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We posted a few weeks ago that custom backgrounds for WhatsApp chats were on the way, as indicated by a translation task.

There is a number of other improvements on the way from the hardworking WhatsApp developers, which is just one reason why it is the premier messaging service on Windows Phone.

The beta for WhatsApp, version 376, just went out in the last few hours and it has two big changes that an anonymous tipster has passed on to us. One is a new Settings screen. Now, the Settings page is much cleaner and in line with the Modern UI principles. It certainly looks more organized. But that’s small potatoes stuff.

The big new feature that is coming is custom backgrounds for chat notifications. Found under Settings, users will be able to head into Chat Settings > Background to choose any image of their liking. Options include:

- Take a photo
- Choose from albums
- Search web
- Delete

Now the latest beta of the app has this cool feature implemented.  On Windows Phone it allows you to set the image either from your own collection, by taking a picture or best of all by doing a web search from the app’s built-in search engine.

Via WPC