Facebook has finally confirmed that it supports animated GIFs in the Facebook News Feed. As this latest update is still rolling out, the news regarding the added functionality may not reach everyone immediately. Facebook has taken a step ahead by supporting Animated GIFs on Facebook News Feed. The tremendous move indicates a substantial change in the direction for the enrichment of the Social networking site, Facebook.
Earlier, Facebook decided not to support GIFs as it was in a conscious that claiming to do so may affect the News Feed and would make it very hectic. Facebook was under an impression that if GIFs were supported then it would clutter that leads the site to a low-quality memes. Now, Facebook has come out of that notion and officially confirmed that it will support Animated GIFs.
How to post animated GIFs on Facebook News Feed?
Facebook officially confirms to support animated GIFs on the Facebook News Feed. Users can update their status by sharing animated GIFs on Facebook. This new feature can be utilized in the best way by following the simple steps:
- Initially, the user can copy a link of particular desired animated GIF image that is hosted on an external website like Giphy, Tumblr, Imgur, etc.
- The Facebook user must paste that GIF link in the status update box and then click on “publish” button.
- After posting on your News Feed, the GIF will be animated inline.
- GIFs that are posted on Facebook have an auto-play option where the user can modify the current video audio settings.
- It depends on the users’ choice whether to enable or disable the auto-play option on Facebook.
- If the auto-play option is enabled, then the GIF will run or play automatically. If the user disables the auto-play option, then every time the user has to tap or click on GIF which is indicated in a circle on the image.
Facebook – Still working on GIFs
When we checked how these GIFs are working when posted over the News Feed page in the Facebook native mobile application, they were automatically animated. But, this auto-play was not enabled on the mobile website. It is still vague whether Facebook is completely supporting Animated GIFs or else this issue is related to a deferred rollout.
Facebook has not yet revealed all the technical details about the GIF support, including its plans for mobile support, Pages support and some other issues. Entire information regarding the plans of Facebook will be updated very soon when the company unveils the facts. Facebook’s spokesperson has given the following statement:
“We’re rolling out support for animated GIFs in News Feed. This is so you can share more fun, expressive things with your friends on Facebook.”
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