# Auto renaming of contacts a risk?

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/auto-renaming-of-contacts-a-risk/4799>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/auto-renaming-of-contacts-a-risk/4799 "2026-02-25T08:55:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ian](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/ian/32/3164_2.png) [@ian](https://forum.delta.chat/u/ian)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/auto-renaming-of-contacts-a-risk/4799/2 "2026-02-25T10:26:26Z")

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Related:

> [@Override chat group name in local view](https://support.delta.chat/t/override-chat-group-name-in-local-view/4635/1):
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> Provide a means to rename a group or channel in your roster similarly to how you can change the nick of a user contact to be displayed with higher priority. This is not the same as correcting the group name in the settings, because such edit will be seen by all other members.

> [@Avatar Pics. How to Set?](https://support.delta.chat/t/avatar-pics-how-to-set/3222/5):
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> The topic of requesting to override contact pictures with custom photos seems to be requested often:

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