Profile pictures don't load until after selecting the "Profile" tab

[simon-abbott]

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I have multiple GitHub accounts logged into the mobile app (work and personal). Previously when I opened the app it would should my profile pictures on the "Profile" tab so I could quickly tell which user I was acting as currently. After the recent iOS 26 UI overhaul update the Profile tab icon just shows a generic icon until I tap on it. This makes it a lot harder to tell at a glance which user I currently am. This is especially annoying since I use the app primarily to check my notifications on the go, and it's really important to my workflow to know which user I am seeing notifications for.

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[taki-on]

Thank you for reaching out to us! I will pass the issue to the iOS team, and they will have a look!

[Komal-Aslam]

Thanks for pointing this out!
I completely agree — the previous version showing the user’s profile picture on the “Profile” tab was really helpful for quickly identifying which account is active, especially when managing multiple accounts (like work and personal).

After the recent iOS 26 UI overhaul, having just a generic icon makes it harder to distinguish between accounts at a glance. It would be great if GitHub could bring back the profile picture indicator or add some kind of visual cue (like account initials or color accents) to make switching and recognizing accounts easier.

This small detail really improved the user experience for those of us who manage multiple profiles. Hopefully, it can be reconsidered in a future update! 🙌

[simon-abbott]

I'm 99% sure this is a bug rather than a missing feature, because if you tap on the "Profiles" tab it does still show the current account's profile picture with the others in the background, just like it used to. It just doesn't show it if the app starts on a different tab. Though I am still on iOS 18, so it's possible iOS 26 itself made some further change.