• You cannot customize the Google.com page.
  • You can only customize the New tab page in Chrome. And to customize it, Google must be your default search engine and you must be signed into your Google account.
  • This method works only on the Chrome browser.

Replace Google Background With Your Picture

Step 1: Open the New tab page in Chrome.

Step 2: Click on the Customize Chrome button (or the pencil icon) at the bottom-right corner. Know what to do if the Customize Chrome button doesn’t show up.

Google Customize Chrome button - 1

Step 3: Then, click on Change Theme.

Google Customize Chrome theme - 2

Step 4 : Select Upload an image on the appearing screen.

Google add background picture - 3

Step 5 : Select the image you want to set as the background picture. Here’s how the Google page will look like:

Google custom background picture - 4

Few Tips:

  • Changing the background picture of the Google page will also change the tab color of the Chrome browser. To use a different color scheme for the Chrome browser, select the preferred color from the list of colors that appear when you click the Customize Chrome button.
  • To have a clean Google page with your picture as the background and the search button, disable shortcuts. For that, click on the Customize Chrome button > scroll down on the sidebar > turn off the toggle for Show shortcuts. Check other cool tips to customize the New tab page in Chrome .
  • To remove the background picture, go to Customize Chrome > Change theme > select Default Chrome.

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