Google Messages finally has custom backgrounds and themes heres how to personalize your chats

Date:
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:41:53 +0000

Description:
You can now set custom wallpapers and themes in Google Messages, and it's
easy to do so.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Google Messages now lets you customize your chats You can change bubble colors and wallpapers for each
chat individually RCS must be enabled to do this Despite having been around for a long time, Google Messages hasnt let you properly customize chats in
the past. But now this feature has finally rolled out.

As announced in a Google blog post , you can now change both bubble accent colors and the wallpaper. For the latter, youll be able to choose from
curated options in categories like animals and space, or you can choose an image from your gallery.

And while you can manually change the message bubble colors, you can also
have them automatically adjust to match your wallpaper changes. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: (Image credit: Google) How to customize your chats Making these changes is simple. Just open Google Messages, and
then select the chat you want to customize. Then either tap the name of the person or group in the top bar, or tap the three dots in the top right
corner.

From that screen, tap Chat theme, where youll find a color palette to select
a shade for the chat, and a wallpaper option, where you can either browse through Googles selection or tap Choose a photo to upload one from your gallery. You may like Google Messages bug that's driving users crazy is finally on Google's radar I know it's basic, but this new Google Calendar feature makes me very happy and organized Samsung Messages replaced by
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Once youve chosen a wallpaper, tap Next to preview it and then tap Apply.
Then just do the same for any other chats you want to customize.

Note, though, that RCS must be enabled to access these customization options, and that the changes you make will only be visible to you not the people youre chatting with. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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