Snapchat+: How to Change Your Chat Wallpaper

Subscribers can choose a different option for each conversation

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Snapchat’s Snapchat+ subscription service allows subscribers to customize the look of each conversation on the social networking platform with a different background wallpaper.

Our guide will show you how to change a chat’s wallpaper in the Snapchat mobile application.

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

Step 1: On Snapchat’s “Chats” tab, tap the conversation you want to customize.

Screenshot of Snapchat's "Chat" tab with a red arrow pointing at one of the user's conversations

Step 2: Tap the chat’s name at the top of the screen.

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

Step 3: Under the “Our Chat” section, tap “Wallpaper.”

Screenshot of a Snapchat user's profile with a red arrow pointing at "Wallpaper" under the "Our Chat" section

Step 4: Tap one of Snapchat’s available wallpaper options to preview it, or tap “Camera Roll” near the top-right corner of the “Change Wallpaper” window to select a picture from your device’s camera roll.

Screenshot of Snapchat's "Change Wallpaper" window showing some of the wallpaper options users can choose from. A red arrow points at "Camera Roll" near the top-right corner of the "Change Wallpaper" window.

Step 5: Tap the “Confirm” button in the bottom-right corner of the preview window to use the wallpaper you’ve selected, or tap the “Cancel” button to select a different wallpaper.

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