YouTube creators can more easily change their profile name and picture now, without changing their Google account information. YouTube creators are finally getting a highly requested new feature. It's now easy to change your YouTube channel name and profile picture to better reflect your content -- without updating the name and photo associated with your Google account. The change will help keep your YouTube name and content separate from your Google services, such as Gmail and Google Docs.
That way if you need to send an email for school or work, your real name will appear, not your YouTube name. Important note: If you're verified on YouTube and change your channel name, you'll lose your verification badge and need to reapply.
Here's how to change your YouTube channel name and profile picture, without updating your Google account name, on either mobile or desktop. To change your profile picture, tap your picture, and select an existing photo or take a new one.
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Log out. Smart Home. Social Media. More Button Icon Circle with three vertical dots. It indicates a way to see more nav menu items inside the site menu by triggering the side menu to open and close. Devon Delfino. You can change your YouTube channel name on a desktop computer, or via the mobile app. This changes your account's username or channel name. Unfortunately, no. Not Helpful 11 Helpful Go to your Google Plus page and click your name.
You should see the option to change your name, but you can only change it every 3 months. Not Helpful 22 Helpful Right now you cannot change your username from the mobile app or website, according to Google support.
You're limited to using a computer or perhaps the desktop version of the site on your mobile, if that's possible. Not Helpful 25 Helpful You just have to think of a new one. If a username is unavailable, it means it is already taken, or unusable because it may cause confusion.
Not Helpful 13 Helpful You can't. If you really want a new username, just make a new account with it. Not Helpful 23 Helpful 9. The URL will stay the same unless you create a new channel and merge it. Not Helpful 10 Helpful 2. What do I do if I signed up using my Google name and want a different username?
You can edit your username on your account settings or make a new account. Not Helpful 33 Helpful I don't want my real name on YouTube for when I leave comments, but I want my real name on my email account. How do I change it to be different on YouTube? If your YouTube channel is tied to your Google account name, then you can't change your YouTube channel's name without also changing your Google account's name, which would show up in Gmail.
However, if you create a brand channel, you can have a separate channel name. If your channel is very old, it was already converted into a brand channel. Not Helpful 16 Helpful 3. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0.
It is impossible to use a classic YouTube username with YouTube. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 4. You can only change your username a few times; afterward, you will be stuck with whatever channel name you picked. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 2. Related wikiHows How to. How to. About This Article.
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