picture on one also changes it on the other. To change profile picture on Messenger using Facebook, follow the given steps:
Using Facebookâs app
- Go to your Facebook profile and click on the ‘Camera icon‘ on your profile picture.
- Tap on the ‘Select profile picture‘ option.
- Select the picture you wish to set.
- Add the caption of your choice, add frames if you wish to, set audience and hit ‘Save‘.
- Your profile picture will have been changed.
In this way, you can change profile picture on Messenger using Facebook app.
Using Facebook Web
- Go to our Facebook profile and click on the ‘Camera icon‘ on your profile picture.
- Either upload a photo or select one that is already availble on your Facebook account.
- Select the picture you wish to set.
- Add the caption of your choice, add frames if you wish to, set audience and hit ‘Save‘.
- Your profile picture will have been changed.
In this way, you can change profile picture on Messenger using the Facebook website.
Can you have different profile pictures on Facebook and Messenger?
No, you can’t. Your Messenger account is created based on the credentials of your Facebook account i.e. they are interlinked. Even though you can use them separately, and change profile pictures on any one of them, they are still inbound to each other. Meaning that they are synced together.
So, when you change your profile picture or even email password on one app, it automatically changes for the other.
If you wish to have different picture for different accounts, you can create two different accounts. You can then deactivate the messenger for one and Facebook for the other and have different profile picture on each of them.
Conclusion
We hope you learned how to change your profile picture on Messenger in 2024. Enjoy the unlimited changes using both the Messenger as well as Facebook app. Use whatever app feels easier and best to you. If you want to add captions and tag people, it is recommended to use Facebook.
Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why won’t my Messenger profile picture update?
It might be due to faulty internet connection, cache build up or you might have been using the old version of Messenger.
Why can’t I change my Messenger profile picture using web?
This is because the web version of Messenger is not as advanced as the app version. The feature to change profile picture has yet not been introduced in the web version of Messenger.
Can I create a profile picture on Messenger?
You can use the avatar feature to create a virtual avatar of your self on Messenger and use it as a profile picture.
