Customize chat appearance

To customize the look of your chats, you can select a theme for the background and message bubbles. Note that this will only work for RCS conversations.

Change chat appearance

1. Open Google Messages .
2. Select a chat you want to change the theme.
3. Tap More  Change colors.
   • For chats with an individual contact: Tap Contact name Change colors.
   • For group chat: Tap Group name Change colors.
4. To preview a theme, tap the color from the selection.
5. To select a theme, tap Confirm.

Tip: The theme reverts to the default colors, if you:

• Delete a chat with a selected theme.
• Start a new chat with the same contact.

Related resources

• Get started with Google Messages
• Change Messages notifications & settings
• Learn about Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging
• Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages