diff --git a/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checkerboard.xml b/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checkerboard.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc5ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checkerboard.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<bitmap
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:dither="true"
+    android:src="@drawable/checktile"
+    android:tileMode="repeat"/>
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diff --git a/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checktile.png b/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checktile.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71359d
Binary files /dev/null and b/androidApp/src/main/res/drawable/checktile.png differ
diff --git a/androidApp/src/main/res/layout/fragment_image.xml b/androidApp/src/main/res/layout/fragment_image.xml
index ae2c7a8..22efa95 100644
--- a/androidApp/src/main/res/layout/fragment_image.xml
+++ b/androidApp/src/main/res/layout/fragment_image.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:background="@android:color/black"
+        android:background="@drawable/checkerboard"
         app:srcCompat="@android:drawable/screen_background_dark" />
 
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
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