Setting Your Own Photos for Contacts in Google Messages: A Guide
"Customize Google Messages with your own contact photos. Learn how to override profile sharing and personalize your messaging experience."
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Setting Your Own Photos for Contacts in Google Messages: A Guide
Google Messages, the default messaging app for many Android users, recently underwent a significant change with the introduction of "profile sharing." This feature aimed to streamline contact information by displaying the user's Google Account profile picture across various Google services, including Messages. However, this change met with some resistance from users who preferred to maintain their own custom contact photos. Recognizing this user feedback, Google has now introduced a solution: the ability to set your own photos for contacts within the Messages app, effectively overriding the profile sharing feature. This guide will walk you through the steps involved in setting custom contact photos in Google Messages, ensuring a personalized and efficient messaging experience. Understanding Profile Sharing Before we delve into setting custom contact photos, let's briefly revisit profile sharing. What is Profile Sharing? Profile sharing is a feature designed to simplify ho…
