Change Chat Wallpaper in WhatsApp for an Individual Contact on HTC One M8

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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to set the wallpaper in an individual WhatsApp chat on an HTC One M8.

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Steps

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    To begin, turn the phone on by pressing the power button located on top of the phone
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    Once the phone has been activated we will see the lock screen.
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    To unlock the phone, swipe the screen up
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    Once the phone has been unlocked we will see the home screen, and at the bottom we will see 5 icons. We now need to open the application folder.
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    We can do that by tapping the icon in the middle, at the bottom of the screen
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    There is a grid of white dots. This is the icon for the applications folder.
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    Now that the folder has been opened, we need to find and tap the WhatsApp application
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    There is a WhatsApp icon, which is a green speech bubble with a white telephone inside, and underneath it says "WhatsApp". Your application may be in a different location, so look for the icon in your folder. We want to demonstrate how to set a wallpaper in an individual chat.
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    Choose a chat, then press down on it
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    We're going to choose Terry. We will see the default wallpaper in this example.
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    Tap on the menu icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen
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    There are three small white dots in a vertical line.
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    Tap on "Wallpaper"
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    This will open a menu with all of the different ways to get wallpapers. We can use WhatsApp, or we can use our gallery.
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    Tap on the chosen option
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    We're going to use "Gallery".
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    Tap on an album
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    We now need to tap on the photo that we want to set as our wallpaper
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    The wallpaper will then change to that photo.
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    Press down on the menu icon again and tap on "Wallpaper"
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    We can remove the wallpaper by pressing down on "No wallpaper", or we can go back to the default wallpaper by pressing down on "Default"
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    This concludes the tutorial on how to set the wallpaper in an individual WhatsApp chat on an HTC One M8
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    If you have any questions, comments or queries about this video, or about the process that you have seen in this video, then please leave them in the comment section below, and we will answer them for you. Thank you for watching VisiHow.
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Video: Change Chat Wallpaper in WhatsApp for an Individual Contact on HTC One M8

Questions and Answers

I want to set my chat background in my WhatsApp individually for my girlfriend?

My problem is if I set a wallpaper for one contact it is appearing for all remaining, my phone is Moto G3

Are you selecting Set just within the message window of a chat with your girlfriend? You also have to do the wallpaper change specifically in a chat window with just her.

How to change the wallpaper for only one person?

I want to set different wallpapers for different people, can I? On Samsung?

The instructions to change just one contact's wallpaper are the same on a Samsung. These are the WhatsApp Android methods for changing wallpaper. You will have to open a chat window for each person that you want to individualize.

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If I change my WhatsApp wallpaper in a chat box for someone special, will it be visible to the chatting person?

If I change my WhatsApp wallpaper in a chat box for someone special, will it be visible to the chatting person??

No, the wallpaper settings are local. Only you will see the wallpaper of your choice.

Can I put an inscription to my contact's profile picture?

I want to put an inscription on the profile picture of one of my contacts in WhatsApp

You would need to use a Meme Generator to inscribe on the Profile Picture of another Contact within WhatsApp. This Youtube Tutorial shows you how to change their profile pic.

Can I set a different wallpaper for different contacts in WhatsApp?

I am aware that I can change wallpapers in WhatsApp but, I don't want to have the same for all of my contacts. I have tried: I've just began trying by surfing. I think it was caused by: No idea

Since you just began the process, you probably skipped the portion where you choose Chats and then the individual chat window of a contact to change the wallpaper for just them.

How can I change the wallpaper in WhatsApp for only one special person?from Gionee mobile?

I want to apply wallpaper only for one person. It is visible in other chat too..I don't want this. I want to make privacy so I want to change wallpaper in chat only for one person. I have tried: I tried not to visible wallpaper to other chat.But in Gionee phone I don't know how to do.. I think it was caused by: It may other Know about my personal life.I want privacy so.

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