If you aren’t signed into YouTube, you’ll need to tap ⋮, then enter your email address and password to continue.

If you have not uploaded a profile image for your account, your profile image appears as a colored circle with your initial in the middle.

If you want to change the name of an attached channel, instead tap Switch account, tap the channel’s name, and then tap the profile icon again.

You must enter a first and last name if you’re changing your username. If you’re changing a channel name, this field will simply say “Name” and it will not require a “Last” section.

This name also appears in Gmail and on Google+. You can change your name three times every 90 days per Google’s policy.

If you aren’t already logged into YouTube, click Sign in and enter your email address and password to continue.

If you have not uploaded a profile image for your account, your profile image appears as a colored circle with your initial in the middle.

If you want to change the name of an attached channel, instead click Switch account, click the channel’s name, and click the profile icon again.

If you want your username to appear as several words (e. g. “Love and Puppies”), you might write the first word in the “First” field and the rest of the phrase in the “Last” field. If you’re changing a channel name, this field will simply say “Name” and it will not require a “Last” section. You can also add a nickname for yourself under Nickname. You can display your nickname as part of your name by clicking the downward facing triangle across from Display my name as: and then choose how you want your nickname to be included.