Choose the information you share with others
Go to About me to edit what others see about you.
Next to the information you want to change, choose Edit
.To save your changes, select OK.
Note: You can change basic account information, like your primary email address and password, through My Account.
What information can be shared
You can choose to show or hide certain information to other users of Google products. Some of the things you can change include:
Your birthday
Your gender
Employment info, like where you work
Personal contact info, like your phone number and mailing address
Work contact info, like your work email and phone number
Places you've visited
Education info
The following information might be shown to people you contact or share with:
Your name
Nickname
Tagline
Display photo
Cover photo
Your email address
More details about your name & photo
The name and photo on your "About me" page will show up in Google products that use this information from your Google Account. If you use a different name or profile photo in certain Google products, you might continue to see them there.
Changes you make to your "About me" photo can be viewed by other users across Google products, including when you communicate or share content.
What Google does with this information
Google uses this information to help other users of Google products (like Hangouts, Gmail, and Maps) learn more about you and easily get in touch. For example, when you're having a conversation with someone on the Gmail or Hangouts app, they can click or tap your display photo, which shows the contact details you've decided to share.
Preview what your information looks like to others
You can use the "Preview" feature to see how your information might appear to others who have permission to see it.
Preview how your information shows up
Sign in to About me.
On the top left, select the Menu
Preview.
A panel will appear with your information organized in cards.To close this view, click or tap outside the panel.
Other users who are looking at your information in an app might see different content than what's shown here. What they see depends on a few things, including:
What information you've shared with who
What selection of information the app displays about you
What Google does with this information
Google uses this information to help other users of Google products (like Hangouts, Gmail, and Maps) learn more about you and easily get in touch. For example, when you're having a conversation with someone on the Gmail or Hangouts app, they can click or tap your display photo, which shows the contact details you've decided to share.
Preview what your information looks like to others
You can use the "Preview" feature to see how your information might appear to others who have permission to see it.
Preview how your information shows up
Sign in to About me.
On the top left, select the Menu Preview. A panel will appear with your information organized in cards.
To close this view, click or tap outside the panel.
Other users who are looking at your information in an app might see different content than what's shown here. What they see depends on a few things, including:
What information you've shared with who
What selection of information the app displays about you