Do you want to know how to delete Twitter profile picture?
Twitter is a great way to share newsworthy information or engage your followers with your posts.
But what happens when you run into a situation where you no longer want to have your profile picture on your Twitter account?
This step-by-step guide will teach you how to delete your Twitter profile picture.
How To Delete Twitter Profile Picture
To delete your Twitter profile picture, tap on your profile picture located on the top left and select “Profile” from the menu. Now, tap on the “Edit profile” button and on your profile picture. Select “Upload photo” and choose the default profile photo (Twitter egg) from the gallery.
Download the Twitter egg photo from here
Earlier, you could tap on the picture, choose Remove, and the picture would be removed. However, Twitter removed this option in the latest update.
Here’s how to delete Twitter profile picture:
- Tap on the profile picture
- Select “Profile” from the menu
- Tap on the “Edit profile” button
- Tap on your profile picture
- Select “Upload photo”
- Choose the “Egg profile picture”
- Adjust the crop
- Tap on “Apply” and then on “Done”
1. Tap on the profile picture
The first step is to download the default Twitter profile picture, the Twitter Egg.
Launch the Twitter app after you download the default profile picture.
Now, tap on the profile picture located in the top left corner.
If you are using Twitter on your desktop, then skip this step.
2. Select “Profile” from the menu
After you tap on your profile icon, you’ll see a menu slide in from the left side.
From the menu, select “Profile”.
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3. Tap on the “Edit profile” button
Here, you’ll see your Twitter profile with your latest tweets and retweets.
Just, above your name, you’ll see the “Edit profile” button.
Tap on it and proceed to the next step.
4. Tap on your profile picture
Here, you can update your profile picture, name, bio, location, website, and birthdate.
Tap on your profile photo to see the profile photo options.
5. Select “Upload photo”
After you tap on your profile picture, you’ll see a drop-down menu with two options: Upload photo and Choose NFT.
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Previously, you had the option to directly delete the profile photo, but Twitter removed it in their latest update.
Select “Upload photo” from the menu and proceed to the next step.
6. Choose the “Egg profile picture”
Now, choose the “Egg profile picture” which you downloaded in the first step.
This is the default profile picture on Twitter.
7. Adjust the crop
After you upload the photo, you have the option to crop the photo.
Make sure the egg is in the center of the circle. Pinch in or out to adjust the zoom.
Tap on the “Rotate” icon to rotate the image.
8. Tap on “Apply” and then on “Done”
After you adjust the zoom, tap on “Apply” located in the top right corner.
Apply filters or crop the image. You can also add emoji to this profile picture.
Now, tap on “Done” located in the top right corner to update the profile picture.
You have now successfully deleted your profile photo from Twitter.
Conclusion
As a result of a recent update, Twitter just made it harder to delete your profile photo from your account. The “remove” option in the profile menu, which lets people delete their Twitter profile picture, has been removed.
Fortunately, there is a workaround for this problem, and we have detailed all of the steps in this tutorial to help you.
