Overview
- Android Authority found new customization strings in the Google Messages beta build messages.android_20260410_02_RC00, as echoed by Android Headlines and Droid Life.
- The code references a new Custom theme section along with a Theme Preview screen and an Apply button.
- Strings call out Backgrounds and Bubble Color, pointing to controls to change chat look beyond today’s limited options.
- Other lines say Upload photo and Your photos, suggesting users could set chat wallpapers from their own images through Photos integration.
- Google has not announced these tools or a release window, and outlets note the work may reflect pressure to satisfy Samsung users who want more ways to personalize chats.