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WhatsApp GIFs not working on PC

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JoeGons - Updated on Dec 15, 2023 at 08:05 AM
 why_do_i_need_a_stupid_nickname - Aug 21, 2024 at 12:35 PM

Hello,

WhatsApp gifs.

I have WhatsApp linked to my PC.

I hate the phone’s keyboard so I use the PC.

Windows 10.

I like to use Gifs and Stickers.

I have saved some gifs to my PC.

When I click on them, they open in MS Photos.

I get the animation.

However, when I send it on WhatsApp, there is no animation. Just a still of the first frame.

What am I doing wrong?


Windows / Edge 120.0.0.0

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why_do_i_need_a_stupid_nickname
Aug 21, 2024 at 12:35 PM

i'm not sure who helpios is, but based on that solution you may as well write a note and send it by carrier pigeon.
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HelpiOS Posts 14596 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 25, 2024 1,876
Dec 15, 2023 at 08:04 AM

Hi,

It seems that WhatsApp for PC isn't supporting GIFs.

As a workaround, send your GIF files to yourself by email and download them on your phone. Then, you can share them to your WhatsApp app.

Also, as you don't like writing on your phone keyboard, type your message in the email so that you can paste the text on your phone.
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JoeGons
Dec 15, 2023 at 09:13 AM

Hi, Thanks. I can successfully send Gifs if I use the Smiley next to the message window. It’s only the ones I download from Sites that offer Gifs for download that don’t work. As I said. If I open those same Gife in Photo, they work fine.

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HelpiOS Posts 14596 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen December 25, 2024 1,876 > JoeGons
Dec 17, 2023 at 08:56 AM

For some reasons, only GIFs that have been downloaded by the user don't work. If you use the emoji, they work, indeed. I don't know whether it's by design or not. But if you follow the method above, you'll be able to send your own GIFs on WhatsApp.

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