If you select a skin, and exit the game after, no matter how much time has passed, the skin you are in when you launch the game again is Steve. The skin never stays linked to the account.
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[Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay)
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Thank you for your report!
However, this issue has been closed as a Duplicate of MCPE-32089.
Please add a vote and any new information to the main ticket, which will be updated accordingly.
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