Change the app background color

Availability: This feature is visible on Android, iOS, Maps JavaScript API, and Maps Static.

You can change the background color of the Map container. This color showsbefore the tiles load.

Set the app background color

  1. In theMap features panel, select thegear icon to open theMap Settings menu.
    The gear selected with the Map Settings menu expanded to show the app background color controls
  2. Set the app background color by using the color picker or entering a Hexstring. When you set the color, the tiles reload to show the chosenbackground color.
    Settings menu with the App background color option highlighted with a blue square. The App background color setting has the option to use the color picker or enter a Hex string.

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Last updated 2025-11-21 UTC.