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The Google Messages app is getting better and better. Google recently announced a bunch of features for the app, and now something new is rolling out. RCS chats in Google Messages are getting a background wallpaper.
This will not only spice up the look of your conversations, but will help you set RCS chats apart from regular SMS chats. Do note that there is a reason why used a singular form here, as it’s a ‘wallpaper’, not ‘wallpapers’.
RCS chats in Google Messages are getting a background wallpaper
At the moment, based on the report from 9to5Google, there is a single wallpaper for dark mode, and a single wallpaper for light mode RCS chats. Dynamic Color seems to be in use here, but you don’t have any control over that wallpaper, it seems.
If you take a look at the images below, you’ll see what both light and dark modes look like. In light mode, it’s obvious that a wallpaper is in use. In dark mode, not as much, as it’s barely visible.
Now, Google is expected to give its users more control over this moving forward. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if such features became available in the near future, as it makes sense. That way you could really be able to customize your RCS convos.
WhatsApp has great solutions for background wallpapers
WhatsApp, for example, also has a wallpaper function. There, you can actually use a solid color of your choice for a wallpaper, and also include some doodles on top of that. Needless to say, that feature is useful to have… and also fun to use.
Having said that, we’re not sure how fast will this rollout go. The source says that the feature is rolling out, but there are no additional details about the rollout. So, it could take some time before everyone gets this.