Change your status and profile photo

You can change your Google Account photo and set custom statuses in Hangouts.

Share what you're doing

You can share your current status on any device where you sign in with the same Hangouts account.

1. Open the Hangouts app .
2. At the top, tap Menu Settings Status.
3. Tap the status box and type a  message, like "in a meeting" or "on vacation."
4. You can also show people which device you’re using or when you last used Hangouts.

Change your profile photo

1. Open the Hangouts app .
2. At the top, tap Menu Settings your account  Update photo.
3. Take a photo or choose an existing photo.
4. Tap Choose or Use photo.

Note: Hangouts uses your Google Account's profile photo. Changes made in Hangouts are made to your account as well.