Purpose

Update how you appear on Happenings, add or change your phone number, and manage the languages you speak.

When to use this

Use this when your name, display details, profile images, phone number, birthday, gender, bio, or spoken languages need to change.

Step by step

To update your personal information:

1. On the web, open Settings, then Profile.
2. Under Personal information, select Edit.
3. Update First name, Last name, Nickname, Username, Birthday, Gender, or Bio.
4. Select Save changes.
5. When the update is saved, you see Profile updated.

To update your images:

1. Select the profile photo to choose and crop a new image.
2. Use Add cover or Change cover to choose and crop a cover image.
3. The image is saved after it uploads. You see Profile photo updated or Cover photo updated.

To add or change your phone number:

1. Under Contact details, select Add phone or Change phone.
2. Enter the number and select Send code.
3. Under Enter verification code, enter the 6-digit code sent to the phone.
4. Select Verify phone. When verification finishes, you see Phone number added.

To manage spoken languages:

1. Under Spoken languages, select Add language and choose a language.
2. Use Set as primary to choose the language Happenings uses for chat translations.
3. Use Remove to remove a language.
4. Select Save changes. When the list is saved, you see Languages saved.

How it fits together

Your personal information is how others see you on Happenings. Your contact details are handled through sign-in and verification. Your primary spoken language is used for chat translations.

Related: Change the interface language.

Troubleshooting

• If you see Couldn't load profile, the profile editor is unavailable. Reload the page and try again.
• Couldn't update profile, Couldn't update profile photo, or Couldn't update cover photo means that change was not saved.
• If you see Couldn't send verification code, check the phone number and try Send code again.
• If you see Couldn't verify phone number, check the 6-digit code or select Use a different number.
• If you see Couldn't save languages, your spoken-language changes were not saved. Try Save changes again.