How to choose who sees your profile picture on WhatsApp

Most WhatsApp users in Spain use a profile picture in your account the app. Depending on how you have configured your account in the application, it may be that everyone will have the possibility to see this photo, which may be something you do not want. Luckily, in the app you have the possibility to choose who sees your profile picture.

It is a measure with which be able to protect the privacy of your account on WhatsApp, as you have control over which of the people you send messages to can see that photo. Also, this process of choosing who can see the profile photo is very easy to set up.

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Choose who sees your profile picture on WhatsApp

Default, your profile picture is shown to everyone on WhatsApp. This means that anyone who has you in their contact list will be able to see said photo, even if it is someone you do not know or do not want to see your photo. Anyone who sends you a message can also see the image in the application. If you want to have control over this, you can configure it by following these steps:

1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.
2. Click on the top three vertical dots.
3. Go into Settings.
4. Enter Account.
5. Click on Privacy.
6. Go to the Profile photo section.
7. Select who can see your profile photo.

The application, as you can see in this menu, basically gives us three options: Everyone, my contacts or no one. The most comfortable option may be to choose your contacts, so that only those people that you have in your contact list in the application will be able to see your photo. This means that you control this, when deciding who will be in your contact list in the app. Whenever you want, you can change this, so that it fits what you are looking for in your account.

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