I'd like to change my profile name and photo in the apple community when posting questions or answering. There doesn't seem to be an option for the name change and the only change available for the photo is preselected avatars. Mine is a very old picture and my profile name is no longer relevant. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
To be able to use a custom avatar you must achieve Level 3 which I believe is at 500 points. As far as changing your Apple ID name I don't think you can do that. I've seen it done only in extreme cases, like where someone was being stalked and the like. They don't do it lightly.
Since you're only a Level 1 at this stage you could try creating a new Apple ID with the name you'll like. But you would need another email address. You would also lose any apps or music you've purchased under the old Apple ID but could sign in to the App Store with the old ID to get updates for those apps.
To be able to use a custom avatar you must achieve Level 3 which I believe is at 500 points. As far as changing your Apple ID name I don't think you can do that. I've seen it done only in extreme cases, like where someone was being stalked and the like. They don't do it lightly.
Since you're only a Level 1 at this stage you could try creating a new Apple ID with the name you'll like. But you would need another email address. You would also lose any apps or music you've purchased under the old Apple ID but could sign in to the App Store with the old ID to get updates for those apps.
you can change your avatar by clicking your avatar and going into your user preferences.
and change it there.
and I'll put in a request for the moderators to contact you for your username change.
Thanks for your response and for putting in the request. Much appreciated.
As for the profile pick, are you only able to pick from the listed avatars or can I add my own photo from my library?
Thanks!
I currently have a personal photo as my profile picture. Not sure how I got that.
Maybe the rules for profile pics changed since I picked that one about about 15 years ago.
I may just keep my current pic and try to be more active in the community to reach level 3.
Really appreciate your swift responses that were very helpful.
if you haven't seen this yet, Check out the perks you can get at each user level when you participate in the community and earn points.
you need to reach level 3 in the community before you can add a custom avatar. until you get there you'll have to be happy with one of the available ones. :)
you're welcome. and welcome back to the community. and FYI, depending on how often you participate, you will be at level 3 in no time. :)
Old Toad wrote:
As far as changing your Apple ID name I don't think you can do that.
it's already been done. ;)
they asked to change their ASC username, not their Apple ID name.
Potatoes - Potátos: I missed that. Opps.
I need to change my profile
How to change my profile name and photo?
