Apple
How to Find GIFs on iOS 17
Users who recently upgraded to a new iPhone and current iPhone users who recently upgraded to iOS 17 are having trouble finding GIFs in the Messages app.
iOS 17 brought numerous changes to the Messages app including an updated design. Unsurprisingly, it’s giving new users trouble.
In particular, iPhone users are confused about where to find GIFs to send to friends and family. On older versions of iOS, users would find Apple’s #images and other third-party GIF apps on a toolbar below the text box. That’s not the case on iOS 17.
iOS 17 features a new plus button that, when tapped, will display all of the applications compatible with the Messages application. And that’s precisely where you’ll find GIFs on iOS 17.
Here’s what you need to do in order to find and send GIFs to friends and family on iMessage:
- Open up a thread in the Messages app
- Tap the + symbol next to the text box
- In most cases, users will now need to tap “More”
Once on this screen, iPhone users will now see the Apple’s default #images for GIFs. Users who have third party GIF apps like GIPHY installed should see those apps listed here as well.
Tap the desired app and a new app toolbar will appear below the text box. Tap a GIF and it will be automatically sent to the text box. Now hit send.
Heavy GIF users may want to push #images or third-party apps to the first page of the menu’s list of apps for each access.
To do that, simply hard press on the app’s name in the menu, be it GIPHY or another app, and drag up to the top of the iPhone’s screen.
Once the app is in the desired position, let go.
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