HT202549: Mac Basics: Messages helps you chat instantly

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Q: Can you have different pictures for different accounts?

I use Messages for several accounts, including a work Jabber and two Google accounts. When I change the picture in Messages, it suddenly applies across all accounts globally. For example, my gmail picture changes. How can I stop this from happening? I want the picture to apply to only one account or stay put in Messages, not Google.

 

As an aside, when the picture decides to change in gmail, it only shows the Messages pictures to others. Everything I can see shows my real picture. Very frustrating and also impossible to reset.

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 11, 2016 11:35 AM