How long does it usually take for a custom profile picture to get verified?

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

There's no specific time frame as they are verified by Microsoft before the changes takes place but it's usually within 48 hours

how long on average does it take for the pictures to be verified?

ive had it take up to an hour or so once. other than that other times was pretty fast 5min

If it doesn't do it instantly it can take up to 24hrs. Try to delete and read the profile to your console to see if the change would catch up then. If not try and read the new image as the new picture and then restart your console.

I've never had it take very long. I'm not sure how long I would give it though. As long as you haven't had one forcefully removed in the past, though, you won't lose the ability to have a custom pic.

i've never had one removed forcefully and my last pic was changed instantly as well- so im not sure why its different this time .