WhatsApp will show animated GIFs in chats
Those who are passionate about animated images will no longer have to despair with WhatsApp And it is that new information indicates that the messaging application will have with GIF support in your chats That is, the ability to see these animated images between messages, without the need to share only static photos. Something that will land in the next update, still without a confirmed date.
GIF is nothing new in Internet history. In fact, applications such as Telegram have been accepting their direct use in conversations for quite some time. Something that not only allows you to enjoy more ways to express yourself, but also offers great dynamism in communication, as well as taking advantage of the huge and still growing collection of GIFs that abound on the Internet Questions that the most widespread and used messaging application in the world is about to welcome for everyone.
The information comes directly from the revision of the beta version of WhatsApp 2.16.7.1 on the platform iOS, where the code has already been entered to be tested before taking it to the general public. With this it has been possible to know that WhatsApp will show the image of the GIF in an animated way in the chats.All this by simply pasting the address of said image. Something that has been expected for quite some time.
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Now, there are some shortcomings in this system. And it is that it will not be possible to share GIF files in the same way that they are sent images That is to say , this new feature would only work with the image links, but not with the images themselves , which would continue to be sent as a still photo via chat, as was the case to date. In fact, the new beta version of WhatsApp for iOS lists a curious but not very useful novelty, which consists of transforming an animation GIF in a static photo Perhaps in reference to this last comment when sending the GIF file, which does not animate in conversations as many users would like.
The other big problem with this loose adaptation of GIF animations is the lack of an introductory search tool within WhatsApp itself As already happens with some keyboards or even applications, an image search engine is usually offeredGIF to find all content without leaving the chat However, in WhatsApp, it will be necessary to search for the animated image on the Internet, copy its link and finally paste it into the conversation so that the recipients can see it animated in chat.
Of course, as with the rest of the content of the conversations, the GIFs are also encrypted so that third parties cannot can know what kind of animations are shared. In addition, like any message from WhatsApp, they can be answered from the notifications as usual.
At the moment it is only possible to keep waiting, without there yet being a specific date for the arrival of this function to other users . And it is that, for now, it must pass the tests of the beta version. We will remain expectant.
