Alter your Google Business relationship motion picture, name & other info

You lot tin can update, add, and remove some bones info on your account.

Your proper noun and profile picture tin exist viewed past other people who use Google services, including when y'all communicate or share content. Learn more than about how to control what others see about y'all beyond Google services.

Annotation: If yous use a unlike name on your YouTube channel, whatsoever change you make to your Google Account name will non be reflected on YouTube. Learn more about your YouTube channel name here.

If yous change your Google name or contour motion-picture show, it won't change your YouTube name or contour motion picture.

Add or change your profile picture show

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device'southward Settings app .

  2. Tap Google and then Manage your Google Account and then Personal info.

  3. Under "Bones info," tap Photograph. You may be asked to sign in.

  4. Tap Set up Contour Movie. Take or choose a new profile film, and then drag your profile picture to the middle of the foursquare.

Tip: You can tap and edit your contour motion picture in nigh places where your picture shows up.

Edit your name

You tin change your name equally many times as you desire.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device'due south Settings app .

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Account.

  3. At the height, tap Personal info.

  4. Under "Basic info," tap Name and then EditEdit. You may exist asked to sign in.

  5. Enter your name, then tap Done.

Fix an old name that still shows

If you changed your proper noun, but the old name still shows up, articulate your cache and cookies.

Important:When you clear your cookies, you might be signed out of non-Google sites.

Change personal info

You tin edit personal info like your birthday and gender. You can also change the e-mail addresses and telephone numbers on your business relationship.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open up your device's Settings app .

  2. Tap Googleand thenManage your Google Account.

  3. At the top, tap Personal info.

  4. Under "Bones info" or "Contact info," tap the info you want to change.

More details

Name

You tin change your proper name as many times as you lot want.

Nickname

Altogether

After you add your altogether to your business relationship, you tin can't delete it. However, y'all can edit it and change who sees it.

Note: Your birthday may be used for account security and personalization beyond Google services.

Who tin view your birthday

By default, your birthday isn't shared with other people who use Google services. To control who sees your altogether, go to the Nigh me department of your Google Account.

Some ways Google uses your birthday

Google tin use your altogether to:

  • Make certain you're old enough to use certain services and features. For example, YouTube videos with historic period restrictions aren't available to kids.
  • Know when to show a birthday theme on the Google Search page.
  • Decide your age group for personalized recommendations and ads. You can turn off personalized ads.

Gender

Y'all have a few options in the Gender section of your Google Account. You tin can:

  • Specify your gender
  • Choose not to specify your gender
  • Add a custom gender and choose how Google refers to you

Who can view your gender

By default, your gender isn't shared with other people who use Google services. To command who sees your gender, go to the Virtually me section of your Google Account.

How Google uses your gender

We use your gender to make Google services more personal. When you specify your gender, you help us to:

  • Personalize messages and other text that refer to you. For case, people who can see your gender will see text like "Send him a message" or "In her circles."
  • Provide more relevant, tailored content y'all might exist interested in, like ads.

If you lot don't specify your gender, we'll refer to you in gender-neutral terms, similar "Transport them a bulletin."

Change other info

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