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5 Ways to Create & Set a Custom Profile Picture for Netflix
You may set a profile picture according to your watching history
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Netflix is a subscription-based streaming service that allows users to watch TV shows and movies without interruptions. You can also download these shows and movies on any device and enjoy them without an internet connection.
You can stream on Netflix using any internet-connected device, including smart TVs, gaming consoles, smartphones, and tablets. Different plans determine the number of devices that can stream simultaneously using the same account.
Each Netflix account can have a maximum of five profiles, each with its settings and customizations. While you create your profile, Netflix assigns a default profile picture that you can further change among some approved avatars. However, it doesn’t allow the selection of a custom profile picture.
Keep reading this post to learn how to set a custom profile picture for Netflix.
Can I have a custom profile picture for Netflix on my phone?
It is possible to set a custom profile picture for your Netflix profile. However, as we know, Netflix doesn’t allow customization; you can still do it using a browser extension.
Using these extensions, you can change your Netflix account profile picture to any image you want. It also allows you to set your profile picture according to your watching history.
Do note that these profile pictures are not synchronized among devices. This means the extension will only change the profile picture of the device it is installed on. Due to this, you cannot use it on Smart TVs or smartphones.
There are more than 100 profile icons to choose from on Netflix. These profile icons allow users to customize their user accounts.
Here is how you can change your profile icon on Netflix:
How to create and set a custom profile picture for Netflix?
For Chrome
On Firefox
This extension is only available for Google Chrome and not for any other browser. There isn’t any way to set a custom profile picture for Netflix Firefox.
On Smart TV
You cannot set a custom profile picture for Netflix on TV. To do so, you will have to install Google Chrome on your Smart TV, log into Netflix, and perform the abovementioned steps to set a custom profile picture for Netflix Chrome.
On Smartphones
There isn’t any way to set a custom profile picture for Netflix on the phone.
What can I do if my Netflix profile picture changes automatically?
Your Netflix profile picture can change automatically due to various reasons:
These three reasons could be why your Netflix profile picture changes automatically. There isn’t much you can do about the first two, but you can add a profile PIN for the third one.
This was how you could set a custom profile picture for Netflix. We hope that the steps mentioned above able to help you.
If you still have any issues, feel free to comment below.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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