Changing Default Hangouts Contact Pictures

[NickinVA]

Esteemed community which always seem to have the answers,
I'm using the work-around to combine my Google Voice SMS's into Google Hangouts, now that they've added SMS capability.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/03/how-to-use-google-voice-sms-with-hangouts/
Link above for that work-around if anyone's curious.

It's not great - but I like having to use only one application. Anyway, my question is, for contacts who do NOT have their own Google+ profiles, Hangouts uses whatever photo I have in my contact card. But, if a user does have a Google+ profile, it overrides to that picture. My issue is, a lot of folks have nonsensical pictures like their dog or something, rather than their face. On my few, I would like to have people's faces.

Is there any way to override that photo? I can't find any settings to that effect. Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Nick

 

[baj123]

bump

 

[TeckSupport05]

Bump as well... Just googling this answer and can't seem to find it...

 

[TheClawDad]

While I am on a MotoX I have this same issue. It seems like Google wants Google+ profile photos to have priority. I would prefer to choose. Bump for visibility.

 

[Chuck Claunch]

I'd like to know this too if anyone finds a workaround. I'm in the same group who likes to set a specific photo for my contacts.

 

[NickinVA]

Bump, anything new?

 

[dg2kids]

I'm looking for a solution to this, as well. I have my contacts set up exactly how I want them and it's maddening to have things changed without my permission. I've seen requests for a fix for this in several places. Why would google insist that we use the google+ contact photos???

 

[kartak]

joining in the outcry for a solution to this. I heard something recently about hangouts no longer requiring a g+, could this have somehow made a difference?

 

[ATL Wiz Kid]

Everything is in Google.
Just go to a web browser with the account signed in to this link
google dot com slash contacts

edit the contact and add a picture.

hope this helps the world

 

[Chuck Claunch]

Everything is in Google.
Just go to a web browser with the account signed in to this link
google dot com slash contacts

edit the contact and add a picture.

hope this helps the world

I'm pretty sure everyone here understands how to do that. The problem is Google overrides that custom photo if the person has a Google+ profile with a photo. They need to add an option to turn that off.

 

[NickinVA]

I'm pretty sure everyone here understands how to do that. The problem is Google overrides that custom photo if the person has a Google+ profile with a photo. They need to add an option to turn that off.

yep, that.

 

[cjones1348]

Really, over a year and still no solution for this? Do I really have to get every contact change their g+ photo back to their face just for my convenience??!?!?

 

[dhectorg]

I've really grown to hate Google and their incessant push to integrate ALL of their services and tie them to G+. All I want to do is change my own profile pic in Hangouts, which seems to be impossible without G+. I do not have a G+ account and don't want one. So I guess I'm stuck with the same profile pic forever, lest I cave in to Google's bullying.