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Twitter now has GIF support!

Bob Freking June 19, 2014 · 1 min read

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Earlier today, Twitter has announced support for animated GIFs (graphic interchange format), allowing users to upload moving pictures to the social network via the desktop or via iPhone or Android app.

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Twitter GIF support! http://t.co/KTai4Ovexq

— Bob Freking (@bobfreking) June 19, 2014

If images can express things you can’t express in words, GIFs can apparently do it much better, gaining traction in Tumblr, Google Plus, Hangouts, 9GAG and a lot more sites. Try it out now!

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6 Comments

Nonoy · 12 years ago

Mashable posted an article that said Twitter doesn’t actually support animated GIFs but MP4 files.

rape · 12 years ago

ang tunay na gwapo, walang twitter account.

Sam · 12 years ago

I sure hope there’s a size limit, I don’t want those poorly animated massive 5mb gif’s eating up an already crippled Globe data plan (thanks for removing Powersurf, Globe.)