How to Change the Color of Text Bubbles on Android

If you want to change the color of text bubbles on Android, your best bet is to apply a new wallpaper or pick a different color palette. The new theme applies across your phone’s interface, including apps that support Material You theming.

Using a phone running stock Android 13. The steps may be slightly different on other phones or Android versions.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select Wallpaper & style.
3. Choose a new wallpaper that has the range of colors you want on your text bubbles.
4. Once applied, select Wallpaper colors.
5. You’ll see the color schemes pulled from the wallpaper below the screen. Select one of them to apply to your phone.
6. If you prefer a single color over a dynamic theme, select Basic Color, then pick your preferred theme.

Change the color of text bubbles with accessibility features

Accessibility features are a part of the core features that make Android usable for everyone. If you can’t read messages easily due to a visual impairment or color blindness, Google has accessibility features to help you change the color of text bubbles. Using color correction, color inversion, and dark mode can make text bubbles look better and readable in different situations.

Color correction

Activating one of the four color correction options on Android can make text messages more readable for those with color blindness.

1. Launch the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select Accessibility.
3. Select Color and motion under the Display section.
4. Select Color correction.
5. Toggle on Use color correction and select an option below it to choose your preferred scheme.

Color inversion

Inverting the display colors is perfect if you need more contrast to read text on your phone. Once activated, it turns the white pixels on the screen to black and black pixels to white. Pictures won’t look great, but it makes text more readable for some.

1. Launch the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select Accessibility.
3. Select Color and motion.
4. Select Color inversion.
5. Toggle on Use color inversion.
6. In the Color inversion screen, select Use color inversion.

If you can’t read your text messages due to photophobia or light sensitivity, turning on a Dark theme is a better option.