Discover WhatsApp's new chat themes and wallpapers for a personalised experience

WhatsApp is rolling out new chat themes, enabling users to personalise their messaging experience with vibrant colours and unique wallpapers.

WhatsApp is rolling out new chat themes, enabling users to personalise their messaging experience with vibrant colours and unique wallpapers.

Published Feb 15, 2025

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Popular social messaging app, WhatsApp has announced that it will be introducing chat themes which will allow users to personalise their chats.

"You asked for it. Here it is! We’re introducing chat themes, so you can make your chats uniquely yours with colourful chat bubbles and new wallpapers" WhatsApp said. 

Chat themes

WhatsApp is now allowing users to turn their chat bubbles and background into their favorite colors and there are a number of options to choose from.

Users can choose from one of WhatsApp's pre-set chat themes which change both their background and bubbles, or mix and match colors to find the style that suits them best. 

New wallpapers

There are 30 new wallpapers that users can choose from to make their chats fun or users can add a unique twist  to their chats by uploading a background from their camera roll.

The same theme can be applied to all of your chats or make each chat special with different themes for different chats. The chat themes are only visible to you and you can also change the theme of your channels.

To change the theme of all your chats and channels: go to Settings > Chats > Default chat theme.

To customise each chat individually: click the chat name at the top of the chat screen (on iOS), or click the three-dot menu (on Android) > Chat theme.

According to WhatsApp, these features are now starting to roll out and will be available globally over the coming weeks.

IOL Technology