diff --git a/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/ISocialPlatform/PlayGamesUserProfile.cs b/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/ISocialPlatform/PlayGamesUserProfile.cs
index 62820e44..741d8286 100644
--- a/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/ISocialPlatform/PlayGamesUserProfile.cs
+++ b/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/ISocialPlatform/PlayGamesUserProfile.cs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public override string ToString()
         private void setAvatarUrl(string avatarUrl)
         {
             mAvatarUrl = avatarUrl;
-            if (!avatarUrl.StartsWith("https") && avatarUrl.StartsWith("http"))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(avatarUrl) && !avatarUrl.StartsWith("https") && avatarUrl.StartsWith("http"))
             {
                 mAvatarUrl = avatarUrl.Insert(4, "s");
             }
diff --git a/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/Platforms/Android/AndroidJavaConverter.cs b/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/Platforms/Android/AndroidJavaConverter.cs
index f4bd0674..f37519c7 100644
--- a/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/Platforms/Android/AndroidJavaConverter.cs
+++ b/Assets/Public/GooglePlayGames/com.google.play.games/Runtime/Scripts/Platforms/Android/AndroidJavaConverter.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ internal static Player ToPlayer(AndroidJavaObject player)
             string displayName = player.Call<String>("getDisplayName");
             string playerId = player.Call<String>("getPlayerId");
             string avatarUrl = player.Call<String>("getIconImageUrl");
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(avatarUrl))
+            {
+                avatarUrl = player.Call<String>("getHiResImageUrl");
+            }
             return new Player(displayName, playerId, avatarUrl);
         }
 
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ internal static PlayerProfile ToPlayerProfile(AndroidJavaObject player) {
           string displayName = player.Call<String>("getDisplayName");
           string playerId = player.Call<String>("getPlayerId");
           string avatarUrl = player.Call<String>("getIconImageUrl");
+          if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(avatarUrl))
+          {
+              avatarUrl = player.Call<String>("getHiResImageUrl");
+          }
           bool isFriend =
               player.Call<AndroidJavaObject>("getRelationshipInfo").Call<int>("getFriendStatus") ==
               4 /* PlayerFriendStatus.Friend*/;