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Already included in Desktop Orion and Desktop and Mobile Safari, setting a custom background image should be a setting on mobile.

    notbenpeterson AFAIK Safari on iOS doesnt let you do that, it syncs the image from your desktop?

    • saul replied to this.

      Vlad Not sure about whether or not it is synced, but Safari does indeed offer the ability to upload a custom background image from the gallery on mobile.

      To access this feature simply go to:

      New tab -> Edit (at the bottom of the new tab page) -> Background Image

      You should see a + icon, assuming you don't have a custom image already set.

        saul Does it sync to your desktop? Because my desktop syncs to iOS. Does then your desktop and mobile have different?

        • saul replied to this.

          Vlad I just tested, it doesn't seem to sync, no. However I should mention that I don't use safari nor do I use background images, so this was from a very brief test.

            a year later

            Would love to see the ability to set background images on ios homepage!

              4 months later
              Merged 7 posts from Allow setting custom background picture for New Tab page on iOS.

                I would like this feature to support using webm or animated webp format too.

                So people like me can set a beautiful animated background image. (Opera supported this)

                  2 months later

                  What does your feature entail? What is it for? How will it affect existing workflows or user experience?
                  Safari has the feature where you can change the background image to whatever you'd like through the main landing page at the bottom right. The fact that Orion still does not have this feature still baffles me to this day as this is such a better product that Safari but lacks this one simple customization feature.

                  Safari:

                  What are the exact ways that you see a user using your proposed feature? Please go into as much detail as possible, and provide examples of how other browsers/apps implement this feature, if applicable. If your feature suggestion adds on to an existing feature, how would it work into it to extend its usefulness?
                  Again, the main rival is Safari and it allows users to change the background image. It's great to have each Orion browser a feel more personalized and I'm sure a lot of people would use and value the ability to do this. It wouldn't really make it more useful but it would perhaps allow for more individuality and uniqueness.

                    You can. Just press the plus icon and then it will allow you to choose a custom picture?

                      Soham Nevermind just checked, i accidentally opened safari however as it's orion, you can use a browser extension for it. For example. i use tabliss, you can try other ones as well.

                        Soham I feel like the fact that people who want to change it have to go to these lengths to do so shows that this should be implemented.

                        Also @ForumNinja404 thanks for flagging this as duplicate. I couldn't find anything similar before posting. @Vlad please remove or merge it with the duplicate, thank you!

                        Merged 6 posts from Allow us to upload our own background images for Orion home screen.
                          a month later

                          andrew93 I'm unable to find this folder at all. I would appreciate if there was a solution. Thanks!

                            7 days later

                            okimilktea I am also unable to find the preferences.plist file in my profile folder in ~/Application Support/Orion/Defaults (my profile folder). Seems like the documentation needs to update?