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<p>Good news for GIF-lovers! As of today, you can send and download GIFs up to <strong>20x faster</strong>. This is possible because we&#39;re now re-encoding all GIFs to <strong>mpeg4</strong> videos that require up to <strong>95%</strong> less disk space for the same image quality. </p>
<p>We&#39;ve optimized our apps so that they can smoothly play even dozens of GIFs on the screen at the same time. GIFs will now <strong>play automatically</strong>, so there&#39;s no need to launch each one manually anymore. (You can turn this off in Settings when you need a break.)</p>
<h4><a class="anchor" name="sending-gifs" href="#sending-gifs"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Sending GIFs</h4>
<p>To make sending your favorite animations easier, we&#39;ve added a dedicated <strong>GIF tab</strong> to the sticker panel. Tap on GIFs in chats (long tap on iOS) and ‘Save’ to add them to the panel. Then send them to any chat in one tap.</p>
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<p>iOS users can now also send GIFs from the Gallery using the fully redesigned attachment menu.</p>
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<h4><a class="anchor" name="gif-bot" href="#gif-bot"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>GIF Bot</h4>
<p>Last but not least, our new <a href="/blog/inline-bots">Inline Bots feature</a> offers another innovative way of finding and sharing GIFs. These bots deserve a separate blog post. </p>
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<p><em>The Telegram Team,<br>January 4, 2016</em></p>
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