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5 Ways to Send Moving Images (GIFs) on Whatsapp

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We tell you the five ways to share GIF by Whatsapp. This image format is establishing itself as one of the most used in the conversations of this messaging app.

In social networks, such as Twitter, it is very common to find this type of image. Some images that reproduce, in a loop, some action or movement that is normally funny. Some people use GIF more than the famous emoticons.

Here we explain how to send this image format.

HOW TO SEND MOVING IMAGES, GIF, BY WHATSAPP:

Share GIF directly by Whatsapp:

We can share any type of GIF that we receive in the application. Click on the arrow that will appear to the right of the image, select the recipients and click the forward button.

Share option on Whatsapp

Send moving images using Safari:

Another way to share is by accessing it through our browser, in our case SAFARI, looking for one of these types of images, copying its URL and pasting it into the conversation we want. It can also give us the possibility of downloading it to our reel.

If we paste the image link, the download option appears.

Download the GIF

If we click on download, it will be downloaded and will allow us to customize the GIF by shortening it, adding text. This also happens when sharing a GIF downloaded from Safari to our camera roll.

Send GIF by Whatsapp using the GIPHY app:

Another way to send these moving images is to download GIF apps. We recommend GIPHY, an app that allows us to perform this action in a super simple way.

We are looking for the GIF that we want. Once found, we just have to click on the share button and, in the menu that appears, select Whatsapp We choose the contacts and/or groups where we want to share it and, after this, we will give the possibility to customize the image.If we don't want to, just click on SEND.

Giphy share option

Turn your VIDEOS and LIVE PHOTOS into GIFs:

Another way is to create GIF from your Live Photos.

With this process you can create your own moving images, in a very simple and personalized way. Click on the previous link to find out how to do it.

As for how to convert videos to GIF, the process is quite similar and very effective. All we have to do is capture a short period of time to generate the image.

Keyboards for iPhone that can send GIFs:

We also have keyboards like Gboard that allow us to send this image format from the keyboard itself.

Many and varied ways we have to share GIF in Whatsapp. We have explained the simplest ones. We hope you enjoy this new function that they have implemented in this messaging app.