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Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

A_CX_PM — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:40:15 GMT

Hey Community,

It’s time for a fresh new look! On December 5th at 8 AM ET, we’re excited to introduce a brand-new collection of avatars to enhance your Community experience. Here's what you can expect:

Your New Look: Watch as your current avatar gets a makeover at 8 AM ET on December 5th.*
Old Avatars, Farewell: Say goodbye to the current avatar library, as it will be entirely replaced with our exciting new collection.
Express Yourself: Explore our fresh avatar library designed to match your unique style. Discover the one that genuinely reflects you.

Important Note on Engagement🚨: Notifications and private messages will be temporarily unavailable from 3 AM to 6 AM ET on December 5th during the update. You can resume your full community interactions after this period.

*If you have a custom avatar, nothing will change

- The Public Mobile Team

A_CX_PM

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

LitlLdy — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:44:54 GMT

Thank you for the announcement on this! 🙂

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

TheSterlinger — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:50:27 GMT

Thanks for the downtime notice. 👀

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Sansan — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:20:14 GMT

Can't wait!

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

JuicySquid — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:17:48 GMT

Excited to see the changes

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Epic — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:10:40 GMT

Excited! Just joined the service. CS Agent is amazing and solved all my problems. I am ready to give back.

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Priority — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:46:34 GMT

Could we pretty please keep the Hermes Default Avatars still?

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

BKNS27 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:42:18 GMT

@A_CX_PM

Thanks, I’ve noticed my avatar automatically changed so I went into my Settings and changed it to the one I liked and it is an iPhone with the dynamic island! 👍

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Phil_Adelphus — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:20:13 GMT

@BKNS27 Did your change hold? Mine changed automatically, didn't like it, went into settings and it looked like all the usual culprits were still there. So I set it back to my previous avatar, the site said you have a new avatar. Now an hour or two later I've got the one I didn't like back. I changed it again, not sure if it will hold. Not that it's a big deal really but am I doing something wrong?

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Sansan — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:12:41 GMT

Same here. I changed it back and it auto changed. Nothing new showing???

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

hTideGnow — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:39:06 GMT

thanks, I am happy and I am using the new Avatar already!!!

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

BKNS27 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:42:40 GMT

@Phil_Adelphus

Yes the avatar held. It automatically changed to a tent with tree and I changed it to the cell phone.

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Phil_Adelphus — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:46:02 GMT

@BKNS27 Mine had auto-updated to something that I figured out must be a cactus! I went back to my previous slightly wilting tulip and it seems to be holding now. Nope, spoke too soon, it's back to the cactus.

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Sansan — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:25:56 GMT

I hope this is still being resolved. I was excited and expecting great avatars but these are quite disappointing.

How do these genuinely reflect me?

Ok fine, I choose from the minimal list. Why does it automatically change each time I'm logged out and log back in?? Why does it not stay at what I choose?

Please say this is still under construction.

@J_PM

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

LitlLdy — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:40:19 GMT

@Sansan , I agree! Those “new” avatars were already there previously when I looked, I just can’t remember what day it was!! All they did was remove the older ones! I got excited for nothing! 😆 I don’t like any of them so I just select one from tne Hermes Default ones instead.

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

LEGO — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 02:39:57 GMT

Why PM keep messing everything up? We are going downhill... What a disappointment!

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Mossmyster33 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:37:18 GMT

Where do we create such avatars

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

BKNS27 — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:15:07 GMT

@Mossmyster33

Click on your existing avatar>My Setting>then double >arrow then click on the one you prefer.

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

TheGx — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:09:21 GMT

Gotta say I'm disappointed with all the avatars old and new...

Re: Exciting Avatar Update on December 5th - Brief Private Messaging Interruption Alert

Korth_ — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 07:35:35 GMT

@TheGx wrote:
Gotta say I'm disappointed with all the avatars old and new...

I'm not disappointed. Just unimpressed that they hype up small things (like forum avatars or brand logo or product artwork) so much while failing to work on improving major things (like broken support model and cantankerous EverSafe). Surely at least a few of those many marketers and managerials and surveys must inform somebody important that existing subscribers and potential subscribers all want certain things which are available elsewhere but unavailable at Public Mobile?