How to set whatsapp wallpaper in iphone


How to Change WhatsApp Wallpaper on iPhone or Android

  • You can change your WhatsApp wallpaper for a specific chat or for all of your chats at once.
  • To change your WhatsApp wallpaper on iPhone or Android, go to Settings or the "Group Info" section of a specific chat.
  • WhatsApp lets you choose from pre-set wallpapers or upload a photo from your phone.
  • This story is part of Insider's Guide to WhatsApp.

WhatsApp offers its users the ability to customize the backgrounds of chats, either all at once or chat by chat. Whether you want to change your background for a functional purpose (a plain background to make messages easier to read) or for aesthetic purposes (a festive background on a group chat for holiday party planning), it can be done in just a few steps. 

Here's how to change your WhatsApp wallpaper for all chats and for specific chats on both iPhone and Android.

How to change WhatsApp wallpaper for all chats

1. Open WhatsApp. If you have an iPhone, tap the Settings tab at the bottom-right of the screen. If you have an Android, tap the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the screen, then tap Settings.

2. Tap Chats.

This method changes the backgrounds of all WhatsApp chats in one fell swoop. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

3. Tap Chat Wallpaper.

Tap here to look through the many preset wallpapers available on WhatsApp or to choose your own photo. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

4. Tap to choose a Wallpaper from the list of options, or upload a photo from your phone.

5. On the Preview page, tap Cancel to keep browsing or Set to choose the wallpaper as your background for all chats.

On this page, you can preview wallpapers before committing to one. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

Quick tip: On Android phones, you can set your background to dark mode from within WhatsApp. If you have an iPhone, WhatsApp will only be in dark mode if it is enabled in your system settings.

How to change WhatsApp wallpaper for a specific chat

You can further customize your WhatsApp experience by having different wallpapers for different chats. 

On Android:

1. In WhatsApp, open the chat you want to change the wallpaper for.

2. At the top of the chat, tap the three-dot icon. Tap Wallpaper.

3. Tap to choose a wallpaper from the list of options, or upload a photo from your phone.

On iPhone:

1. In WhatsApp, open the chat you want to change the wallpaper for.

2. At the top of the chat, tap the group name.

Tap the group name to get more information and make changes to a chat. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

3. Tap Wallpaper & Sound.

From here, the process of choosing a wallpaper is the same as the previous section. Abigail Abesamis Demarest

4. Tap to choose a wallpaper from the list of options, or upload a photo from your phone.

Abigail Abesamis Demarest

Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made. 

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How to set a custom wallpaper for different WhatsApp chats

By Max Freeman-Mills

Updated

You can finally customise your WhatsApp chats individually - here's how.

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As long as WhatsApp has been around, there have been people clamouring for the ability to go a step further when customising their experience. While the messaging app has long let you change the background that appears behind your messages, that's always been a single wallpaper for all your chats.

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Now that's finally changed - WhatsApp is rolling out an update that lets you set a custom wallpaper for each of your chats, along with a whole bunch more wallpapers to choose from as well as your own images.

If you've got the latest version of the app downloaded, you should soon be able to follow the steps below to give each of your chats a more distinctive flavour. We've also included details on how to set a different wallpaper for when your phone's in dark mode. 

Note, though, that this feature isn't applied in all regions - for example, you can't change your wallpaper per chat on iOS in the UK at present.

How to set custom WhatsApp chat wallpapers

On Android:

  • At the top of your chosen chat, select the “...” menu
  • Select Wallpaper
  • Go through the flow and select your choice of wallpaper 

On iOS:

  • At the top of a chat, select the group name
  • On the Group Info (or Chat Info) menu, tap Wallpaper & Sound
  • Select your chosen wallpaper

How to change dark mode wallpaper on WhatsApp

On Android:

  • Turn on dark mode from your device settings (if Android 10 or above) or from WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Theme (if Android 9 or below).
  • Then follow the above steps to change your wallpaper
  • The two choices should be saved for their respective modes

On iOS:

  • Turn on dark mode from your device settings
  • Change your wallpaper using the steps above
  • Again, your choices for light and dark mode should be saved

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Max joined Pocket-lint after a fruitful spell writing about wearable and smart home tech for Wareable and The Ambient as a magazine journalism graduate from City, University of London.
He’s also contributed to Kotaku UK, The Sunday Times, the Press Association and MUNDIAL. When he’s not working, his time is divided worryingly evenly between football, culture and sleeping.

How to change the background in WhatsApp on iPhone and Android

Read below how to change the background in WhatsApp. Follow our instructions and put your color, picture or photo on iPhone, Android in the chat. Change the screen in all chats and find out if it can be set in individual messages and conversations.

Change the background in WhatsApp on Android: methods Instead of this word, use the term "wallpaper", then you will quickly figure out how to make a background in WhatsApp. With the help of color, photos or drawings, you can make communication more enjoyable. After all, a colored screen looks much more attractive than a boring gray one. nine0003

Exclusive! Whatsapp dark theme - how to enable? Read the link.

First, let's look at how to change the background in WhatsApp on Android. There are several options for the operation.

Instruction 1. Through the settings of the messenger

    1. Go to whatsapp.
    2. Click on the menu (three dots at the top and right).
    1. Select settings.
    2. Open the "Chats" section.
  1. Click on the word "Wallpaper" (it's about in the middle of the screen).

Choose how you want to change the background in WhatsApp. You can make it default by touching the corresponding option. Or download a wallpaper pack from the messenger itself by clicking on "Library". You can make the fill a solid color, there are 27 shades to choose from.

We will tell you how to remove missed calls here.

If you decide to put a photo on the background on WhatsApp, select the word "Gallery". After that mark a picture or a picture from your phone memory. You can refuse to decorate the screen at all, for this there is the "No wallpaper" position. nine0003

The main thing, having made your choice, is not to forget to save it. At the bottom of the screen on the right, click on the "Install" button.

Instruction 2. How to change the background in WhatsApp by chatting

  1. Open the app.
  2. Go to any chat.
  3. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner to bring up the menu.
  4. Click on "Wallpaper" to select a picture or color. Your choice will be the same as in the first instruction.

If two options are not enough, try another way to change the background in WhatsApp. nine0003

Instruction 3: application

Download the additional application. For Android, look for it in the Play Market:

  1. Type a query in the store search, for example, “wallpaper for WhatsApp”.
  2. Study the results, read reviews about the software.
  3. Download the selected application and run it on your phone. As a rule, wallpaper can not only be selected, but also adjusted as desired.

Also see the author's selection of pictures for WhatsApp, download with 1 button.

Change the background in WhatsApp on iPhone - 3 working methods

If your device has an iOS operating system, changing the wallpaper in WhatsApp is also easy. You can apply any methods, as for Android, but there are minor differences.

Consider how to change the background in WhatsApp on iPhone in the application settings:

    1. Open the messenger.
    2. Go to settings ("gear" icon or the word "more" at the bottom)
    3. Select the chat section.
    4. nine0021

      1. Click on the words "Wallpaper Chat".

    1. The possibilities will be the same: take a standard wallpaper, something from the "Library" of the messenger, from the memory of your iPhone by clicking on "Photo", make a solid color fill or select the default.
    2. Save your selection.

    We will explain how Whatsapp is written in English at the link.

    The second way to change the wallpaper is through a chat:

    • Go to the "Chats" tab (search below).

    • Then go to any dialog and click on the contact name.

    • Select the Wallpaper option.

    • Then, as in the previous instructions, set the background you like and save.

    The third way is to install third-party applications. For iOS devices only, they are searched and downloaded from the App Store. Use the search and then follow the program's prompts to change your WhatsApp wallpaper. nine0003

    Change the background in WhatsApp on PC

    The instruction is very simple and differs little from those provided above. Well, let's get started?

    • Enter the application and press the three dots;

    • Go to "Settings";

    • Go to the Chat Wallpaper section and make your choice. Ready!

    Now you can easily change the background in WhatsApp on iPhone, Android and PC using one of the instructions above. But there is another popular question, how to change the background in messages in WhatsApp. Is it possible to set a different wallpaper for each chat or even a single message? Unfortunately, there is no such feature in WhatsApp yet. It doesn't matter where you change the background: in the settings or in the chat - the changes will affect the entire correspondence. So if you want to separate work and friend chats by color, nothing will work. But WhatsApp is working on it. See all settings on Android Whatsapp in another review. nine0003

    How to set wallpaper for each chat individually in WhatsApp for iOS and Android

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    many new features. One of the latest among them was the ability to set different wallpapers for different chats in WhatsApp.

    Thanks to this, you can set any chat wallpaper you want. You can even attach selfies or other photos to any contact's chat with you. nine0003

    The new WhatsApp feature is available for both iPhone and Android smartphones.

    How to set the wallpaper for chat in Android version of WhatsApp

    1. Please update WhatsApp to the latest version.

    2. Launch the application and open the chat where you want to change the wallpaper.

    3. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and go to the "Wallpaper" section. nine0003

    4. Here you will see the wallpaper for the default theme. Click on the "Edit" button and you'll be presented with a selection of bright, dark, and solid colors, as well as the option to select photos from the Gallery.

    5. Select a wallpaper and click the Set Wallpaper button in the preview window. Select the desired option. nine0003

    The wallpaper you have applied for each chat will remain even if you apply a shared wallpaper from WhatsApp settings.

    How to set WhatsApp Chat Wallpaper on iPhone

    There is a completely different method to set Chat Wallpaper on iPhone:

    from App Store2 latest version 1. Update 901 app to WhatsApp 7.

    2. Launch the app on your iPhone and open the chat where you want to change the wallpaper. nine0003

    3. Tap a contact to open the chat settings.

    4. In the contact settings you will find the "Wallpaper and sound" parameter, click on it and you will see a list of available wallpapers. Select the desired wallpaper and click "Install".

    Here you can also set your own wallpaper from your gallery.

    That's all you need to do to set your WhatsApp wallpaper on a per-chat basis.


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