No more will you need to install buggy third party keyboards or use spammy GIF apps filled with ads. For the new Messages app in iOS 10 has added a native GIF search feature!
The iPhone and iPad has a little-known capability to convert looping or bouncing Live Photos to animated GIFs natively by sending them through selected sharing methods. This approach to share a Live Photo as a GIF is great because it basically requires zero effort at all, and it’s certainly easier.
Using the feature, you’ll be able to search for images and GIFs right inside the Messages app, and send it along in just a tap. Here’s how it works.
How To Send GIFs in Messages App
Open the Messages app and go to the conversation where you want to share the GIF.
Step 1: Tap on the “Right arrow” button next to the “iMessage” field.
Step 2: Now, select the “Apps” icon.
Step 3: You’ll now see iMessages apps replace the keyboard. Each app runs in this view. You swipe left/right to switch between apps. You’ll see the dots in the bottom, they show which app you’re in.
For me, the “#images” app was on the last page.
To quickly switch between the apps, tap the “Grid” icon in the bottom-left, highlighted in the screenshot below.
Step 4: Then tap “#images“.
You’ll now see a grid of the most popular GIFs, images and videos. Mostly, it’s just GIFs.
You can swipe up to view more GIFs.
Step 5: You can tap on “Find images and videos” to search for a specific GIFs. Apple’s collection is pretty good – I was able to find lots and lots of cool Mad Men GIFs, as it should be.
When you tap the search, you’ll go full screen.
You can also go full screen by tapping the “up arrow” button in bottom-right.
Step 6: When you find a GIF you like, tap on it and it will be added to the text field. Write a message here if you want and the tap the blue “up” arrow button to send it along.
Your Favorite GIF Apps?
I really like using Gboard for quickly searching and sending GIFs and Emojis. This feature is great, but it’s limited to the Messages app. So when it comes to other apps like WhatsApp or Messenger, what kind of app do you use for sending GIFs? Share with us in the comments below.
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GIFs have become so popular in the past few years that many messaging and social media apps have added support for GIF sharing such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and more. Unlike iOS 10, iOS 11 allows users to save GIFs to their iPhone and easily share it with their friends.
Prior to iOS 11, GIFs were saved as a still image so there was no way that you could store them on your iPhone and share via third-party apps. Now things seem to have changed in iOS 11 as GIFs can now be stored in their original format. A new album is now available in the Photos app called ‘Animated’ where you’ll find all the GIFs that you’ve saved to your iPhone. If you’re a heavy user of GIFs then you’ll appreciate this new feature in iOS 11. You can easily save all your favorite GIFs in one place and quickly access them while chatting with your friends.
Here’s how you can save GIFs and view them in iOS 11 on iPhone and iPad.
How to Save GIFs from a Website
Step 1: Open Safari and go to a website where you can download GIFs. Some examples include giphy.com, gifs.com, and imgur.com.
Step 2: Open the GIF which you’d like to save.
Step 3: Lightly tap and hold on it. Then choose Save Image from the menu that pops up.
How to Save GIFs From the Messages App
Step 1: Launch the Messages app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Open the conversation from where you want to save a GIF.
Step 3: Lightly tap and hold on the GIF and select Save from the menu that opens.
Now that you’ve saved your favorite GIFs to your iPhone or iPad, you’re probably wondering where they are stored. Read the next section it find it out.
How to View All Your Saved GIFs on iPhone and iPad
Step 1: Open the Photos app.
Step 2: Tap on the Albums tab to view all the available albums.
Step 3: Here you’ll find a new album labeled Animated. Tap on it to open.
Step 4: This is where all your GIFs are stored. Tap on any of the GIFs to view it. You can even share it with your friends via third-party apps that support GIFs.
This is how you can save GIFs to your iPhone and iPad in iOS 11, as well as access and share them with your friends. Try downloading a few GIFs from the image gallery below to get started.
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