Google created illustrations you can use as profile pictures
Not everyone is comfortable with using a photo of themselves as a profile picture, and others might find it tough to find an image that represents them appropriately. To help you find something that works, has revealed its first batch of .
When you set your profile picture in , , Contacts on Android, you can select an illustration. Options include animals, mythical creatures, locations and hobbies. Google says the initial batch of illustrations “is inclusive of various cultures, interests and backgrounds.” You can customize them by changing the colors and cropping the image.
Once you’ve selected and tweaked an illustration to your liking and saved it, your contacts will see it across several Google products. Google says it will expand the collection and bring illustrations to additional products and platforms, including iOS and the web.
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