Google Messages custom chat wallpapers are rolling out now (if you’re lucky)

• Google has started rolling out custom chat wallpapers in the Google Messages app.
• This seems to be a very limited release for now, as only a few beta users have received it.
• The feature lets you choose a wallpaper for your chat, in addition to the existing color palette option.

We first discovered hints in April that Google Messages would offer custom wallpapers for chats. We’ve since manually enabled the feature to give you a look at this functionality, but Google is finally rolling out this customization option to some users.

Telegram user Pintu Patra spotted custom chat wallpapers in the Google Messages app on their Pixel phone. They then posted a screenshot in the Gapps Leaks group, as seen below.