If you want to spruce up your WhatsApp profile picture, you should think about the format and size. We’ll tell you what to look out for.
This is how you get the most out of your profile pictures. (Source: Maridav /depositphotos.com)
- Your profile pictures should be at least 192 x 192 pixels on WhatsApp and Co.
- WhatsApp downscales images that are too large to 640 x 640 pixels.
- At best, you should use square images, but if you don’t have one, then you can crop your images.
Finding the perfect picture for your WhatsApp profile is not that easy. Often the pictures are too big and you have to adjust them. But how big should the pictures be and which format does the messenger prefer?
Your pictures should be at least 192 x 192 pixels. If the picture is too big, that doesn’t matter, because if you upload it to WhatsApp, it will automatically be scaled to a size of 640 x 640 pixels.
How to change your profile pictures on WhatsApp
Insert a new photo
Have you taken a new photo of yourself and want to use it as a profile picture on WhatsApp? We’ll show you how you can access images from your gallery on both Android and iOS in order to set them up as images.
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WhatsApp profile pictures are only displayed in a square. Therefore, in the best case scenario, you should use square images. If you don’t have such photos, that’s only half as bad.
WhatsApp has a function that allows you to crop the image to the appropriate aspect ratio.
If you don’t want everyone to see your picture, we’ll tell you how you can manage your profile picture in WhatsApp.
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