Updating Your Profile

How to change your name, bio, and profile photo in Vicinity.

2 min read·Updated March 2025

Your Vicinity profile is what friends see when they view your account. You can update your name, bio, and profile photo at any time.

Changing your name or bio

  1. 1Open Vicinity and tap the Profile tab.
  2. 2Tap Edit Profile.
  3. 3Update your display name or bio.
  4. 4Tap Save.

Updating your profile photo

  1. 1Go to Profile → Edit Profile.
  2. 2Tap your current profile photo.
  3. 3Choose Take Photo or Choose from Library.
  4. 4Crop and confirm your selection.
  5. 5Tap Save.
  • Your profile photo is only visible to friends, never to the public.
  • Profile photos are resized and compressed automatically — there's no need to resize before uploading.

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