How do I update my FamilySearch profile?

Article Id: 14659
April 10, 2024

In your FamilySearch settings, update your FamilySearch profile to change your name, contact ID, and the place where you live. Use this information to customize how you appear to other FamilySearch users and specify what should be publicly visible and what should be kept private.

Note: The Contact ID serves the same purpose as what was formerly called the "contact name." Contact IDs will no longer allow specific characters. Characters not accepted are:
^[^{}[\]?=:!@#$^&%*;()<>|~,'"/]+$

Steps (website)

  1. Sign in to FamilySearch.
  2. In the upper right corner, click your name, and then click Settings.
  3. Click the Profile tab above your profile.
  4. To change your portrait, click Edit below your picture.
  5. Beside each heading, click Edit to make changes within that section.
  6. To change whether the place is public or private, click Edit then select "Public or Only Me."
  7. Click Save.

Steps (mobile app)

In the Family Tree mobile app, you can update your user profile and change what contact information is made public. To change the contact information itself, you need to use the website.

  1. While signed in to the Family Tree mobile app:
    • Apple iOS: In the bottom right corner, tap the 3 dots.
    • Android: In the top left corner, tap the 3 lines.
  2. Tap Settings. 
  3. Tap Profile.
  4. To change your portrait, tap Add Portrait or Edit Portrait.
  5. Tap the Public switch for the country option to make it public (on) make private (off).

Results

Your old contact ID appears on FamilySearch for up to 24 hours after you change it. If other users follow records that you have modified, your old contact ID still appears until the system completely updates.

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