How do I change the text bubbles on the Galaxy S8

[AC Question]

On previous Galaxy phones, you can change the colour and style of the text bubbles.

I have a Galaxy S8 and I can't find where to change them anywhere.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[cedjunior]

It looks like you can only do it by changing the entire theme of the phone

 

[echo_808]

They got rid of it. It's not there on the S7 series too.

Sucks cause I wanted to change it too.

 

[Ara Wagoner]

Textra allows this. It's third party, but I like it. You can even change the emoji style that displays in the app.

 

[mundo472]

If using the VZW messenger, you change it in the app. (It's something VZW actually does right)

 

[VW Maverick]

I recommend Textra also.

 

[justafew]

Textra allows this. It's third party, but I like it. You can even change the emoji style that displays in the app.

This!

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Textra all day.

 

[lildi82]

They got rid of it. It's not there on the S7 series too.

Sucks cause I wanted to change it too.

I had it on my S 7 but it just disappeared

 

[Jackhklee]

Samsung Messenger doesn't have the capability, but your carrier's messenger may have it.. I have VZW messenger which is able to change the color and style of the text bubble. However, I don't really like the look of VZW so I stick with Samsung Messenger (my preference).. Also there are numerous 3rd party apps to support your desires.

 

[Greyeyemel]

You can do it with your S8 model by going to you apps, choosing the messages app icon, and it will ask you if you would like to use message+ or messages as your default sms app, choose messages and it will change to the theme you downloaded. You can always change back to message+ by going to settings, clicking on the app and setting it back to default

 

[Greyeyemel]

You can do it with your S8 model by going to you apps, choosing the messages app icon, and it will ask you if you would like to use message+ or messages as your default sms app, choose messages and it will change to the theme

 

[GuccizBud]

Definitely can't do it with the stock messenger. If you could, it would likely be under Settings » Backgrounds ( except that Backgrounds would likely be called Customize or something, rather than just  Backgrounds). I too found it odd, when I first got this phone, that you can change the stock messenger's background but not the bubbles themselves, unlike prior Galaxy models. But of course, Google Play has a wide selection of messaging replacement apps that have way more customization options ( including bubble color and style ) than the stock messenger, with Textra having been mentioned for one, and if you're intent on customizing this would be the way to go.

 

[justnivek]

I use an app called theme Galaxy and you could color the message bubbles any color you want I use it constantly I probably have a new theme on my phone every 3 or 4 days

 

[medic22003]

Textra allows this. It's third party, but I like it. You can even change the emoji style that displays in the app.

This right here