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# How to Change the First Photo / Starting View on a Google Virtual Tour
- URL: https://gothru.co/docs/how-to-change-the-first-photo-starting-view-on-a-google-virtual-tour/
- Published: 2025-08-15T16:28:59.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-15T16:28:59.000Z
- Description: If you want to update the first image or starting angle for your Google Business virtual tour, follow these steps:
- Author: Syafriko Yuliusman
- Tags: New GoThru

If you want to update the first image or starting angle for your Google Business virtual tour, follow these steps:

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### **Step 1: Open the Tour in GoThru**

1. Go to **GoThru** and open your tour in the **360 Image Connector**.

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### **Step 2: Locate the Map Pin**

- Look for the **green dot** — this represents your business location on Google Maps.
- **Important:** The panorama closest to this green dot will be your starting pano.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcno2F2V7PbDTx9eSnWzL-ONuTy_o5raZuUH65ouSVhCMtlUSDhsd-HSxe7k8U1PtcxTgTqCe6EJ8dKDYdAESQjAFAo-Ca0eSLhtUqw6bQ8M1T5I7tvOYBSKqoacz8y6gg6pK7r?key=ymHKm0BAFIRTng2jMSH7jA)

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### **Step 3: Adjust the Starting View**

1. Select the closest pano to the green dot.
2. Rotate it so it faces the **desired direction** (e.g., toward your storefront or main entrance).

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcfmxWIcxMag5EucLHA_fxmcZoUcgFYE53PHp0B4CgKJdxhW7zYyImuR9ocQyvmTSErtAnGjNkfC36jMVQVZEWopJYO339yR8NayyD-eEt6AouKQ6wB5yvoJYjRB0t7Wfiq8lUh?key=ymHKm0BAFIRTng2jMSH7jA)

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### **Step 4: Save and Publish**

1. **Save** your changes in the Image Connector.
2. Return to **GoThru** and click **Update Tour** to republish the new starting angle to Google.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeseX3dUVxpxGMytClHEnO0rik5nJ7_8NGNFtP_ghgc0Tj8V7pShR3v8nwdFLi3MnyX5lWdkWL73ZBy8cjNRcgsddmtwjyCsqWGvcgqqDvoBnKJAGy4OwrwsXCb9kQP-jVtHUbRMw?key=ymHKm0BAFIRTng2jMSH7jA)

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### **Important Notes**

- Google **only** allows the pano nearest to the green dot to be the first pano.
- Changes may take **30 minutes to 7 days** to appear on Google.
- If the wrong pano is showing first:
  - Move your preferred pano **closer** to the green dot, or
  - Edit its **heading** so it faces the pin.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeqUrZpNbRyyAAmYl_f0TbZ-Dtj8XKilN7_52rTiZifyOftViPoWFfcVbI50sK9E5QyvDS2if5ZBC8QV4e4xozZTpRP_CJcJ0nx6fOvU9Rl4q7CHxpjYFfMCmVwlRHcZLRT9s8S?key=ymHKm0BAFIRTng2jMSH7jA)

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**Key Takeaway:** You don’t replace a “main photo” — instead, you adjust the position and viewing angle of the pano nearest to the Google Maps pin, then republish or update the tour.