How to Change Your PS4 Profile Avatar

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By Soham De

Published Sep 6, 2021

Is your PlayStation 4 avatar a bit on the boring side? Well, switch it up a bit with one of these easy methods.

It is boring looking at the same old avatar on your PS4 profile. Maybe a new avatar of your favorite character has dropped and you want that, or you just fancy something different.

It's a quick and easy process to change your PS4 profile avatar, as well as add more avatars to your collection. Let's dive in.

How Do I Change My PS4 Profile Avatar?

You can change your avatar via your PS4, phone, or computer.

Change Your Avatar on Your PS4

To change your avatar via your PS4, you need to head to the avatar selection page. There are two ways to do this:

1. You can go via Settings > Account Management > Account Information > Profile > Avatar

2. You can also go through Profile > ... > Edit Profile > Avatar

As you can see, option two is the quicker one, but either works. Once you're there, choose from a range of avatars across different categories. Then, select your chosen avatar and confirm your selection.

Change Your Avatar on Your Phone

The Play section of the PS App on Android.

If you want to change your PS4 profile avatar, but you're away from your PS4, you can do so on your phone via the PS App, which is also great if you want to use PlayStation Messaging.

To do this, make sure you're in the Play section of the PS App, then tap your profile, select Edit Profile (there might be a sign-in page here), then select Edit in the Avatar section. Choose the avatar you want to use and press Yes. This should automatically change your PS4 profile avatar.

Change Your Avatar on Your Computer

You can also use your computer to change your PS4 profile avatar. Simply head to the PlayStation website and sign in to your PSN account, click on your account icon, select Account Settings, then Profile, then select Edit in the Avatar section. Select and confirm your avatar, and then you're good to go.

Just like with your phone, your PS4 profile avatar should automatically change.

How to Add More PS4 Profile Avatars

The Avatars section of the PS Store on PS4

You can buy premium avatars on your PS4 via the PS Store.

Head to the PlayStation Store, select Add-ons, then Avatars. Here, you can scroll through and purchase any premium avatars that catch your eye. Any purchased avatars will have their own section in the avatar selection page, under Premium Avatars.