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Friends' display names and profile photos

Changing display names or your profile photo

Changing your display name

1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > Profile.
Note: Tap here to access your profile from your smartphone.
2. Tap Display name.
3. Enter a new display name, then tap Save.

Changing a friend's display name

1. Go to your friend list.
2. Tap the friend whose name you want to change.
3. Tap the pencil icon next to their display name.
4. Enter a name and tap Save.

Changing your profile photo

1. Tap your icon or name at the top of the Home tab.
Note: Tap here to access your profile from your smartphone.
2. Tap your profile photo.
3. Tap Edit at the top of the screen.
4. Tap Open camera, Select photo or video, or Profile Studio.
Note: You can choose from a variety of content offered in Profile Studio to set as your profile photo. For more details, see these Help articles about AlphaCrewz, AI images, and LINE FRIENDS.
5. Edit the photo or video any way you like, then tap Done.
Note:
- You cannot change your friends' profile photos.
- On some Android devices, only still images can be set as your profile photo.

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My contact's name is displayed differently

Display names do not appear properly

Friend and profile information differs from what others see/Changes to settings do not appear

This happens when your device cannot auto-sync with our servers for some reason. Update LINE to the latest version here, then restart your device.

If you've updated LINE and restarted the app as well as your device but are still experiencing the issue, check the information below for the issue you're having.

Your friend and group information differs from what others see

Affected information: Friends, groups, group invitations, friend recommendations, favorites, hidden accounts, and blocked accounts
E.g. The group name you see differs from the name your friends see; You receive chat messages from someone whose account you've blocked.

Try manually syncing your friend and group information yourself by tapping this link from the smartphone that you use with LINE.
Note: Do not sync your information multiple times in a row.

Your profile information differs from what others see/Changes to settings do not appear

Affected information: Profile photo, display name, status message, LINE ID, LINE Profile+, and other settings
E.g. The profile photo you set differs from the one your friends see on their LINE accounts.

Try manually syncing your profile and settings information yourself by tapping this link from the smartphone that you use with LINE.
Note: Do not sync your information multiple times in a row.