#images is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore, Philippines, and Japan.
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Add a GIF from #images
GIPHY claims to be the world’s largest library and platform for creating, uploading, and sharing GIFs and stickers. After downloading the GIPHY app, you can hit the app icon while in iMessage. GIFs have become a popular way to communicate over iMessage, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I use Spike as my primary email client, and it includes built-in Giphy support as well. Apple’s built-in GIF search for iMessage is powered by Bing, so to get these GIFs into iMessage, you’ll need to download the Giphy app and install the iMessage extension.
Use #images in the Messages app to find and share GIFs with your contacts. Here's how:
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- Open Messages, tap , and enter a contact or tap an existing conversation.
- Tap .
- To search for a specific GIF, tap Find images, then enter a keyword, like birthday.
- Tap the GIF to add it to your message.
- Tap to send.
GIFs from #images animate only in the Messages app on Apple devices.
Save a GIF
You can save a GIF that you receive in a message to the Photos app on your iOS device. Here's how:
- Open Messages.
- Open the message that has the previously sent GIF that you want to save.
- Tap and hold the GIF, then tap Save. If you have an iPhone 6s or later, you can use 3D Touch to save a GIF. Just press deeply on the GIF, swipe up and tap Save.
Report a concern with an image
If you find an issue or have a concern with content found in #images, you can report it:
- Tap and search for the image that you want to report.
- When you find the image, touch and hold the image to see a larger preview.
- Take a screenshot, then tap the thumbnail to open the preview.
- Tap , then tap Mail.
- Email the screenshot to images-reports@apple.com with a description of your concern.
If you have a copyright infringement claim or question, please report it here.
If #images is missing from app drawer
Make sure that the #images app is enabled:
- From the app drawer, swipe left, then tap .
- Tap Edit, then tap to add the #images app.
Make sure that your keyboard is set to a supported language and region. Go to Settings > General and tap Language & Region.
The #images app is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore, Philippines, and Japan.
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