Yes, you can change your Messages backgrounds on iPhone - but there's a catch
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- Apple lets you change your Messages backgrounds in iOS 26.
- This can help you stop sending the wrong message to the wrong person.
- However, the recipient's background will also change.
For years, iPhone users were left out of a feature that Android owners got to take advantage of: Customizing your message windows so that you don't accidentally text the wrong person (because who hasn't). But with iOS 26's release last year, iPhone users can finally set a message background -- either a preset option from Apple, or a picture from their camera roll.
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However, there is one big catch that isn't immediately apparent: Whatever you set your chat's background to, all other members of the chat will...
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