Give your inbox a personal touch by changing your Gmail background to something you like!
If you want to make your Gmail account more “yours”, change the background, choosing from the themes built into the service or uploading your own photo. If you prefer, there is even an option to activate dark mode. See below how to do it.
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Change the background in Gmail (web)
- First, open your browser and go to Gmail. Then, log in to account .
- Once you're logged in, from the top right corner, select the gear icon and click on "See All Settings".
- In “Settings”, from the list of tabs at the top, select the “Themes” tab and then select “Set Theme”.
- A “ Pick Your Theme ” window will open . You will find several built-in themes that you can use to change the background in Gmail. Select a theme from the list and click “ Save ” at the bottom.
- To enable dark mode, select the “Dark” theme in the list.
- If you change your mind, you can return to Gmail's default look by selecting the “Default” theme from the list.
- You can also use your own image as a background by going to Google Photos and uploading the desired photo. Then, in the “Pick Your Theme” window, select “My Photos”.
- In the “Select Your Background Image” window at the top, select “My Photos.” Then, select the photo you want to use as your Gmail background and click “Select.”
- Return to the “ Pick Your Theme ” window , and then select “ Save ”.
That's it! Gmail will now display your specified theme or image as your background.
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Change the look of Gmail (Mobile)
The Gmail mobile app offers two options: light and dark mode.
If you have an iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 13 or later, Gmail will automatically follow your device settings. The same goes for Android running Android 10 or later.
If you are using an older version of iOS or iPadOS or Android, you can enable dark or light mode within the app.
- To do this, in the top left corner of the app, tap the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines).
- Select “Settings” from the menu.
- Then, select General Settings > Theme > Dark. On an iPhone or iPad, General Settings may not appear.
- You can, of course, return to the default mode in the future by selecting “System Default“.
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That's it! This is how you can change the look of Gmail on the mobile app.
Source: www.howtogeek.com
