Twitter adds native support for animated GIFs

By Adam Zeis
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Twitter announced today via their support account that animated GIFs are now officially supported on Twitter.com, Android and iPhone. Previously, users needed to upload GIFs via a third-party service, but now they can be uploaded and viewed directly to Twitter.

So far this only works at Twitter.com and through the official iPhone and Android Twitter apps, no word if support it coming to other devices or third-party apps.

Love them or hate them animated GIFs are part of the web as we know it, and most likely won't be going away anytime soon. If you're a Twitter user, they'll now be more in your face than before, so get ready.

Source: Twitter Support

Adam Zeis
Adam Zeis
Editorial Director - High Yield

Getting his start writing about BlackBerry in 2008, Adam is the Editorial Director of High-Yield content at Future. Leading an outstanding team, he oversees many of the articles the publisher produces about subscriptions and services – VPN, TV streaming, and antivirus software. From buying guides and how to watch content, to deal news and in-depth reviews. Adam's work can be seen on numerous Future brands including TechRadar, Tom's Guide, T3, TTR, Android Central, iMore, and Real Homes. 

8 Comments
  • Awesome! :D Posted from my BLU Life Pure XL :)
  • I'm not having much luck getting them to work. Posted via Android Central App
  • Not working for me on Android or the website yet.
  • Now it suddenly started working!
  • Great, now I'll feel compelled to watch every gif as I do On Google + The panda has spoken
  • myspace 3.0 = twitter.
  • I tried to Tweet some of my auto awesome pics but they exceeded the 3mb size limit. Posted via Android Central App
  • Took long enuff gifs been popular for a while Posted via Android Central App