Instagram is no longer just a platform for sharing photos and videos. Meta has brought Instagram messaging much closer to Facebook Messenger over the past few years. Features like Vanish Mode, Watch Together and Chat Themes have made the chatting experience more personal and interactive than ever before. However, many users still do not know that the chat theme and message color can be changed on Instagram.
If you’ve activated the Messenger experience on Instagram, you might have noticed the default gradient background in chats. But Instagram allows users to choose a different theme for each chat or just the color of the message bubble. The feature is available for both personal and group chats and works on both Android and iOS devices.
What are Instagram Chat Themes?
Chat Themes are a way to change the visual look of a chat. This changes the background of your conversation and the style of message bubbles. A different theme can be set for each chat, making it easier to recognize different conversations.
Currently available on Instagram:
- 15 different Chat Themes
- 21 Message Background Colour Options
If users want, they can change the entire theme or can change only the color of the message.
Important things before changing Chat Theme
Keep these things in mind before changing the theme:
- The theme applies only to that chat.
- Everyone in the chat can see the theme.
- The look of the theme may look different in Dark Mode and Light Mode.
- You can change the theme or go back to the default at any time.
- This feature works only when the Messenger update is active.
Why Change Chat Theme on Instagram?
There are many benefits of changing the Chat Theme:
- Personalization: Customize your chat
- Easy Identification: Identify different chats quickly
- Theme as per mood: Different look for friends and family chats
- Better Experience: Something new different from the default design
Steps to change chat theme or color on Instagram
Follow the steps given below:
- Open Instagram app
Open the Instagram app on your Android or iPhone. - Go to Direct Messages
top right messenger icon Tap on. - Select chat
Open the personal or group chat whose theme you want to change. - Open Chat Settings
Tap the user or group’s name at the top of the chat screen. - Select Theme option
By going to Chat Settings Theme Tap on. - Choose Theme or Color
Now a pop-up will open, showing all the theme and color options.
Choose a theme or color of your choice.
The chosen theme will be applied to the chat immediately.
Can the Chat Theme be changed back?
Yes, you can go back to the default Instagram theme whenever you want. For this, follow the same steps and select the default theme.
Instagram’s focus on digital well-being
Apart from chat customization, Instagram is also focusing on the digital well-being of users. Recently the platform Daily Limit Updated the feature, with the time limit now starting at 30 minutes. Along with this, the interface of this feature has also been made more user-friendly than before.
Instagram’s Chat Theme and Message Color feature gives users the freedom to personalize their conversations. Be it a fun theme for friends or a simple look for professional chats, this feature is useful for all types of users.
You can improve your Instagram messaging experience by changing the look of your chats in a few simple steps.
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