These customization choices at the moment are rolling out to Google Messages beta customers, so it would take a really very long time for everybody to get it. Should you do get it, a brand new “Customise how you might be seen” immediate ought to pop up in your display as quickly as you open the Google Messages app (through 9to5google).
Which means that you’ll be capable of change numerous details about your profile resembling identify and picture. After you alter your identify and profile picture, you’ll be capable of select who can see your shared profile.
From the “Present identify and film to” dropdown menu, you’ll be able to select one of many three choices obtainable:
- Individuals you message: Your profile is seen to individuals after you ship them a message.
- Solely your contacts: Your profile is seen to individuals after you ship them a message, however provided that they’re in your contacts.
- Nobody: Your profile isn’t made seen to anybody after you ship a message.
The brand new choices weren’t beforehand obtainable for Profile discovery. Not solely that, however Google has additionally determined to rename Profile discovery to Profile sharing, which makes rather more sense now.
Profile discovery will get new customization choices | Screenshots credit score: 9to5google
Should you don’t wish to share your profile with the contacts in your cellphone, you’ll be able to flip this function off anytime by following the process described beneath:
- Open Google Messages.
- On the high proper, faucet your Profile image.
- Faucet Messages settings / Superior / Profile discovery.
- Flip Profile sharing on or off.
Remember the fact that your identify and film is shared with Google Messages customers solely after sending them a message. This gained’t work with iPhone customers. It’s additionally vital to say that the cellphone quantity is not going to be seen in different Google apps.
In keeping with Google, when a profile is shared for one in every of your present contacts, it’s best to get a brand new image for them in Messages however hold the saved identify if it’s completely different.
