How to Change Your Twitch Profile Picture on Android

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Last Updated: May 20, 2019

While the Twitch mobile app comes chock full of features, it doesn’t include options for changing your profile picture. This wikiHow shows you how to work around this limitation by accessing the Twitch desktop site from your Android’s web browser.

Steps

1
Open your browser and go to https://twitch.tv. This will take you Twitch’s website.
2
Tap the three-dotted ⁝ tab. This is usually in the top-right corner of the screen and pulls up a list of more options.

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3
Select Desktop mode in the menu. You’ll need Twitch in desktop mode to access the option for changing your profile picture.
- Tap the box next to it so that it turns blue with a white checkmark in it to indicate the page has been switched to desktop mode.
4
Log in to your Twitch account. Once you have Twitch configured to desktop mode, tap on the purple Log In button in the top-right corner of the page and enter your username and password in the menu that pops up to sign in to your Twitch account.
5
Tap the down arrow in the top-right corner. This pulls up a menu listing different options for your Twitch account.
6
Select Settings in the menu. This will take you to the Settings menu for Twitch.
7
Tap Update under your profile picture. This will open the Edit Profile Picture menu, where you can select a new profile picture to upload.
8
Select Upload a Photo in the menu. This will open a pop-up window in which you can navigate to a photo in your storage or camera roll.
9
Select your new profile picture. Pick a photo that you think better suits your profile from your phone’s camera roll.
10
Tap Upload. Once you’ve selected a picture, it’ll appear in the Edit Profile Picture menu. Tap Upload to change your profile picture to the new picture you’ve chosen.

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