Update your {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} Profile picture
Personalize your {TKN_PRODUCT_ACCOUNT_NAME} by adding a picture from a desktop computer and most mobile apps. You can upload an image in .jpg, .png, and .jpeg format as long as it's 5MB or less and at least 192x192 pixels. Once a Profile picture is added, it can't be made blank again. Switch it to a generic image if you'd prefer not to share something personal.
Update your photo in a {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} app
- In the upper left, tap your Profile icon.
- Tap Manage Accounts.
- Tap Account info.
- Tap the Camera icon above your name.
- Select a photo from your library or take a new one.
- Move the photo to fit into the frame, to your liking.
- Tap Choose to save your new Profile image.
Don't see the Account info option? - This feature is not available in all {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} apps.
Update your photo on a web browser
- Go to the {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} Personal info page.
- Click the Camera icon above your name.
- Select a photo from your library.
- Edit the photo to fit into the frame, to your liking.
- Click Crop and save to keep your new Profile image.
How will my {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} Profile picture be used?
- Your Profile picture is public and will be displayed in any {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} properties that you have subscribed to, such as {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} Sports and {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} Finance, and next to comments you post on {TKN_PRODUCT_YAHOO_NAME} News articles.
- If your Profile picture is empty, a colorful "alphatar" containing the first letter of your first and last names will be created automatically. You can always replace this "alphatar" with an image of your own choosing.
- Your Profile image is not sent with your outgoing emails, but the {TKN_PRODUCT_MAIL_NAME} system may pull up your public Profile picture to display to recipients of your email who are viewing it in their {TKN_PRODUCT_MAIL_NAME} accounts.