Change Arattai Chat Background: Customise Wallpaper

Change Chat Background

You can personalise the look of your chats in Arattai by changing the chat background to a solid colour, wallpaper, or image from your gallery.

Prerequisites

  • Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required to download and apply new wallpapers.
  • Permissions: Ensure the your device allows Arattai to access your Gallery to add photos to your chat background.

How to Change Chat Background 

Note
  • For groups and channels, only the admin can change the chat background. If an admin allows it, other members may also be able to change it.
  • The chat background you set for a group or channel will be visible to everyone in that chat.

For One Specific Chat

This lets you personalise the background for a specific chat. You can do this for One-on-one chats, meeting chat, pocket, groups and channels, as long as you’re the owner or an admin, or the admin has allowed this setting.
 
Setting a chat background is visible to:
  1. One-on-one chat: Visible only to you
  2. Groups: Visible to all the members of the group.
  3. Channels: Visible to you and all the subscribers.
  4. Meeting chat: Visible to you and all the other meeting attendees. 
  5. Pocket: Visible only to you.
Android
iOS
Android
  • Open any chat and tap the chat's name to view the profile.
  • Tap Chat background.
  • Select a background from the sections for Colours, Wallpapers, or Gallery.
  • After selecting, a preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap  tick icon to set the new background.
  • A confirmation dialog box will appear for groups and channels, tap Set to confirm.

iOS
  • Open any chat and tap the contact's name to view their profile.
  • Tap Chat background.
  • Select a background from the sections for Colours, Wallpapers, or Gallery.
  • After selecting, a preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap Apply to set the new background.
  • A confirmation dialog box will appear for groups and channels, tap Set to confirm.

For all Chats

Setting a background for all chats will not replace any individual chat backgrounds you’ve already customised. It changes only those without a personalised background. 
Android
iOS
Android
  • Go to Settings → Appearance
  • Tap Chat background.
  • Select a background from the sections for Colours, Wallpapers, or Gallery.
  • After selecting, a preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap  tick icon to set the new background.
  

iOS
  • Go to Settings → Chats
  • Tap Chat background.
  • Select a background from the sections for Colours, Wallpapers, or Gallery.
  • After selecting, a preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap Apply to set the new background.

You can add effects to your chat background depending on your device:
  • Android  
    Doodle effect for Colour backgrounds
  • iOS  
    Doodle or Motion effects for Colour backgrounds
    Motion effects for Wallpapers and Gallery backgrounds
 

How to Revert to Default Chat Background  

​If you have previously changed a chat's background, an option to revert to the default background will appear.

For One Specific Chat

Android
iOS
Android
  • Open the chat and tap on the name to view the profile.
  • Tap Chat background.
  • At the bottom of the screen, tap the Set default background option.
  • A preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap  to revert the background to the default.
  • A confirmation dialog box will appear for groups and channels, tap Set to confirm.

iOS
  • Open the chat and tap on the name to view the profile.
  • Tap Chat background.
  • At the bottom of the screen, tap the Set default background option.
  • A preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap Apply to revert the background to the default.
  • A confirmation dialog box will appear for groups and channels, tap Set to confirm.

 ​For all Chats

Android
iOS
Android
  • Go to Settings → Appearance
  • Tap Chat background.
  • At the bottom of the screen, tap the Set default background option.
  • A preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap  to revert the background to the default.
  

iOS
  • Go to Settings → Chats
  • Tap Chat background.
  • At the bottom of the screen, tap the Set default background option.
  • A preview screen will appear. 
  • Tap Apply to revert the background to the default.

 ​

    • Related Articles

    • Mark a Chat as Unread

      Marking a chat as unread is a helpful way to remind yourself to reply later, even after you have opened the message. Prerequisites Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required to sync the change across your devices. How to Mark a Chat as ...

    • Start a Chat

      Prerequisites Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required for smooth functioning. Permissions: Ensure your device allows Arattai to access your Contacts. How to Start a New Chat You can start a new chat in Arattai in two primary ways: ...

    • Archive a Chat

      Prerequisites Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required to sync your archived chats across devices. How Archiving Works Archiving a chat helps you keep your chat list clean and organized without deleting your conversation history. It ...

    • Delete Message/Chat

      You can manage your conversations by deleting specific messages, clearing an entire chat history, or deleting a chat from your device. Note: 'Delete for me' works for both sent and received messages across individual chats, group chats, channels and ...

    • Import Chat from WhatsApp

      Chat import from WhatsApp helps you bring your personal and group conversations with you and continue chatting on Arattai without losing your history. This guide explains: What Can Be Imported How To Import Chat From Whatsapp Important Things To Know ...