Change Whatsapp Wallpaper and customize chats

By default all chats in WhatsApp have the same light background. The default wallpaper isn’t bad but it doesn’t help distinguish between different conversations, making them all the same and anonymous. Among the options for customize WhatsApp we also find the voice that allows you to change the background of chats all or even single conversations, in order to make them easier to recognize and avoid embarrassing mistakes (like sending messages to the wrong people). The only thing you need is only the image to use as a background, which can be a photograph or a more suitable background that does not disturb the reading.

In the guide that follows we will show you how to change wallpaper on WhatsApp, also showing you methods to quickly retrieve new compatible wallpapers and how to change wallpaper based on our mood or based on the type of user we chat with.

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How to change WhatsApp wallpaper

To change wallpaper in WhatsApp we will have to act in the app settings or chat settings, according to our needs. To change the background of all chats, open the WhatsApp app, press the three dots at the top right (or on the iPhone in the menu at the bottom right), press the Settings and let’s go to the menu Chat. Open this menu we press on the item Background, we press on Change and choose which wallpaper to apply to all app chats.
On Android smartphones and iPhones you can choose to use any Photo of the camera roll or the gallery or even one background with solid color, so as to perhaps put a black or dark colored background that is less annoying in the evening.

In addition to the generic settings we can change WhatsApp wallpaper even to a single chat, both on single chats and in groups. To proceed, we open the chat of the contact or group, press the button with three dots at the top right (or on the iPhone, press on the name of the contact or chat) then press on the item Background.
The background chosen here, which can also be a photograph, will be applied only to that chat, in order to make it different from all other conversations. To make the chat more readable, you can choose a degree of transparency of the background so that it does not bother reading.

The option to use a custom image is not available on the version WhatsApp web, where, however, it is possible to change the color of the chat background in the general settings.

How to download wallpapers for WhatsApp

If you want to use a custom background in WhatsApp chats, we can download it and save it in the gallery without any problems. To make things easier you can download an application to download and choose wallpapers for the chat.

For Android, WhatsApp provides a separate wallpaper app called WhatsApp Wallpaper which is automatically downloaded if you choose to use the Wallpaper library. This collection, however, is really limited to very few images and has been like this for several years now, with no additions or changes.

To make the chats of our WhatsApp app very beautiful we can download some wallpaper and image applications different that we can identify in the stores:

In another article we can download others free app for free on Android and iPhone, so as to enrich our collection and customize WhatsApp chats to the maximum.

Other tricks to personalize WhatsApp

On WhatsApp it is possible customize chats by changing the cover image of group conversations in order to make them easier to recognize. To proceed, we open the conversation, touch the title at the top to enter the information and touch the image at the top to be able to change it. Anyone can change the picture of a group, unless the administrator has changed the group settings limiting the ability to change the picture and description for all participants.

Another way to personalize WhatsApp is to use custom emojis and stickers, as seen in our how-to guides add Emoticons and Smilies in WhatsApp.

Conclusions

Those who often use WhatsApp on their phone can at any time customize it according to our tastes, choosing a different wallpaper for personal chats and a cheerful or funny background for group chats. The default wallpapers are just one of the choices, as we can upload a custom photo or HD wallpaper downloaded from specific apps.

If we want to change the background of the phone as well, we invite you to read our guide to free apps to create custom wallpapers (iPhone and iPad).
If, on the other hand, we wanted to customize WhatsApp statuses to the maximum, we can also read our guide to options and ways to use Status on WhatsApp.