You can change your username on POF in the Settings section of the website or mobile app. Whether you’ve recently changed your last name or want to add a fun nickname, changing your name on your POF profile is a fairly straightforward process.
POF prefers its users to use the name they go by in everyday life. POF names cannot include the following:
Symbols, numbers, nonstandard capitalization, repeating characters, or punctuation, Characters from more than one language, words, or phrases that go against POF’s Community Standards.
How to Change Username on POF Using Browser
You can change your username on POF via a desktop browser or the POF mobile app. Here’s how it’s done.
If you’re using a computer for POF App, whether it’s a desktop PC or a laptop, then changing your name handle is similar across platforms. Since POF isn’t dependent on the operating system that your computer is using, the instructions are the same.
1. Log in to POF. Click the down arrow at the top-right of the screen.
2. Click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
3. Click Name.
4. Enter your new name, then click Save Changes.
5. You may need to enter your POF password, then click Save Changes.
How to Change Username on POF App
If you’re using the POF app on Android or iPhone/iOS, then the process to change your username or handle is identical to using a PC. The procedure is as follows:
1. Open the POF app for iPhone or Android.
2. Tap the Menu icon at the bottom-right of the screen for iPhones and the top-right of the screen for Android.
3. Scroll down the list. Tap Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
4. Tap Personal and Account Information.
5. Tap Name.
6. Enter your new name, then click Save Changes.
7. Enter your POF password, then click Save Changes.
How to Change Your POF App Account Profile Picture
If you wish to change how your POF profile picture looks, then you can do the following:
1. Open and log in to your POF account.
2. On the home page, click on your profile picture.
3. Click on the change Profile button on the bottom right of the banner picture.
4. Click on the camera icon on your profile pic.
5. Choose an image that you wish to use for your picture, then click on Open.
6. Adjust the picture to your desired position and size.
7. Click on Save on the upper right portion of the window. Your new picture should now be saved.