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Learn how to Change Profile Picture: Facebook profile picture is the picture on the upper left corner of the screen when you are logged in to your Facebook account. When you make status updates or write comments under your friends' status updates, your profile picture is seen. Facebook allows you to change your profile picture as often as you want. Changing your profile picture, isn't as hard as you thought, and we would show you.


To Change your Facebook profile picture on iPhone, Android and Web browser, follow the following guidelines;

To change your Facebook profile picture on iPhone
  • Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app icon, which looks like a white "f" on a dark-blue background. This opens your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in. Enter your email address and password to continue if you are not logged in.
  • Tap the "Profile" icon. It's a person-shaped icon at the bottom of the screen,to open your profile page.If you cant find this icon, you can instead tap ☰ in the bottom-right corner of the screen and then tap your name at the top of the resulting menu.
  • Then, tap your profile picture. It is at the top of the profile page. Tapping it prompts a pop-up menu.
  • Tap Select Profile Picture. It's in the pop-up menu.To take a new profile photo. Tap the camera icon in the top-right corner of the screen, then take a picture of yourself by tapping the "Capture" button at the bottom of the screen.If you would want to select an existing photo for your profile picture, scroll down until you find the album from which you want to select photo, tap More in the top-right corner of the album's section if necessary, and tap the photo you want to use.
  • Tap Save. This option is found on the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so changes your profile picture to your newly selected one.Whereby you want  to edit your profile picture, tap Edit below the profile picture and then edit your photo as needed.You can add a themed frame to your profile image by tapping ADD FRAME and then selecting the frame you want to use.
How to change your Facebook profile picture on Android
  • Tap the Facebook app icon, which is a white "f" on a dark-blue background. Log in if you are not logged in.
  • Tap the "Profile" icon. This is on the upper-left corner of the screen. This will open your profile page.If you don't see the profile icon in the upper-left corner, tap ☰ in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tap your name.
  • Tap your profile picture. This is at the top of your profile page. Doing so opens up a menu.
  • Tap Select Profile Picture. It's a content of the menu.You may have to tap ALLOW before proceeding if this is your first time adding a photo from your Android.
  • To take a new profile photo. Tap the camera icon in the upper-left side of the CAMERA ROLL tab, tap ALLOW if prompted, and take a picture of yourself using the "Capture" button at the bottom of the screen.If you would rather than take a new one, want to select a profile photo, tap one of the photos on the CAMERA ROLL tab, or tap one of the other tabs (e.g., PHOTOS OF YOU) at the top of the screen and then select the photo you want to use.
  • Tap USE. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will set the photo as your profile picture.If you want to edit your profile picture, tap Edit in the lower-left side of the screen and then edit your photo as needed.You can add a themed frame to your profile image by tapping ADD FRAME and then selecting the frame you want to use.
How to change a Facebook profile picture, using a Web Browser


  • Go to https://www.facebook.com in your computer's web browser. Enter your email address and password to log in if you are not logged in.
  • Click your profile thumbnail. It's to the right of the search bar at the top of the window, then proceed  to your name.
  • Hover the pointer over your profile picture.This causes an Update Profile Picture option to appear on the profile image.
  • Click Update Profile Picture. This should appear at the bottom of your current profile picture.
  • Choose a photo. You can either select a photo from your existing Facebook photos or you can upload a new one:
To select an existing photo — Scroll through your existing Facebook photos, then click the one you want to make your profile picture. Click See More to the right of each section of photos to see more of the images in its album.
New photo — Click Upload Photo at the top of the pop-up window, then select the photo file you want to add.


  • Adjust your photo. If need be, do one or both of the following:Drag the photo to reposition it in the frame.Use the slider at the bottom of the dialog box to increase or decrease the size of the image.
  • Click Save. It's in the bottom-left corner of the window. Doing so sets your selected image as your new profile picture.
Following these steps will help you change your profile picture, you could share these helpful tips with your friends, so they could change their own profile pictures as well.
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