How to Change the Google Background

This article explains how to change the Google background and personalize your Chrome browser. Google background represents your professional appearance and also adds vibrant look to your background. A plain background feels dull, but by changing it, your homepage can look more appealing to the eyes of viewers. In schools and office environments, maintaining a uniform background promotes professionalism. Google can easily customize your chrome background according to your preferences. If you don’t know how to change your Google background, this blog is all you need to read.

How to Choose your Chrome Browser’s Background Color and Theme?

You can pick a theme and color for your Chrome browser by following the simple steps -

1. Go to your Chrome browser and open a new tab.
2. Click Customize Chrome from the bottom-right corner.
   
3. Go to Appearances > Change Theme.  Choose a particular category theme of your choice.
   
   • For example, you can choose the Asian Pacific & Islander Artists category.
     
4. Your background will be set as per your choice.
5. Additionally, you can use different colors for your Chrome browser.
   

Personalizing Tab Pages in Chrome

You can customize your Google Chrome background with your collection of pictures and custom colors from the Chrome browser. Let’s see how it happens -

Add or Update Your Google Homepage Background Image

1. Sign in to your Google Account.
2. Go to Customize Chrome > Appearance > Change theme > Upload an image.
3. Choose a location from where you want to select your background image (Gallery from your computer, your recent photos, screenshots, etc.)
4. Then choose your image and click Open. It will take a few moments to appear in the new background.

5. To reset the background, go to Appearance > Default Chrome. The classic Chrome theme will appear again.

Add a Custom Background Color

• You can choose a custom color for your background. So, go to Customize Chrome > Appearance > Change theme > Solid colors.
• The chrome will suggest different colors with different shades and contrasts.
  

Download and add the themes

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. Go to Customize Chrome > Appearance > Change theme > Themes. Scroll down the sidebar and you will find the Chrome Web Store.
3. You will find different themes there. Click the thumbnails to preview them.
4. When you find a theme of your choice, click Add to Chrome. You will find the new theme Added to Chrome.  If you want you can undo this step.  So, click Undo from the upper portion of the web store.

Removing Chrome Themes

1. Open the Chrome browser from your computer.
2. Under Appearance, click Reset to Classic Chrome.
3. The classic Chrome theme will appear again.

Changing the Gmail Background Theme

1. Open Gmail from your computer.
2. Click Settings from the top right corner.
3. Click View All from the right side of the Theme. 
4. In the theme window, select a theme. 
   • You can select Default for the default theme.
   • Otherwise, you can select a Dark theme.
5. Again, from the bottom of the theme window, you can change the theme (optional) as follows -
   • Click Text Background, to change the text background to Light or Dark.
   • Click Vignette to increase the corners darker. So, adjust the Vignette.
   • Click Blur to make a blurry background.
6. Click Save.

How to Set an Image as Your Gmail Background

1. Go to Google Photos and Upload a photo from your device. Learn more about Google photos.
2. Select a photo. If your photo is blurry, choose a larger one.
3. Click My Photos from the bottom left of the theme window.
4. Select Featured or My Photos from the background image window. 
5. Click Select from the bottom left of the background image window.
6. Again, you can change the theme by Text Background, Vignette, or Blur options. 
7. Finally, click Save.

Troubleshoot Common Issues and Their Solutions

Sometimes you may find an issue with changing the Google homepage background. In that case, you should follow these solutions –

1. Ensure you’re using the updated version of Google Chrome.
2. Reset your Chrome browser’s settings to default. It will reset these components as default themes, default search engine, the home page, new tab page, content settings and more. But opt for this carefully, because this action will -
   • Reset Chrome settings and Chrome shortcuts
   • Disable extensions
   • Delete cookies and other temporary site data.
3. Bookmarks, history and saved passwords won't be affected. Rather you can only reset themes.
4. Check and set your startup page and homepage properly. You may find unwanted changes on these pages. It happens because of malware. So, learn how to get your settings back.

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Conclusion

Changing your Google Background is an interesting task. It provides an refreshing change from viewing the same old default background. So, now you know the steps for how to change the background theme, color and images on Google. Additionally, explore the xFanatical Foresight automation, which makes your schedules more organized. Try 14-day free trial of xFanatical Foresight.

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