Apple's Photos app shows a key photo or thumbnail for each person included in the People album on your iPhone or iPad. Here's how to change that thumbnail in a few easy steps.

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Can you change the thumbnail for a person in the People album on your iPhone or iPad? Of course! Here's how to change people's profile pictures in Photos in the People album super quickly.

Open the Photos app.
Tap a person in the People & Pets album you want to change the profile picture for.
Touch and hold the photo you’d like to use as the person's key photo.
Tap Make Key Photo.
When you go back to the People & Pets album, you'll see the new thumbnail photo.

Now you know how to change the thumbnail photo for each person and pet in the People & Pets album on your iPhone and iPad. For more great Photos app tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day.