how long to verify profile picture?

Hello Heave, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

To verify your profile photo on Xbox, you can follow these steps;

Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide.
Go to Profile & System, select your profile, and then select My Profile.
Select Customize Profile > Change Player Picture.
Choose your gamer image from those shown, or select Take a photo of my avatar or upload a custom image.

If you choose to upload a custom image, you will need to connect a USB device that contains the JPG or PNG image you want to use. The image must be a minimum of 1080 x 1080 pixels.

After uploading the image, it may take a while for your custom image to appear while it is verified that it is suitable for use. If it is not, it will revert to the last player image or avatar you were using.

You can also change your gamer image with the Xbox mobile app. You can choose from the Xbox library of player images, or add your own image directly from your mobile device1.

Best regards.

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 .