WhatsApp Profile Photo Privacy: Here's How You Can Control Who Can See
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By Himani Jha | Updated Jan 29, 2025, 4:08 PM IST
Worried about who's peeking at your WhatsApp profile photo? WhatsApp users can control who can see their profile photo in the privacy settings of the app. In this article, we will talk about step-by-step guide on how to easily manage your WhatsApp profile photo privacy, controlling who can see it. Read out in detail here.
Meta has been continuously working on enhancing users' privacy and experience across all its platforms including the instant messaging app WhatsApp. From end-to-end encrypted messages to having comtrol over who can see the status, there are number of privacy features that offer a safer experience to users. One of the most important features among these are controlling who can see your WhatsApp profile photo. If you have been worried about who can peep intro your WhatsApp profile photo, you can actually change who cam see it. All you need to do is make some changes in the app's privacy setting. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do it.
WhatsApp Profile Photo: How to change privacy settings
WhatsApp let users choose their profile image visibility to - Everyone, My contacts , My Contacts Except and Nobody. Here's how you can do it.
1. First open WhatsApp app on your phone and tap on the three dot available on the top right corner (on Android phones)
2. Then go to your WhatsApp settings. On iPhone or iPad, tap on the gear icon or Settings App Icon at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
3. In the Settings, head to Account
4. Next tap on Privacy available on the top.
5. Then tap on Profile Photo.
6. There, you will see four options-
a. Everyone - if you want to allow everyone to see your profile picture
b. My Contacts: if you want only your WhatsApp contacts to see your profile picture
C. My Contacts except…- if you don’t want certain WhatsApp contacts to see your profile picture
D. Nobody - if you don’t want anyone to see your profile picture
7. Once you choose the preferred option, tap on 'Save the settings' and it's done. Your profile photo will only be seen to the people you've selected.
WhatsApp Profile Photo: How to change privacy settings
WhatsApp let users choose their profile image visibility to - Everyone, My contacts , My Contacts Except and Nobody. Here's how you can do it.
1. First open WhatsApp app on your phone and tap on the three dot available on the top right corner (on Android phones)
2. Then go to your WhatsApp settings. On iPhone or iPad, tap on the gear icon or Settings App Icon at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
3. In the Settings, head to Account
4. Next tap on Privacy available on the top.
5. Then tap on Profile Photo.
6. There, you will see four options-
a. Everyone - if you want to allow everyone to see your profile picture
b. My Contacts: if you want only your WhatsApp contacts to see your profile picture
C. My Contacts except…- if you don’t want certain WhatsApp contacts to see your profile picture
D. Nobody - if you don’t want anyone to see your profile picture
7. Once you choose the preferred option, tap on 'Save the settings' and it's done. Your profile photo will only be seen to the people you've selected.