Unable to Change Apple Account Photo

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Unable to Change Apple Account Photo

I’ve been trying for the past few days to change the photo in my Apple account to a different one. I don’t see an option to browse photos to select a new one, just shows the current one in the box with options to adjust the photo, then save or cancel. I’m also confused as to the avatar/poster thing too. When I click one, it goes to the other to click. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Very annoying and confusing and I’ve reset, restarted my phone several times. I am done trying unless I can get some help!!

iPhone SE, iOS 26

Posted on Feb 23, 2026 11:15 AM

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Feb 23, 2026 12:09 PM in response to dbarnes_62

Here are a few items about this:

Change your Apple Account photo on iCloud.com - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/change-your-photo-mm362334de5e/icloud

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254989147

"Can't change Apple ID account photo, keeps reverting to the old one again

I experienced this issue with my MacBook Pro. After wrestling with this for several days, I realized that the photo I was seeing was the one for my Mac User account, not the Apple ID account. When I updated the photo for the Mac User, the problem was resolved."

From a post by sberman at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256198933?answerId=261712304022

“Apple uses two distinct photos:

Your Apple Account photo. This is set at Settings > [your Apple Account] > Personal Information. You may change the photo at the top there.

Your Contacts photo. This is changed in the Contacts app at My Card. You may edit the card and change the photo there.”

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