With this update, Discord also rolled out a new game overlay feature to replace the old one—but the problem is that this option was turned on by default, whether you had it on originally or not.

Discord profile pictures are 128 x 128 pixels – larger pictures are scaled to fit those dimensions. Discord limits how often you can change your profile picture in a certain timeframe.

UPDATE (August 30): The issue has now been resolved. After several complaints on social media, the developers finally took notice of the situation and resolved the problem.

Downloading Profile Pictures on Mobile While the above methods are more suitable for desktop users, mobile users can still capture profile pictures, albeit in lower quality. Open the Discord App: ...

Discord users face the difficult decision of selecting a profile picture and nickname. That picture and nickname will be used across all Discords of which a person is a members.

Unfortunately, many users have suffered peculiar incidents where Discord is banning them for changing their profile picture. As bizarre as that sounds, other social media platforms have been rife ...

The new option lives in Discord’s user settings menu under “user profile.” There, you can describe what you’re all about in 190 characters or less, including links and emojis.

OK, so after firing up Discord, you must go on ahead and open the person’s profile with the avatar you want to save on your computer. Do this by clicking on the Profile icon, then select View ...