# How to add a custom pattern on android Krita?

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-pattern-on-android-krita/191807>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [October 7, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-pattern-on-android-krita/191807 "2026-10-07T16:04:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alena\_Azul](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/alena_azul/32/137454_2.png) [@Alena\_Azul](https://krita-artists.org/u/Alena_Azul)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-pattern-on-android-krita/191807/1 "2026-10-07T16:04:48Z")

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I’ve been trying and I can’t seem to make it work, on pc it looks like I need to add the new pattern on a resource file, and I can’t find it on my tablet. Is there another official way to do it?

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**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-pattern-on-android-krita/191807/2 "2026-10-07T16:40:26Z")

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Hi @Alena_Azul,

> [@Alena\_Azul](#):
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> can’t find it on my tablet

Do you know the name of the file so you can search for it? Perhaps if you told us a little bit about how you got the pattern file, we could help you more. Sometimes my tablet throws things in the DCIM folder, making it a little difficult to locate.  
can you explain the problem a li