Google is adjusting the “profile sharing” feature in its Google Messages app to allow users to set custom contact names and photos on their own devices for their stored contacts and others they send text messages to. can go As reported by 9to5GoogleA change was rolled out late last year that overrides your custom names and photos with everyone’s broadcast profile, but now you can switch it back to giving friends, colleagues, and family members those names and avatars. can have what you think they should have.
Google’s Updated support page for profile sharing Now outlines the steps to set a local contact photo that replaces the photo shared by your contact. To customize their name or appearance, tap a person’s contact name or picture in a Google Messages chat, then tap their photo on the details page. From there, you can change to one of their shares or your own custom one for them.