How to Set a Custom Background as Chrome New Tab Page.
Some time ago, Chrome for Android added a dark mode that makes browsing easier at night. And while the Android version got a dark mode, the desktop version got custom settings. This means you can now customize your Chrome home screen with an image of your choice. Let’s take a look at how to set custom background on Google Chrome home screen.
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Set custom wallpaper on Google Chrome home screen
Before we start, this feature is available in Google Chrome 74 and above, so you’ll have to update to the latest version. To check if you have the correct version of Chrome, open the Help page in your Chrome browser. It will show you the current version of Chrome.
Now that you have the latest version of Chrome installed, go to the Chrome home screen. You can do this by clicking the New Tab button at the top. You should see a pencil-shaped button in the lower right corner. Press the button to open the Customize menu.
Here you can see a pop-up menu with several options. Click on Custom Backgrounds to open a list of all the available backgrounds that you can instantly set in your browser.
You can select any background from the categories shown and click to select a background. After that, just tap Done to set your wallpaper on your home screen.
Chrome browser also gives you a little information about the background creator. It also shows the source where the background was originally placed. There is a link, but it does not work now, it may be fixed in future updates.
Now these backgrounds are decent, but if you want to set your own background, you can also download it from your computer. Click the settings button in the lower right corner and select Upload Image.
It will open the directory, find the background directory and select the background. Click “Open” and a custom background will be set in the browser. It really is.
This is how your Chrome home screen will look after you set it up. I would love to be able to shuffle the entire library or maybe just a few images like Bing, maybe next time.
This is not a permanent view, you can always change the background or even go back to the original layout with just a white background. To go back, simply hit the settings button and select “Reset default background” to remove these settings.
Chrome is now back to its original settings.
Set custom wallpaper on Google Chrome home screen
This is the latest Chrome update where you can set your own background on your Chrome browser home screen. You can install one of the existing backgrounds from the list of options, or upload your own. While I love this feature, it’s still missing so many features that Bing has been using for years. If Chrome adds auto-update and shuffle functionality and expands those backgrounds to their search engine homepage, then I would love this idea.
Alternatively, you can use third-party Chrome extensions like Momentum, which not only change the background image in the new tab, but also add features like to-do list, weather, inspiration, etc.
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