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AdvancedUser accounts are given a default grey smiley face for their picture (icon/avatar). We explain how to select a new one—either another preset image or your own photo!
Steps
- Log in to the user you wish to change the picture of
- Highlight the user in the “Users” menu and press your controller’s Triangle button to get the options for the user and choose “Information”
- Press your controller’s X button to edit the current picture
- You can now browse the preset images of which there are several colour variations but only three designs. If you have your own photos stored on your PS3 you may want to browse them instead, so select “Select from [Photo]“. Otherwise select a preset image that appeals to you
- If you chose to browse photos you will see the usual folder presentation . When you find a photo you like, select it
- The picture will now have changed in your account information page
- Select Back to return to the menu (XMB) where the new picture will now be showing!
how do i get new psn avatars?
Try our other article: Change your PSN avatar
Once you’ve assigned a photo, you can delete it from your albums. This means yo don’t have to clutter your family photos with silly pictures you want as user images.
The best images to use are PNG type. The PS3 will display the image including any transparency in the image. The image can be any (reasonable size) as it will scale it to suit.
Hi,
I would like to make my own avatar…anybody know what dimensions they should be?
See Paul’s comment above. It can be any dimensions – the PS3 will resize/scale it to best fit.
This is fine, but after creating an avatar of the scottish flag, it shows, but not online, do i need to sell my ps3 due to it being so crap, or sell the os I created for it?
when i click information and it selects it there is only a back option there is no edit option?????
to: Venom-I have the same issue! I need help!!
Bob & Venom – As it says on Step 1, you can only change the user icon of the account you’re currently using. Simply log into the account you wish to change the user icon, and go from there.