WhatsApp: change design - how it works

There are no particularly extensive options for changing your WhatsApp design. Nevertheless, we will show you below how to adapt the look of the messenger app to your individual needs.

Change WhatsApp design: do without third-party apps

Even before WhatsApp discontinued the material design, it was possible with root settings and third-party applications with extensive design functions to adapt the WhatsApp design to your own needs. However, applications such as WhatsApp Plus and WhatsApp MD were blocked by WhatsApp and compatibility with third-party apps was prevented by appropriate mechanisms.

• Anyone who uses one of the apps mentioned or a modified WhatsApp application can be blocked at any time by WhatsApp for several hours or days, because WhatsApp has updated the general terms of use for third-party apps and has clearly prohibited their use.
• WhatsApp cites security risks as a reason for blocking, which arise from the use of third-party apps or a modified WhatsApp application. According to WhatsApp, the applications or modifications can intercept data from third parties and view messages.
• The options for individualizing the WhatsApp design are therefore quite limited. In the following paragraph, we still present some tips.

Individualize WhatsApp design with your own background image

Unfortunately, the WhatsApp design can hardly be customized. However, there is a downside: the only way to change the WhatsApp design legally is to select a background image. The font can also be partially changed.

• Run WhatsApp on your smartphone and go to the settings via the "three-dot" symbol.
• Then select "Chat Settings" from all the options and then "Background".
• In a further step, you decide whether you want to use your own picture from your smartphone, a WhatsApp wallpaper or the standard background as wallpaper.
• You can also change the WhatsApp font. You will find instructions in the next practical tip.