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</div></div> <div id="dev_page_content_wrap" class=" "> <div class="dev_page_bread_crumbs"></div> <h1 id="dev_page_title">GIF Revolution</h1> <div id="dev_page_content"><div class="blog_side_image_wrap"> <img src="/file/811140561/1/xqLpaUYxq10/9b6056d4a22958d506" class="blog_side_image"/> </div> <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'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'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'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'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> <center><div> <a href="/file/811140986/2/sO_dU_lY1Ac/d1d4f22dee59e8cf37" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140986/2/sO_dU_lY1Ac/d1d4f22dee59e8cf37" title="GIF tab" style="width: 195px; padding: 10px 5px" /></a> <br> <br> </div></center> <p>iOS users can now also send GIFs from the Gallery using the fully redesigned attachment menu.</p> <center><div> <a href="/file/811140564/1/EzImk-KEPpg/bc8c0520baf97e4fc2" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140564/1/EzImk-KEPpg/bc8c0520baf97e4fc2" title="New attachment menu on iOS" style="width: 195px; padding: 10px 5px" /></a> <br> </div></center> <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. 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