One thing I've noticed is when I set a exported skin for my character like a picture that turns into a skin it works but then when I leave the app and come back it makes my skin Steve/Alex again.
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We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-32089, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
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