How to change your profile picture and personalize Gmail on any device?

If you wonder how you can change your profile photo in your Gmail account , as well as customize it a little more. You should know that you can do this through any mobile device.

 

In addition, we will explain how to upload a photo to the search engine, as well as the correct way to change the background of the Gmail platform. Without leaving aside that, we will explain later how to change your profile photo from the computer, or from your cell phone.

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  1. How to upload a photo to your Google search engine?
  2. What is the way to change the background of your Gmail?
  3. How to change your profile picture in Gmail easily?
    1. Mobile device
    2. on your computer

 

How to upload a photo to your Google search engine?

Sometimes you get better results when searching through photos or images. Through this type of search, you will have more specific results, or you will find similar images. Now, if you want to search for it, you can do it through your computer by following these steps:

  1. Enter the browser of your choice, be it Chrome, Firefox or Safari.
  2. Subsequently, go to the Google Images option.
  3. There you must select the camera icon.
  4. After that, you must select the option to upload image.
  5. At this point, you will have to choose between explore or file.
  6. Proceed to select the image from the computer file and that’s it.
  7. In this way, you can search for everything you want through an image.

In case you want to carry out a search by means of a photo through the Google search engine from your cell phone. What you have to do is the following:

  1. You will need to enter Chrome or the Google application.
  2. Then, you will have to search for the image and select it.
  3. Finally, you have to click on the visual search that will appear in that image or photograph.

The steps that you must follow from your iPhone or iPad may vary a bit from those that we explained above. But they are very simple, so, to achieve the search, you will have to complete each step explained in brief:

  1. You must start by opening the Google application.
  2. Then you will have to look for the search bar, from there you have to select the Google Lens option.
  3. The next step is to take a photo or upload it from your gallery.
  4. Then, you will have to select the type of search you want, either to use the image as part of it or just use an object of it.
  5. You will only have to see the results that the search returns and that’s it.

What is the way to change the background of your Gmail?

You can choose between an existing background or a photograph that you have in your gallery. The steps to follow will vary according to what you choose. Thus, in case you prefer a theme that is already found, you will have to follow these steps:

  1. Try to have the Gmail platform open on your computer.
  2. There, you will have to select the settings icon.
  3. Then select the theme option.
  4. In the themes, you must choose if you want it to have a background, bullets or even blur.
  5. When you complete and finish customizing it, proceed to save it.

It is essential that you enter your account through your email, as well as the password . Without this, you will not be able to make any changes. If you are looking to add a photograph that is in your gallery, as a background, what you should do is follow these steps that we will explain shortly. Which are the following:

 

  1. You have to have the Gmail account open, if this is not the case you can open it even without having a phone number.
  2. Proceed to look for the configuration option, there you must click on themes.
  3. Then, find the my photos alternative and select it.
  4. You will have to select the photo you want to place as the background.
  5. Lastly, you can set the blur, the background, and also the vignetting.
  6. You will only have to save it and that’s it, you will have a completely personalized background for Gmail.

How to change your profile picture in Gmail easily?

If you want to change your profile photo in Gmail, you have two options to do so. The first is to change it using your mobile device, be it Android or iOS , you can also do it through your computer. You just have to ensure that the photograph has the exact measurements and that it does not look blurry, but quite the opposite, that it looks clear and looks perfect in your Gmail account.

 

Mobile device

The steps to follow to change your photograph are those that will be explained later. Remember that these apply to all operating systems, from Android to iPhone including iPads . Thus, the steps to follow are the following:

 

  1. You will need to open the Gmail app.Try to keep the account open.
  2. There you have to select your profile.
  3. After that, select the profile photo and then the camera. In this section, you will have to choose between changing or adding a profile photo.
  4. After choosing you will only have to save the changes made.

on your computer

If you want to make this change from your computer, just remember that you need to have the photo you are going to use in your files. After that, you will have to follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Gmail, then find the settings option and select it.
  2. Later, you will have to look for the option of my photo and click on me.
  3. There you will see your profile photo, so you can change it immediately.
  4. After that, you just have to save it and that’s it.

It is very easy to change your profile photo, as well as give a more personal touch to the entire Gmail platform, so by following these steps, you will achieve it.