Instagram: How to Use the Support Chat Theme

Users can customize conversations with a new background

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Instagram released a new chat theme called Support, which adds a group of holding hands to a conversation’s background. This chat theme is also available in the Messenger application.

Our guide will show you how to use the Support chat theme in the Instagram app.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram app on iOS.

Step 1: Open the conversation you want to customize and tap the conversation name at the top of the screen.



Screenshot of an Instagram conversation with a red arrow pointing at the conversation name at the top of the screen

Step 2: Tap “Theme.”



Screenshot of the "Details" screen for an Instagram conversation with a red arrow pointing at "Theme"

Step 3: Tap the Support theme.

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