Find out how to add photos to contacts on your Android phone

Last update: 04/10/2024
Add Photos to Contacts On Android Phone

You can add or assign images to your phone contacts Android to make your contact log more visually appealing, instead of having contacts represented by the first two letters of their name in your contact list. Adding pictures to contacts is very easy on your Android phone and we will show you the steps.

Another advantage of assigning photos to contacts on your Android phone is that your contacts' photo will always appear on the screen when they call you. This could mean that you can instantly recognise who is looking at you, without having to learn their names.

Follow the steps below to add or assign images to contacts on your Android phone.

1. Touch the button Contact Application on your Android phone

2. On the Contacts tab, click the button Contact to which you must add or assign an image.

3. On the next screen, click on the company icon Edit located in the upper right corner of your screen.

Edit contact information on an Android phone

4. In the contacts items view, click the button Digital camera icon located near the contact ID (see image below).

Add a photo to a contact on an Android phone

5. When you click on the Digicam icon, you will see a pop-up menu with two options to add a picture to your contact (see image below).

Choose a picture to assign to a contact on an Android phone

Both can press Photos to choose a photo from the image gallery or press take a photo to take a new photo with your Android phone.

6. If you have chosen Image, you will be directed to the Image Gallery. Choose an image from the Gallery that you simply assign to this Contact by typing about him.

7. On the next screen you can make changes to the image. Press Finished at any time you are happy with the changes.

Crop a contact picture on an Android phone

8. Then the tap Guarda to save batches of contact image.

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Save changes to a contact on an Android phone

You can simply change or delete the pictures assigned to contacts on your Android phone and replace them with new ones, if you think a contact's picture is outdated or you don't want a picture attached to a selected contact.

1. Touch the button Contact Application on your Android phone

2. On the Contacts tab, click the button Contact that you simply have to change the image.

3. On the next screen, click on the company icon Edit located in the upper right corner of your screen.

Edit contact information on an Android phone

4. On the contacts screen, click the button Contact photo located near the contact identifier.

Edit or delete a contact photo on an Android phone

5. In the context menu, you can click on Image to select another image from the gallery or press Thomas to delete the photo assigned to this contact on your Android phone (see image below).

Edit or delete a contact photo on an Android phone

Word: You cannot add pictures to contacts if they are saved on the SIM card.

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