Top ways to change the WhatsApp chat theme on an iPhone

WhatsApp offers a lot of customisation options to its users, in order to bring a more personalised experience to the app. If you’re bored of WhatsApp’s default theme, you can always make things interesting by changing the chat wallpaper for your conversations on the app. In this article, we bring you the top ways to change the WhatsApp chat theme on an iPhone.

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Enable Dark Mode from System Settings

Step 1: Go to your iPhone’s Settings and select ‘Display & Brightness.’

Step 2: Tap on ‘Dark’ under the Appearance section.

Step 3: Turn the toggle bar on for Automatic if you want the Dark Mode to kick in at a certain time.

Enable Dark Mode

Here’s how you can enable dark mode for WhatsApp on an iPhone.

Step 1: Launch WhatsApp on your iPhone.

Step 2: Tap on the Settings tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3: Select ‘Chats’.

Step 4: Tap on ‘Theme’.

Step 5: Select the Dark Theme.

Change the Chat Wallpaper

Here’s how you can change the background wallpaper for all the chats on WhatsApp.

Step 1: Launch WhatsApp on your iPhone.

Step 2: Tap on the Settings tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3: Tap on ‘Chats’.

Step 4: Select ‘Chat Wallpaper’.

Step 5: Choose a chat wallpaper from WhatsApp’s wallpaper library. You can also upload a wallpaper or image from your phone’s gallery. You can choose a wallpaper for dark mode as well.

Step 6: Have a look at the preview to see how the wallpaper will look on the chat page. Tap on ‘Save’ to confirm your selection. If you want to browse more wallpapers, select ‘Cancel’.

Your changes will apply to every chat on WhatsApp. When you change the chat background, only you will be able to view the new wallpaper. The changes won’t apply to other people in the conversation.

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Conclusion 

This is how you can change the WhatsApp chat theme and background wallpaper on an iPhone. If you want to change the wallpaper for one specific chat, open the chat thread and tap on the contact’s name at the top. From the options, select ‘Wallpaper and sound’ and choose the image you want as the chat background.

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