Display name
Your display name is what others see in rooms and on your profile.
On the web
- Click your profile picture (top-right) → "Profile settings".
- Edit "Display name" and click "Save".
On the mobile app (iOS & Android)
- Tap your profile picture (top-left) → "Profile" → "Edit Profile".
- Tap "Identity", edit "Display name", and "Save".
Rules to know:
- Display names must be unique, under 30 characters, with at least 3 letters and 5 characters total.
- You can change it up to 2 times per 24 hours — if you hit the limit, wait a day and try again.
Profile picture, cover photo, bio, interests
- On the web: open your profile (profile picture → "View profile") and click your avatar or cover image to upload a new one (PNG/JPEG). Your bio is edited from the profile page too (max 250 characters — emojis may count as multiple characters).
- On the mobile app: tap your profile picture (top-left) → "Profile" → "Edit Profile" → "Profile Picture", "Cover Photo", "Information" (area of study, bio, interests), "Social links".
First name, last name, date of birth
- On the web: click your profile picture (top-right) → "Profile settings" — first name, last name, pronouns, country, gender and more.
- On the mobile app: tap your profile picture (top-left) → "Settings" → "Personal details".
About the date of birth: it can only be set once — entering a date that makes you under 16 locks the account automatically, and later corrections are handled by our moderation team. See: Age requirement: why your account was locked.
Can I change my date of birth?
Not in the app — once a date of birth is saved it's fixed, on the web and on mobile, and support can't edit it from a chat either. If yours is wrong (a slipped year, a test value), our moderation team corrects it: email webapp.reporting@studystream.live from the email address linked to your account with the correct date of birth and something that shows your year of birth (a school or university document with your first name and year of birth is enough — censor everything else). They verify it and update the date, and if the wrong date had locked your account, that unlocks it too. Full details: Age requirement: why your account was locked.
Your role (Uni student / Pre-uni student / Professional)
Your role determines who you can interact with on the platform — for safety, Professionals and Pre-Uni students can't message each other directly, so pick the role that genuinely matches you. You can only change it yourself once:
- On the web: profile picture → "Account settings" → "Role".
- On the mobile app: tap your profile picture (top-left) → "Settings" → "Your role".
Already used your one change? Contact our moderation team at webapp.reporting@studystream.live and they can update it for you.
Time zone
Your time zone decides when your day rolls over — both your streak day and your daily focus room time reset at midnight in this time zone, not your phone's clock. Many accounts are still on the default UTC. On the web: profile picture → "Profile settings" → "Time zone". On the mobile app: profile picture (top-left) → "Settings" → "Personal details" → "Time zone" (the row appears once the list has loaded), or "Profile" → "Stats" → "Update Timezone". You can change it once every 7 days. If your device is in a different time zone, the app may show an "Update time zone" prompt.
Can I use StudyStream in another language?
Not at the moment — the StudyStream website and mobile app are only available in English. There's no language setting, and changing your phone's or browser's language won't change it. You can still write to our support team in your own language. If you'd like StudyStream in your language, post it on our feedback board at app.studystream.live/feedback (you need to be logged in).
What other people see on your profile page
Your profile page (web: click your profile picture (top-right) → "View profile"; app: profile picture (top-left) → "Profile") is what others open when they click your name or avatar. The card on the left shows your cover photo and picture, your display name with your tick, flags and role icon, your age and area of study, your bio, your Followers and Following counts and an "Add Socials" button. A small copy icon on the cover copies your profile link.
Two things people often don't expect:
- Your online status includes the room you're in. While you're in a focus room, your profile card (and the small card that opens from your name in a room's participant list) shows that room's name, for example "Focus Room 1". There's no setting to hide that; it goes away when you leave the room.
- Your recent focus room sessions are listed on the Summary tab, with start and end times in the viewer's time zone. Who can see them is the "Recent focus room sessions" row of your Privacy settings (default: everyone). The detailed times themselves are a Premium feature for the viewer.
The tabs on the right are Summary (join date, highest and latest badge, pin count once 20 people have pinned you, interests, recent sessions (the detailed list of your recent sessions opens on Premium only), and your Recent Activity, where "Post an update..." publishes to the community feed), Achievements, Statistics and, on your own profile, Focus Partners. See: Your stats, hours, rank and badges and Focus rooms: everything you can do.
Privacy settings
Control who can message you, add you to group chats, pin you in rooms, and who sees your age, pronouns, country, interests, and more:
- On the web: profile picture → "Privacy settings".
- On the mobile app: tap your profile picture (top-left) → "Settings" → "Privacy settings" (tabs: Messaging, Profile, Other).
Favourites, messages, and a few quirks
- Favourites are capped per plan (20 on Free, 40 on Basic, 80 on Premium) — and the favourites list shows only the ones currently online, so it can look shorter than your real total. If you can't add anyone new, remove some entries first.
- Deleting a chat is permanent — there's no confirmation on mobile swipe-delete and no way to restore a deleted conversation.
- Country can't be cleared once set — you can hide it instead: Privacy settings → "Profile" tab → "Country / Region" → "No One" (or "Followers").
- Social links in your bio are capped at 50 characters — use the platform's short URL if your profile link is longer. Discord and Signal usernames are copied to the clipboard when someone clicks them (full invite links open normally).
- The app is currently English-only — there's no language setting.
Unblock a user
On the web
- Click your profile picture (top-right) → "View profile".
- Click "Manage followers" under your bio and open the "Blocked users" tab. (The "⋯" menu on your profile also has a "Blocked users" shortcut that opens the same list.)
- Find the person in the list and unblock them.
- On the mobile app: there's no blocked-users list, but you can unblock in two ways — open the person's profile and choose "Unblock" from its menu, or open your direct-message conversation with them and choose "Unblock" from the chat menu. Blocked users don't show up in search, so if you have no DM thread and can't reach their profile, use the list on the web.