{"id":324899,"date":"2016-11-07T22:59:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T14:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1412601"},"modified":"2016-11-07T22:59:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T14:59:27","slug":"whatsapp-adds-gif-support-in-ios-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/whatsapp-adds-gif-support-in-ios-app\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp adds GIF support in iOS app"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amid increased competition from Apple\u2019s iMessage, Snapchat, and Google\u2019s new entry Allo, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now rolled out support for sharing GIFs in its messaging application on iOS<\/a>. According to the app update text in iTunes, the new feature will allow users to send and receive GIFs, including Live Photos and shorter videos, both of which can be now\u00a0converted to animated GIFs.<\/p>\n

For videos, the clip has to be six seconds or shorter, in order to be sent as a GIF. Meanwhile, you can\u00a0send a Live Photo as a GIF by using the 3D Touch feature from the \u201cAttach\u201d interface. From there, you\u2019ll choose the option \u201cSelect as GIF\u201d when selecting the Live Photo from your Photo and Video Library.<\/p>\n

While you can send GIFs (and Live Photos or videos) from your phone, WhatsApp also includes an integrated GIF search engine, powered by Tenor.<\/p>\n

You can search through the available GIFs to find those you want to share, and\u00a0mark select items\u00a0as Favorites to be used again in the future.<\/p>\n

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In addition, you can edit your GIFs after selecting them, by trimming the clip, rotating it, by adding emoji or colorful text, ahead of hitting \u201cSend.\u201d<\/p>\n

All of these\u00a0changes have not yet rolled out to the Android version of the app, which could be why WhatsApp hasn\u2019t yet made an official announcement about the update. The features were also available during beta tests. During the testing period, WhatsApp switched<\/a> the default GIF search engine from Giphy to Tenor.<\/p>\n

The change comes at a time when Facebook has been increasingly focused on competing more directly with rival Snapchat through a number of features across its platforms, including Facebook itself, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. More recently, the company was\u00a0spotted\u00a0testing a clone of Snapchat\u2019s Stories feature on WhatsApp, called \u201cStatus<\/a>.\u201d This offered a similar editing interface, as it allowed users to snap photos or videos then using an in-app editor to add other content, including their own scribbles, text and emoji.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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