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How to Change Yahoo Profile Picture? - Sarah - 03-01-2014 08:14 AM
I'm perfectly happy that my picture is of one of my old avatars but my picture that appears everywhere else is of my avatar sad in pajamas because I was sick that day. I never got the memo Y avatars was going away so I'm stuck with it. I looked how to change it but the only option seems to be Facebook which I don't have and never will because I dislike it. Is there anything I can do?
- echinopsis . - 03-01-2014 08:21 AM
Yahoo no longer supports the creation of their (own) cartoon avatars.
But you can use a photo avatar or a cartoon avatar from another site, and if you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you can also use those avatars.
Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ - make sure your profile isn't hidden, because if it is, your avatar won't show.
In case you want to use a Facebook or Twitter avatar, you need to link those accounts in the Profile options.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/
You have several options in case you want a photo avatar:
a) go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity > click edit my preferences near your current pic > click "Update photo or avatar",
b) go to your Yahoo! Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com/ , click on the current avatar.
Now upload a picture or choose one of the pics you've uploaded previously - the format can be bmp, jpg, png, or .gif.
Note: if you are on a mobile, you need to switch to desktop mode first in order for this to work.