Create a calling card

When you create a calling card, you can use it:

• To personalize calls with a full-screen image.
• For incoming calls when your phone is locked.
• When you make an outgoing call.
• As the contact photo or as a separate image.
• Share your full screen image with other people.

Important: This feature requires:

• Phone app with version 210 and up
• Contacts app 4.73.27 and up
• Google Play Services version 2025.42 and up

Set up your own calling card

1. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
2. Tap Settings Calling card.
3. Under “Your calling card,” tap Create.
4. On the "Create your calling card" screen, tap Continue as (Your name).
   • You can pick a font and text color you like.
5. Choose a photo for your calling card:
   • To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Photos .
   • To take a photo: Tap Camera .
   • To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
     • You can adjust the photo position and scale it.
6. Tap Next.
7. On the "Preview your calling card" screen, review your card.
8. To choose who can view your calling card, under “Show calling card to," you can select:
   • Only your contacts: This is selected by default. Both you and the recipient have each other saved as contacts.
   • Everyone you talk to: Only the recipient has saved you as a contact.
     • This ensures your image isn’t shared with strangers.
9. Tap Done.

If the call recipient sets up a calling card for you, the system displays their custom calling card instead of the one you created.

Update your own calling card

1. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
2. Tap Settings Calling card Your calling card.
3. Update your calling card’s image, font, and text color.
4. Tap Done.

Stop displaying your calling card to others

5. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
6. Tap Settings Calling card Your calling card.
7. Tap Remove Confirm.

Create a contact calling card

1. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
2. Tap Settings Calling Card.
3. Under “Contact calling card,” tap Create.
   • When they call you, their calling card shows.

Set up a calling card for a contact

1. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
2. Tap Get started.
   • Alternatively, tap Menu Settings Calling card.
3. To the right of a contact name, tap Add calling card .
   1. Choose a photo from your device:
      • To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Google Photos .
      • To take a photo: Tap Camera .
      • To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
        • Tip: You can adjust the photo position and scale or add an effect. To add effects, tap Effects .
   2. Tap Next .
   3. To pick font and text color, tap Font .
4. Tap Done.
   • To use the calling card as the contact photo: Tap Adjust picture Set as contact photo.
   • To keep the existing contact photo: Tap Skip.
5. Tap Save.

Update a calling card for a contact

1. On your Android device, open the Phone app .
2. Open a contact.
3. Tap Edit Change Change calling card .
   1. Choose a photo from your device:
      • To pick a Google Photos image: Tap Google Photos .
      • To take a photo: Tap Camera .
      • To choose from your gallery: Tap Gallery .
        • Tip: You can adjust the photo position and scale or add an effect. To add effects, tap Effects .
   2. Tap Next .
   3. To pick font and text color, tap Font .
4. Tap Done.
   • To use the calling card as the contact photo: Tap Adjust picture Set as contact photo.
   • To keep the existing contact photo: Tap Skip.
5. Tap Save.

Related resources

• Make & receive phone calls
• Change call setting