Everyone likes to personalize their online presence, and this is especially true with user profiles. Putting a face to the name makes someone feel more real if you’ve never met them in real life before. Since WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in the world by far, let’s look at how to add, change, and remove a profile picture on WhatsApp.

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To change your profile picture on WhatsApp, tap the existing image. On the mobile app, an edit button will appear, which will give you options on how to change your profile image. On the desktop, click the existing image, mouse over the larger image version, and options will appear to change the image to something else.

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