You can change the background images on your phone's home and lock screens. You can choose from your own photos or the available preset images on your phone, including effects that change automatically.
Learn how to change the wallpaper on your Pixel phone with our step-by-step tutorial.
Important:
- Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
- On your phone's Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Wallpaper & style.
- To use a preset wallpaper or your own photo, tap More wallpapers.
- Tap Change wallpaper.
- To adjust the lock and home screens separately, select between Lock screen or Home screen.
- To use your own image, tap Choose a photo.
- To use a preset wallpaper, tap a category
an image.
- If available, select which screen shows the wallpaper.
- Tap Preview
Apply.
an image.
Apply.Tip: You can create or customize your wallpaper with Live effects, AI, or emojis. Learn how to create and customize the wallpaper on your Pixel phone.
To pick fonts, icons, shapes, and colors for your Home screen:
- On your phone’s Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Wallpaper & style
- Choose a style.
- You can choose a preset color palette that corresponds with your existing wallpaper.
- To customize your colors, tap Other colors.
- Tap Apply.
To pick the grid size on your Home screen:
- On your phone’s Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Wallpaper & style.
- At the bottom, tap Layout.
- Choose a grid size.
- Tap Apply.
- On your phone's Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Wallpaper & style
- Choose a wallpaper category.
- At the top right, tap Daily wallpaper
.
- Tap Ok.
Tip: Daily wallpaper doesn't work with your personal photos or live wallpapers.
To change supported app icons to match your phone’s color scheme:
- On your phone’s Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Wallpaper & style.
- At the bottom, tap Themed icons to turn it on or off.