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When I save a GIF to my camera roll and attempt to send it to myself or another person, it's static. How do I get it to save an animated version? All the instructions I find online say to just save it to the Camera Roll. I know it will look static when viewed in the Camera Roll, but it should play when I send it to myself or someone else. What am I doing wrong?
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iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.2
They work if you copy them from a source then paste to a text message. If you send a text to yourself, then the gif is "saved" in the text.You can go to the text and copy/paste it as you need.
I don't think there is a way to save it as an animated gif. Could also download Giphy or some other Gif app
EDIT
As a side note, I use Giphy and it lets me save Gifs to the cameral roll. They don't move in the camera roll but when I add it from the camera to a text message, it works normally. Hope that helps.
They work if you copy them from a source then paste to a text message. If you send a text to yourself, then the gif is "saved" in the text.You can go to the text and copy/paste it as you need.
I don't think there is a way to save it as an animated gif. Could also download Giphy or some other Gif app
EDIT
As a side note, I use Giphy and it lets me save Gifs to the cameral roll. They don't move in the camera roll but when I add it from the camera to a text message, it works normally. Hope that helps.
Thanks! I will give Giphy a try =). I was so surprised when I couldn't just save and view GIFs in my Camera Roll - it seems so basic =).
But, seriously, thank you for replying and helping me out.
If you plug in your iPhone to a Mac and open Image Capture, it will tell you what kind of picture files you have. It will says .jpeg or .gif.
You may not need that info but it will help you know if you are saving a .gif or saving an image. When you press and hold you finger on a gif to save it, it wil say "Save gif" or "Copy gif" whereas and image would say "Save image"
I'm sure there are other gif apps out there too. Giphy is just an example and I know it works for saving gifs. You may find a better one.
Great info; very good to know. You've definitely improved my day 🙂.
iPhone not saving GIFs
