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TL;DR
- Google Messages may quickly let customers set a profile photograph for his or her contacts as soon as once more.
- This comes after Messages gained a Profile Discovery characteristic that overrode any regionally set contact photos in favor of a contact’s Google account photograph.
Google not too long ago launched a Profile Discovery characteristic in Google Messages, which exhibits individuals your title and profile photograph after they add you by way of your cellphone quantity. Sadly, this characteristic forces everybody to see your Google account photograph within the messaging app reasonably than their very own most popular picture. Fortunately, it seems to be like Google will deal with this problem within the close to future.
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We dug into the Google Messages app (model messages.android_20241018_01_RC00.phone_samsung_openbeta_dynamic) and found that the app may allow you to select between a contact’s Google account photograph and a neighborhood/customized picture.
We have been in a position to activate this selection, and it seems you may merely faucet on a contact’s profile picture after which swipe laterally to modify between their Google account photograph and a regionally saved image. The latter picture might be modified by tapping “Handle within the Contacts app.” Take a look at the screenshots under, courtesy of LinkofHyrule89 on X.
We’re glad to see Google addressing this shortcoming, giving customers a extra customizable expertise. This may very well be particularly helpful if a contact hasn’t set a Google account picture within the first place, permitting you to offer them an image in your Messages app.
This isn’t the one Profile Discovery shortcoming Google is outwardly planning to deal with in Messages. We not too long ago found proof that the app may offer you extra granular management over who can see your title and film within the first place.
