Profile picture!

[Ustna]

Hey all. I’m a new owner of a 22 GTPE and for the life of me I can not figure out how to add my personal pic to my car profile. I know it can be done. I’ve seen several posts displaying that.
Please guide me! If it helps, I have an iPhone.

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[RickMachE]

I have never been able to do this in my 2022, or my 2022 Lightning. Gave up long ago. Part of it requires a contact, tied to the phone's number, with only that phone number and a picture. Add in email address and such and it doesn't work.

 

[JeffGo]

I had done it on my '21, kind of a pain.

But it's no longer possible. Lots of threads about this on this forum.

 

[Ustna]

I had done it on my '21, kind of a pain.

But it's no longer possible. Lots of threads about this on this forum.

They removed the ability to do it?

 

[JeffGo]

They removed the ability to do it?

Yes. You can only use one of the canned profile pics now.

 

[Trielectric]

I guess I am not sure I know what you are trying to do, as I have no problem changing my avatar.
Using Windows 10 computer & mouse.
#1, sign in
#2 Select & click on it, your login name at the top right.
#3.Select Account details.
#4.Select your Profile
#5.Hover over your current Avatar picture, the word Edit should appear, click on it.
#6.Change what you want to change

 

[JeffGo]

I guess I am not sure I know what you are trying to do, as I have no problem changing my avatar.
Using Windows 10 computer & mouse.
#1, sign in
#2 Select & click on it, your login name at the top right.
#3.Select Account details.
#4.Select your Profile
#5.Hover over your current Avatar picture, the word Edit should appear, click on it.
#6.Change what you want to change

I don't believe the OP was talking about this forum. You used to be able to change the profile picture that shows on the screen in the car, in the upper right. You can't do that now.

 

[ShawnMakie]

I remember having the hardest time with this when I got my car.

The trick is to first make a contact on your phone with your first and last name, phone number and email address associated with your Ford profile. Set the profile picture on that contact.

Make sure you only have one* contact with your name/phone number.

Very important! - make sure Car Play/Android auto is *disabled in your car! - this one got me....

Connect your phone to your car and when your phone prompts for permission to access your contacts, accept / enable that. Verify you can access your contacts list in the phone app


Now you can select your profile picture

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

I remember having the hardest time with this when I got my car.

The trick is to first make a contact on your phone with your first and last name, phone number and email address associated with your Ford profile. Set the profile picture on that contact.

Make sure you only have one* contact with your name/phone number.

Very important! - make sure Car Play/Android auto is *disabled in your car! - this one got me....

Connect your phone to your car and when your phone prompts for permission to access your contacts, accept / enable that. Verify you can access your contacts list in the phone app


Now you can select your profile picture

What Shawn said.

It's news to me that they removed this ability in more recent cars. Would be sad to see it go.

Hey Ford, here's a novel idea: how 'bout you fix problems rather than removing features that have problems....?

 

[JeffGo]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/are-personal-profile-icon-still-a-thing.42715/

see reply #8 - he knows

 

[Jimrpa]

I remember having the hardest time with this when I got my car.

The trick is to first make a contact on your phone with your first and last name, phone number and email address associated with your Ford profile. Set the profile picture on that contact.

Make sure you only have one* contact with your name/phone number.

Very important! - make sure Car Play/Android auto is *disabled in your car! - this one got me....

Connect your phone to your car and when your phone prompts for permission to access your contacts, accept / enable that. Verify you can access your contacts list in the phone app


Now you can select your profile picture

Nope ?

 

[Jimrpa]

What Shawn said.

It's news to me that they removed this ability in more recent cars. Would be sad to see it go.

Hey Ford, here's a novel idea: how 'bout you fix problems rather than removing features that have problems....?

It’s much easier to simply say “we’ve determined that our owners don’t use ________” ?

 

[AllenXS]

When it worked and you wanted to change your profile pic you also had to delete phone contacts and then reload. It was fun for a few days, maybe weeks. Forgotten about it until now.

 

[stinsvic]

It’s much easier to simply say “we’ve determined that our owners don’t use ________” ?

I just changed my profile picture, no problem!!

 

[Jimrpa]

I just changed my profile picture, no problem!!

Which MY, and how?

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